I like that you don’t mess with the raw sound. It’s just as Yamaha made it. Decent enough. You don’t run it through a 300$ reverb and Ableton for cleaning it all up. I love all of my Yamaha keyboards btw. Keep up the great vids!
yep. this was the keyboard I got back in june 2018 which was 3 months before I started doing videos on here. the dj game is quite simple. those sounds you here have a purpose. the crash sound is giving you instructions, and the go means you have to play them right back. and that is what the multipads can do. each pad is assigned to an action. for a keyboard that came out back in 2000 this isn't a bad keyboard for messing about on. I did a whole video on the dj game once. I still love this keyboard today and its up there with my psr 220 in the best keyboard catigory
@@gearfacts yep. the manual may have more details. it works pretty good with the education function too. and the sounds on this keyboard are pretty good even today, there were good back in 2000 and they still sound great today
Thanks Kim - some of this old gear is great and it's SOOOOO cheap these days. I doubt I'll ever buy a brand new keyboard again, though I have had some talks with Yamaha recently about some exciting upcoming releases. Trying to persuade them to give me a bit of a preview...
Yup, I do read them. Got my PSR170 from the trash on the road, and I even use it - currently - as master keyboard for my RA50. The 260 appears to be very similar... I think it is a nice beginner keyboard. I started on the PSS 560, so I know the fun in pain. If you have a kid to torture and got it from the trash - enjoy the little bugger suffering :) Your demo song is quite nice :)
I've always dreamed of having portable pianos like this, literally speaking that I always thought about jamming on keyboards like this, and my favorite beats on any piano keyboard are DJ dance rhythems and piano rhythems. I also love the Latin rhythems even though I am African-American instead of a Hispanic.
I bought one of these in the 90's I think. I wanted something that would do everything but quickly realized that guitars were more my style. It still has the glossy cardboard selling points attached. Actually I bought the psr 280.
1) I do ! (*) 2) Go! Go! 3) I'm sure that back in 1995 with this instrument any 10 years old would have been the soul of the party 😎 (*) read the descriptions 😉
Excellent! Hey just a quiet bit of news regarding something we're been waiting for ...can't say much, but... Had a call from a large manufacturer... The words "March 2022" were mentioned ;)
somebody know how to get a midi in by a sequencer? I´ve try it with a keystep and korg sq 64 but on midi 1 just piano (no changes with voice and style), on midi 2-9 no sound or just piano and on midi 10 just drum and no midi clock btw. I think with a sequencer the sounds are very nice for my setup but with out a midi in it is useless for me. Maybe I can solder a midi in to the keyboard connection inside (looks simple inside)?
Definitely aimed at younger 90’s somethings . It has some good sounds but it’s not really one I’d add to my collection .yet again , another great demo !!!
I would suggest you always need to play the plain piano, as that's one of the biggest uses, and the main reason I'd say to like Yamaha over other brands.
this keyboard has touch sensitive keys, metalic speekers and 4 songs that the psr 170 doesn't have, infact, they replace the 4 pop songs found on the psr 170, all though the psr 170 is from 2001 and the psr 260 is from 2000
It's a midi techno overload. It's almost a comparison to cheesey music software with basic sound packs. The sounds are reasonable, but the thrown in sound effects are unnecessary.
Yeah I think they were put there for the amusement of the DJ game really. The same sound effects are used on the DJX but in a much more versatile and usable way.
I like that you don’t mess with the raw sound. It’s just as Yamaha made it. Decent enough. You don’t run it through a 300$ reverb and Ableton for cleaning it all up. I love all of my Yamaha keyboards btw. Keep up the great vids!
Great video! I laughed out loud several times. Also loved the 90s midi-esque beats! I definitely remember seeing these when I was a junior higher.
Glad you enjoyed it! Nice comment, thanks :)
yep. this was the keyboard I got back in june 2018 which was 3 months before I started doing videos on here. the dj game is quite simple. those sounds you here have a purpose. the crash sound is giving you instructions, and the go means you have to play them right back. and that is what the multipads can do. each pad is assigned to an action. for a keyboard that came out back in 2000 this isn't a bad keyboard for messing about on. I did a whole video on the dj game once. I still love this keyboard today and its up there with my psr 220 in the best keyboard catigory
Ahhhhhh so that's how it works!
@@gearfacts yep. the manual may have more details. it works pretty good with the education function too. and the sounds on this keyboard are pretty good even today, there were good back in 2000 and they still sound great today
Your channel truly is a gem . I’ve bought lots of gear based on your videos .
