YAMAHAMini-key Portable Keyboard PSS-A50

Looked all over for a decent mini keyboard to noodle out tunes. Stock Yamaha sounds are all great, keys are responsive (similar quality to reface series of synths, which are much more expensive). And midi out to boot. Excellent!

First of all , I''m not a musician . I decided to get into music after seeing ads for many different keyboards priced from $50 to $150 . After researching many different ones , I decided on the Yamaha PSS-A50 . I've always loved Yamaha products and wanted something compact . It just arrived today , and WOW , I can't put it down . This thing is just jam-packed with features . It still has it's limitations , though . But for $100 you don't expect a Moog synth. ! There is only one sound I haven't been able to achieve - the sound of a steel drum . Some day when I learn how to use the midi function , I should be able to produce that unique tropical sound .I highly recommend this pss-a50 to anyone with a hundred bucks to spend that is looking for a great quality compact keyboard for a great low price . If you want to further investigate this instrument , the owners manual is downloadable ( pdf Amazon ) .

Lo compré para usar de segundo teclado, y me sorprendió desde el primer momento! No esperaba que fuera tan pequeño ni que tuviera tantas opciones. Me ha servido incluso de teclado de emergencia, y con un poco de ingenio he tocado con él actividades completas! Lo bueno es su portabilidad, tiene buenas teclas, controles muy accesibles, el arpegiador y la grabadora son muy útiles, así como el transportador, y al amplificarlo suena bastante fuerte y con presencia. Lo que no me pareció muy bueno es que no tiene fuente para conectar a la corriente, sino que usa un cable micro sb. Si por lo menos fuera usb tipo c! Otra cosa que no me gustó fue la calidad de muchos sonidos, básicamente, los mejores son los pianos, órganos, sintes y pads, pero los otros son muy de juguete aunque por su precio se entiende un poco. Me hubiera gustado también que tuviera una versión de 49 miniteclas, cosa que también me gustaría con los Reface. Las miniteclas me encantan, se sienten bien y en general, me sirve mucho y estoy encantado de tener otro instrumento Yamaha en mi familia musical!

This keyboard is very small and easy to carry around. A big plus is that there are a couple of ways to power it. It has a lot of sound variety for such a small keyboard but the most important thing to notice is the SOUND QUALITY. It doesn't sound like a toy, but an actual Yamaha musical product. Yamaha lives up to its name again and again. Great product. Beginner adults might find the keys too close together for comfort and skill development. This is best for an adult who already knows their way around a keyboard or a child beginner, since a child's hands won't yet have bad habits. Perfect size for beginning child or seasoned adult. Excellent sound for everyday use. I'm using it to compose a little ditty and loving it.

Every one who wants to creat music should get a mini key keyboard like this. The small factor makes chord and key relationships easier to spot and easier to create music. Keys are touch sensitive and light. Works great. I have a small hand and own a Yamaha p515. This unit brings more creativity due to the form factor and I can easily do a ocative +1 on one hand while I cannot on a full-size key board. Yamaha is great with pc integration. I plugged it in to iMac running latest Big Sur. It instantly becomes a midi controller and works with Logic. Like a charm. The sound quality is good as far as a 99$ goes. There is not many choice of mini key. The only alternative is korg micro key and it’s Microkorg. Korgs keys are better quality and more money but they have issue with latest macOS so I return korg, sad.

Excellent sounds on this little keyboard. Sounds heavy-duty on batteries with 1/8 " plugged in to portable Bose speaker. Fills the room with sound without hauling out my big gig powered speakers. I just wanted a couple of solid piano and organ voices and ways to tweak those. Love the velocity sensitive keys with three diff settings for key response ( heavy touch, stand, light touch, equal tone regardless of velocity). Ultra portable. I could stuff this in a backpack. Didn't know something like this existed. Internal speaker fine for just me- too soft for playing with others. 1/8" output jack means I can go big or small in output. Minikeys were tricky at first, but I'm getting used to them. Band already has keyboard player soam just adding embellishment which I can do easily with right-hand on this smaller keyboard. Jigs, reels, slip jig fingerings are actually easier because of my small hands. It's not comparable to my Korg X50, but it's not meant to be. I can't stuff that synth into a backpack with some batteries and play anywhere. Good purchase. Haven't tried midi work with it yet.