The Score Magazine August 2018 issue | Page 19

Yamaha launches new professional arranger workstation PSR-S975 in India Powerful features for live performance The PSR-S975 features two assignable live controllers, a modulation wheel and two assignable foot pedal inputs, ensuring that you have total control over voices, styles, effects and other functions during live performance. Newly implemented half bar fill-in, Mono legato function expand the variation of your performance. Live control settings can be immediately called up from registration memory. Let your music take you to new places Voice & Style Expansion Packs enable you to customize the PSR-S975 with a wide range of additional content from all over the world. When loaded into the keyboard, you can instantly access authentic new sounds, rhythms and backing in the musical style of your choice. Use Yamaha Expansion Manager to create individual expansion data sets containing content from various packs and utilize the 768 MB memory on board. You can even create your own voices based on your sample library. Get real with the sound Enjoy realistic Super Articulation Voices, Organ flutes and many other sounds from Tyros series. The PSR- S975's superb sonic quality, meticulously sampled voices, and a comprehensive suite of effects will take your performances to a new level of authenticity that is sure to satisfy even the most demanding audience. Play with the atmosphere of real sound Bring your performances to life with Audio Styles, featuring high quality percussion ensembles and drums, all recorded by world-class musicians in studios around the globe. Audio Styles add natural feel and warmth to any rhythm track for greater expressive potential than ever before. Real effects The PSR-S975 features the Real Distortion and Real Reverb effects from the renowned Tyros 5, delivering authentic, natural sound unparalleled in its class. Effortlessly add and edit effects parameters via an attractive, intuitive interface that gives you the feeling of controlling conventional effects and amplifiers in real time. Yamaha's Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) technology simulates the effects of phaser, Wah, compressors, and phasers at circuit level. Powerful Synth Vocoder and Vocal Harmony The PSR-S975 is equipped with a Synth Vocoder function, which allows you to use your voice and synthesize with the PSR-S975's sound. The powerful Vocal Harmony 2 system controls the pitch, level, and number of harmonies added, ensuring that your vocals are always the star of the show. The Score Magazine highonscore.com 17