Yamaha PSS-6 Vintage 1994 Sample Based Synth Keyboard NOS IOB - Grey

Most likely NOS, mint condition Yamaha PSS-6 w/ original box (box in great shape) and original manual, in perfect working order, very clean, no corrosion in the battery compartment.

Battery powered only, no DC adapter option.

As the PSS-6 does not have a line out, if you would like it modded to have a line out send me a message & we can do that for an additional $20.  

Tablehooters:

The concept of this instrument has many similarities with Casio SA-5. Like the latter it selects its 100 preset sound by multiple presses of 5 group buttons and a 4 variations button. But unlike the SA-5, the Yamaha PSS-6 has no tekkno sounds but only natural instrument samples, and the variations are mainly duet or trio versions of the same preset sound, or add echo etc. The rhythms have an optional fixed- key accompaniment (called "jam tracks") that plays pre- programmed chord sequences and can automatically switch the main voice sound all few patterns.

Main Features:

• 32 mini keys (black keys are fragile)
• built-in speaker (high quality)
• main voice polyphony 2 notes
• 100 preset sounds divided into 5 groups with each 5 sounds and each 4 variants per sound selected by the "variation" button: {piano, e. piano, harpsichord, clavi, e. organ | violin, vibraphone, marimba, flute, clarinet | folk guitar, e. guitar, banjo, harp, strings | saxophone, harmonica, accordion, trumpet, horn | fantasy, wood bass, e. bass, slap bass, piano split}
• 15 preset "jam track" rhythms {dance, rap, funk, rock, minor blues | rock 'n' roll, r&b,  slow rock, jazz blues, fusion | bossa nova, samba, tango, march, waltz} (switch main voice sound all few patterns).
• preset sounds & rhythms selected through multiple presses of group buttons
• "jam tracks" accompaniment (fixed- key chord sequences, can be switched off)
• volume button (7 steps, stepping down & up again)
• tempo button (7 steps, stepping down & up again)
• "AWM" wavetable sound generator with sounds based on medium resolution samples with partly complex volume envelopes (those e.g. simulate echo) and astonishingly high sound quality (16 bit?).
• CPU "Yamaha YMW282-F, 9620 ABGB" (80 pin SMD) + separate ROM "©1994 Yamaha, XP733AD, M531031B-12, 5132352" (32 pin DIL), crystal clocked
• 15 lovely demo melodies (wonderful complex polyphonic orchestrations)
• "minus one" function (mutes melody voice of demos to train playing)