Yamaha PSR-A2000 Oriental Keyboard

The Yamaha PSR-A2000 is an arranger workstation keyboard designed primarily for musicians interested in Eastern, Middle Eastern, Arabic, Indian, and other world music genres. Here are the main characteristics and features of the PSR-A2000:

🎹 Key Features:
Keyboard:

61 keys (velocity-sensitive, non-weighted)

Touch response with adjustable sensitivity

Sound Engine:

AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) Stereo Sampling

997 Voices (including 128-note polyphony)

25 Drum/SFX kits

351 Oriental Voices and 40 Oriental drum kits

Styles:

408 accompaniment styles, including over 100 Oriental styles

Style section reset (quickly restart rhythm on beat one)

Effects:

DSP effects (Reverb, Chorus, EQ, Harmony, etc.)

Master Compressor & Master EQ for fine-tuning your sound

Oriental Scale Tuning:

Real-time scale tuning with dedicated buttons for microtonal adjustment

User-defined scale sets for quick access

🎛️ User Interface:
Display:

Large, full-color TFT LCD display

Controls:

Joystick controller (for pitch bend/modulation)

Assignable real-time control knobs

Registration Memory (for saving user settings)

💾 Storage & Connectivity:
Storage:

Internal flash memory for user data

USB-to-Device and USB-to-Host ports for storage and computer connection

Audio Recording:

WAV audio recording directly to USB

Connectivity:

MIDI In/Out

USB MIDI

AUX In

Headphone Out

L/R Main Outputs

Mic input with effects (vocal harmony, reverb, etc.)

🔊 Amplification:
Speakers:

Built-in 2-way stereo speaker system

Amplifier Output:

15W + 15W

📦 Other Features:
Expansion Capability:

Supports Yamaha Expansion Packs via USB

Compatible File Formats:

SMF (Standard MIDI Files), WAV, MP3 (playback), Style Files

🏷️ Target Users:
Musicians and performers needing authentic Eastern sounds