Iconic World Instruments The most prevalent world music instruments have been sampled with amazing detail. They feature multiple dynamic layers, various playing styles, and were mixed down in stereo. Yamaha provides Revo! SFX kits with Wave Cycling technology for Super Articulation! technology, which is applied to control different articulations. Voice content is conveniently categorized for easy access.

Istanbul Strings Istanbul Strings are one of the most popular strings section in Turkey. Their sound has been recorded innumerable times and can be found on many current music productions, not only in Turkey but also on international records.

Drums and Percussion Expanded drum kit functionality allows you to play 128 mapped instruments from a single kit. Great care has been taken with drum mapping to provide an optimized, intuitive layout for World music finger drumming on a keyboard. Thanks to newly added key off samples, drums and percussion Voices sound very natural and make performance and programming easier. Revo! SFX kits provide more natural drum rolls and enhanced expressiveness.

Advanced Portamento Crossfade portamento with velocity and time related parameters. Transition speed and velocity of following notes are editable, allowing smooth, expressive transitions between successive notes.

Chord Looper Sequencer Chord looper lets you record a chord sequence and play it back, freeing your left hand from playing chords and providing new ways to enhance your performance. You can let the chords repeat automatically, so you can focus on other aspects of the music.

User Interface Scale tune buttons offer easy access during live performances. Individual note pitches can be easily modified and stored as your own new scales to scale tune memory locations. Assign your favorite function/parameter to live control knobs, joystick, assignable buttons, foot pedals and home shortcuts. FSB keyboard offers remarkable playability thanks to its heavier initial key resistance, greater key travel, and refined keyboard structure. The 7" touch display and new graphic user interface provide for instinctive control over the instrument's powerful features.

Sub Output The PSR A5000 features two sub line out connections that you can use to adapt your sound to various situations. Try routing bass through a separate subwoofer for a fuller, more powerful bottom end, or send parts and drum instruments to an external console to shape your sound further. Audio Recording and Editing Audio files can be played back on the instrument, plus you can directly record your performance as audio files to the internal User drive or a USB flash drive. The instrument also provides a variety of advanced, convenient audio playback and processing functions, including time stretch and pitch shift. The Vocal Cancel function significantly reduces the volume of existing vocals in an audio file, allowing you to sing karaoke style with just the instrumental backing. Since audio files can also be assigned to multi pads and played back during your performance, the creative potential is enormous.

Yamaha Expansion Manager With Yamaha Expansion Manager software on your computer, you can continually expand the onboard content of the instrument by creating and installing your own custom and downloaded Packs. Supporting WAV, AIFF, SoundFont, and even REX format, for handling audio slices, the scope of possibilities for new sounds and styles is virtually unlimited.

Live Control The live control joystick and knobs let you intuitively control your performance in real time. A wide variety of functions can be assigned to the joystick and knobs, so you can easily add variations to the sound during your performance. The Assignable buttons let you set your favorite functions and shortcuts, letting you easily customize the instrument to match your own needs and playing style.