Yamaha PSR-16 eBay demonstration

for eBay auction
Apologies for the lack of creative musicianship and the pajamas.
This video demonstrates the demo song, rhythm accompaniment, 32 preset voices and the synthesizer section.
At times, the sound is ran thru a Zoom MS-CDR70 effect pedal.
The PSR-16 is quite uncommon and relatively rare.
The voices and drums sounds are generated using standard 2 operator FM synthesis.
The drum sounds are not as refined as were other models of this era. They seem a little more lo-fi, especially the hat sound.
As for the overall fidelity, I seems much more refined than most of the FM keyboards I've seen... more "Pro" sounding (as pro as 2op FM can get) than the PSS-270, PSS-170 and even the PSS-480 which included MIDI.
The plastic on this is thick and strong, moreso than expected. The full size keybed is not velocity sensitive however it's a very solid bed. Very high quality.
The synthesizer sliders feature 3 sustain settings, 5 settings for spectrum, brilliance, envelope and vibrato.
The rhythm and accompaniment sections gives you 5 voice options for both bass and chord parts.
00:00 - demonstration song
01:00 - 32 preset voices & synthesizer demo
13:00 - rhythm & accompaniment section

[@thompi8]

memorys !! my first keyboard and my first song i learned me from just by listen to it.

[@AstorSkywalker]

My first keyboard! Omg!!!

[@BarryWarne]

those majestic horns!

[@bestrickie2]

Hi. It really improves the sound no end with EFX. I love to hear the drum sounds with added EFX.

[@antoniobrajkovic1977]

had this keyboard. it gave me lot's of fun but always was missing the fifth octave

[@AstorSkywalker]

It sure brings memories though. I liked the fm synth, my first vanhalen jump attempts

[@dubbreak]

I had one as a kid and I had a notebook on how to set the sliders for my "own" sounds. Sucks the sliders were digital (fixed positions) rather than an analog slider. Some of the presets were definitely NFG and it seems most haven't aged well. Definitely a lot better with some external effects, but who had that in the 80s? Not the type of person buying this. If you were a producer/studio you were buying a dx7.

[@mimi-lx9kt]

I just bought one off ebay but it sounds so muffled and not as clear as this :/ is it damaged or am I doing something wrong

[@egonschneider2035]

sehr gut möchte Bedienungsanleitung

[@ekk2271]

what pedals are u running it into? it sounds great!

[@MrFlouch]

Someone has one of these locally for $30, ,good price?

[@pazuzu9495]

take it!

[@kaytmg4541]

hey! i have the same exact keyboard and i was wondering on how to make it sound more like a real piano. any suggestions?

[@reedprice2320]

U find ouy

[@thompi8]

jazz guitar and (Digital syntesizer) S.3 B.5 E.1 V.1 a fat bass i use it alot i canot try it on a psr 36 there you had one more slider to use
Normal vocies is all sliders on 3 exept viberato who are on 1 depend on what sound you use :D

[@pedro-pe1jo]

does the keyboard support MIDI? a friend of mine borrowed me a PSR-16 and I want to know if I can connect to my computer

[@BarryWarne]

does anyone know if the keyboard outputs aftertouch via MIDI?

[@StarfieldBound]

The PSR-16 has no MIDI and the keybed does not articulate velocity or aftertouch.

[@StolTechInc]

Is it actually only 2-op? Sounds like 4!

[@squishmusic]

I think engaging the 'detune' in the synth section either creates a pseudo-4op sound or indeeds engages 2 more OP. Thats what Ive read somewhere. This is my experience with the PSR36 mind you.

[@listenin007]

@@squishmusic unfortunately the PSR-16 lacks a detune function

[@NurseBobSr]

what song is being played?

[@Krabadaque]

Mozart's C major sonata "for beginners" (Mozart's own description) :)

[@Jorge_Organero1684]

Does this have MIDI?

[@zydiz]

Jorge Luis Martinez Solis nope but another version psr36 has