Yamaha PSS-460 PortaSound, with FM Synthesizer, Custom Drummer, and Hands-On Sound Controls

Vintage Yamaha PSS-460 with distinctive FM sounds, programmable drums, and six dedicated synthesizer sliders. A fun, immediate instrument for vintage electronic music, lo-fi recording, and experimentation.

Custom Drummer lets you create your own repeating two-bar drum patterns by tapping the keyboard’s percussion keys, adding individual drum parts as the pattern loops. You can also modify the existing rhythms instead of starting from scratch. Five percussion voices are available: bass drum, snare, tom, cymbal, and hi-hat, with that unmistakable vintage Yamaha electronic drum character.

The Digital Synthesizer section is the other standout feature. Six physical sliders—Wave, Spectrum, Modulation, Attack, Decay, and Volume—put sound shaping directly under your fingers, with five positions per control. Explore changes in tone, pitch character, brightness, and envelope, from short percussive sounds to slower, sustained textures.

You can also apply the synth controls to any of the 21 Orchestra presets, taking the factory sounds into new territory. Electric piano, organs, brass, strings, and synth voices become starting points for experimentation.

Also features 12 preset rhythms, fill-ins, automatic bass/chord accompaniment, sustain, vibrato, Stereo Symphonic, built-in stereo speakers, stereo auxiliary outputs, and a headphone jack.

Cosmetically and functionally excellent. Everything works as it should.

Includes power supply.