Thanks Kim - some of this old gear is great and it's SOOOOO cheap these days. I doubt I'll ever buy a brand new keyboard again, though I have had some talks with Yamaha recently about some exciting upcoming releases. Trying to persuade them to give me a bit of a preview...
Yup, I do read them. Got my PSR170 from the trash on the road, and I even use it - currently - as master keyboard for my RA50. The 260 appears to be very similar... I think it is a nice beginner keyboard. I started on the PSS 560, so I know the fun in pain. If you have a kid to torture and got it from the trash - enjoy the little bugger suffering :) Your demo song is quite nice :)
PSS 560 is an amazing instrument
I've always dreamed of having portable pianos like this, literally speaking that I always thought about jamming on keyboards like this, and my favorite beats on any piano keyboard are DJ dance rhythems and piano rhythems. I also love the Latin rhythems even though I am African-American instead of a Hispanic.
Luckily, I still have similar keyboards like the Yamaha PSR 280 keyboard, and the lighted version of the keyboard in this video.
I bought one of these in the 90's I think. I wanted something that would do everything but quickly realized that guitars were more my style. It still has the glossy cardboard selling points attached.
Actually I bought the psr 280.
This make me smile
I LOVE this keyboard it has the 80s cheese I crave🤟😎
Oh it's got cheese 'til Tuesday :)
@@gearfacts when you warned potential buyers "it has no effects" I looked at my pedalboard & said
"I can work around that"
I do, always. Also I read all the manuals. 😁
all those preset sounds are staple 90s future disco/house and elecronica sounds lol
I wanna one of this keyboard its sounds are very fresh
GO!
Super review
Thank you 🙂
“Go!!” Sounds a lot like it looks…
I had a PSR-260 for one day, I taken it back and traded it for a PSR-280.
hey, both keyboards came out the same year, I would have gotten a psr 280 but its not easy to find these days, still, I love the psr 260 just as well
I ve just start to play piano using this tipe
It’s a crazy one, you’ll have fun 🤩
I had like... three of them. I thought they would be cool for gigs with a midi module.
Minha ex-esposa tem um teclado desse modelo.. um belo brinquedo 😅
1) I do ! (*)
2) Go! Go!
3) I'm sure that back in 1995 with this instrument any 10 years old would have been the soul of the party 😎
(*) read the descriptions 😉
Excellent! Hey just a quiet bit of news regarding something we're been waiting for ...can't say much, but... Had a call from a large manufacturer... The words "March 2022" were mentioned ;)
@@gearfacts Interesting… Well, « they » sure can build up a good suspense 😏
somebody know how to get a midi in by a sequencer? I´ve try it with a keystep and korg sq 64 but on midi 1 just piano (no changes with voice and style), on midi 2-9 no sound or just piano and on midi 10 just drum and no midi clock btw. I think with a sequencer the sounds are very nice for my setup but with out a midi in it is useless for me. Maybe I can solder a midi in to the keyboard connection inside (looks simple inside)?
There might be a way to modify the circuit board inside but that's way above my skill level~!
Definitely aimed at younger 90’s somethings . It has some good sounds but it’s not really one I’d add to my collection .yet again , another great demo !!!
У меня есть такой. Прикольная машинка.😊
I would suggest you always need to play the plain piano, as that's one of the biggest uses, and the main reason I'd say to like Yamaha over other brands.
True, and I could definitely improve my playing too :)
how is this different to the psr170 apart from backlight?
They're virtually identical.
this keyboard has touch sensitive keys, metalic speekers and 4 songs that the psr 170 doesn't have, infact, they replace the 4 pop songs found on the psr 170, all though the psr 170 is from 2001 and the psr 260 is from 2000
Might be fun to use a KX midi keyboard to control this.
I have something similar in mind...
How i can connect as a mid in computer?
You will need a USB to MIDI adapter, about $10 online from various stores
The DJ sounds of the older Yamaha keyboards are highly inappropriate.
Indeed. Especially at a funeral.
Gearfacts 😜
Omg! LMAO ): 😂😂❤
Absolutely :)
I've got one. Should I sell it (for 40 euros) or keep it?
I think 40 euros is about right :)
It's a midi techno overload. It's almost a comparison to cheesey music software with basic sound packs. The sounds are reasonable, but the thrown in sound effects are unnecessary.
Yeah I think they were put there for the amusement of the DJ game really. The same sound effects are used on the DJX but in a much more versatile and usable way.