Yamaha PSR-S750 review
When buying a digital piano, it can be hard to find an option that is a workstation but is also affordable for most users. Music Workstations are an interesting breed of digital pianos, and they certainly cater to users who are more on the studio production side of things, as they are wonderful options to help a composer put together created songs or other pieces.
There are a number of viable options for music workstations on the market, and the Yamaha PSR-S750 is certainly one of them.
A workstation – at least a real one – is typically not going to be considered a beginner digital piano. Music workstations are meant for more advanced piano players. In fact, there is a wide range of the machines that are not very focused on the classical art of playing the piano. This is why you see that many workstations do not carry the full range of keys, and they are almost treated as synthesizers or MIDI controllers of some sort.
Such is the case with the Yamaha PSR-S750, as it is a five octave 61-key digital piano.
Keyboard Buying Guide
Please use our interactive table below to compare the affordable Yamaha PSR-S750 to some of the top keyboards, arrangers and workstations on the market:
| Photo | Model |
|---|---|
 | Yamaha PSRSX700 |
 | Roland E-A7 |
 | Casio WK-6600 |
| Roland E-A7 |
 | Korg EK-50 L |
Sleek, Compact Design
Not all workstations are 61 keys, however. Sometimes workstations fill out the entire frame of a possible digital piano and are even a bit hefty. Thankfully, such is not the case with the PSR S750, as the reduced keyboard and the minimal engineering on board make it a small and compact machine, weighing in at a meager 24 pounds.
This is absolutely perfect for anyone desiring to carry this bad boy around to any location, which many people with workstations do. You never know when inspiration is going to hit you, so being able to carry around a piece of machinery like this comes in handy.
The machine is a pretty simple piano, and it almost even has a bit of a boxy, vintage look to it. It comes in one color, black, and has two 15-watt amplifiers working in conjunction with two 13 cm speakers.
There is a big display set smack dab in the middle of the machine, with a bevy of controls and a large number of knobs, buttons, and setting labels. Once again, this is an advanced machine, so most likely those viewing this piano won’t get overwhelmed. Unfortunately, there is no keyboard stand or pedal unit associated with the S750, as this digital piano just is not designed for that.
Below, please take a look at some of our favorite keyboards currently still for sale online:
| BEST SELLERS |
|---|
| 1) Yamaha P-515 |
| 2) Casio PX-S3100 |
| 3) Casio PX-870 |
| 4) Roland FP-E50 |
| 5) Roland FP-30X |
Voices and Tones
When it comes to voices and tones, this is the area that any workstation is definitely going to showcase its best. At the end of the day, this is exactly why they were created: to house the best production sounds and enable the producer to put together the highest quality track that he or she can.
The Yamaha PSR S750 doesn’t hold back in this area, housing an astounding number of tones and rhythms. There are over 670 plus voices to go along with just under 30 Drum and SFX kits, along with 480 special XG voices. There is more than enough to choose from when dealing with this wide selection, but even if all that is not enough, the PSR S750 has the capability to expand its memory up to a 64 MB max.
If that is not enough, there is also always the USB to DEVICE, USB to HOST, and MIDI In and Out functions that will allow the user to connect to a device such as an iPad or computer, or connect to another MIDI device. Along with that are an amazing 325 preset accompaniment styles on board the machine, with 4 different One Touch settings for each style.
Great Engineering and Touch
Another one of the reasons the PSR S750 is light is because it does not have any graded or hammer action key system on board. While key action systems are awesome and bring a great deal of realism to the digital experience, once installed on digital pianos they tend to be very heavy.
However, workstations are not designed for that, so there really is no need for any high tech system.
This workstation also has an organ style set up with organ style keys, so you should never be surprised if you see a musician try to set up a double keyboard stand with two of these and play one on top of the other.
A lot of 61 key machines are set up organ style. While there isn’t any hammer action system, there is a dandy touch response function that allows the user to switch easily between two hard settings, a medium setting, and two soft settings. In addition to the key action system is the AWM Stereo Sampling tone generation engine, a feature that does not necessarily showcase the best that Yamaha has to offer but will certainly get the job done.
Key Features
The main key feature of any workstation is always going to be the recording feature. There is an initial space made for 5 preset songs on the piano, but depending on the memory allocation you decide you use, you can upgrade to an unlimited number of songs by using the USB flash memory.
You can record on up to sixteen different tracks, with Quick Recording, Multi Recording, and Step Recording functions all at your disposal. Each song has a data capacity of about 300 KB, so my suggestion is that anyone should go ahead and expand on the stock 1.9 MB of internal memory that comes with the machine and immediately upgrade to 64 MB with the USB capability.
The digital piano also comes with incredible features such as Yamaha’s Performance Assistance Technology (PAT), which helps the player correct his playing, even in real time, along with Voice Creator, Style Creator, and Song Creator functions. With this, you can manufacture your own voices, tones, and rhythms if what is on board is not suitable for you.
By Comparison
Even though workstations are some of the lesser-known digital pianos, there is still a good amount of models out there to make some quality comparisons with. Two good examples of that in this case are the Yamaha PSR-S950 and the Korg PA600.
The Yamaha PSR-S950 is the continuation of the same series, so it almost goes without saying that these two pianos are just about the exact same thing. In fact, if you were to put them side-by-side, you really would not be able to tell the difference.
Both pianos have the same number of keys, the same tone generation system (AWM), the same key action and touch response, the same polyphony, and the same measurements and weight. The only difference really is that the S950 comes with about 150 more tones and voices and it also comes with more effects presets and accompaniment styles.
Also, the S950 has an increased internal memory capacity from 1.9 MB to 6.7 MB, something that will factor into whether you decide to upgrade the memory capacity with the USB connection or not.
When comparing the PSR S750 with the Korg PA600, you find much more of a stark contrast. Both machines have 61 keys once again, but the PA600 comes with almost 1,000 sounds in addition to 64 drum kits, not to mention a whopping 96 MB of PCM user memory. The PA600 also comes with two joystick controllers with assignable switches, making it easier to navigate the machine, and it also comes with a sequencer, a song book, and it even weighs less.
The Yamaha PSR-S750 is a wonderful buy, and it comes at a great bargain price at many online retailers. We’d also recommend you read our article on the best Yamaha digital pianos.
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