YAMAHA PSR e403 – TEST

November 5, 2008 by
Filed under: Yamaha Keyboards 

After comparing demos of low cost keyboards I decided to buy the e403 because it’s a powerful keyboard extended to synth with very good filters and samples, a useful delay and other common effects, including an arpeggiator.

To help you to decide which keyboard or synthesizer to buy, I’ve compiled some of my sound experiments in this movie. It’s not perfectly done but it will help you, listen…

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25 Comments on YAMAHA PSR e403 – TEST

  1. UnderOathLives4Ever on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    2. yeah. record at slow speed. then switch to the tempo knob and make it faster b4 playing ur recording.

  2. kemprock on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    3. my sister got one for her birthday and loves it! is there a way to record something and speed it up using the synth? I’d like to learn so that i can experiment with it in my band (guitar is my instrument, so my knowledge of keyboards is limited)

  3. hurerz on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    4. Erm I need help.I don’t know how to use the transpose function of this model can anyone help?

  4. eirinbe on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    5. Im going to buy this one on friday! *Cant wait* :D

  5. mardal101 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    6. i have one. i sing with it in my band and use the drums from it. check out the videos i have. they are all recorded live.

  6. atb1248 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    7. same except the color :D

  7. DoddzyKingofSynth on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    8. Wow…
    Saw this on amazon and was wondering why it was so cheap (looking for a cheap but good board, not easy thing) and saw this. Then, by a huge coincidence my school mass ordered it and I was the first to use one, being the only specialising board player in the school. It is amazing and the synth functions are fantastic. The keys are silent when pressed unlike my bulky casio WK-3200 which is a big thing for me as I hate the clicking sound keys make when played in private. AMAZING board.

  8. DoddzyKingofSynth on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    9. Wow…
    I saw this keyboard on amazon and was wondering why it was so cheap (looking for a cheap but amazing board, not easy lol)

  9. kondor1001 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    10. Saw this test and got e413 (e403 is hard to get) I know very little about keyboards, I can not play them yet. First 12 hrs I got a few midi files and put them onto it (USB). Then got the keyboard to teach me how to play them. Did have to convert a few from midi type “1″ to “0″ this was easy using “gn1to0″. Also you have to tell the keyboard which track you want to learn so it can take some trial n error from the 16 possible tracks. Dual and knobs make creating synth type voices easy. Amazed.

  10. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    11. User guide is about both keyboards, so I think it’s exactly the same but I’ve never tried ypt-400.

  11. nath21650 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    12. I might buy one of those! It sounds great :D And affordable

  12. robertosunga on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    13. what is the difference between the psr e403 and the ypt 400, I got the ypt 400 thinking it was the psr e403 =S

  13. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    14. You’ve got memory space for 5 user songs where you can record whatever you want but you can’t add extra sounds (only built-in). You can record drums by hitting different keys, each key stars a sample (using drums). Then you can modify add delete any sequence and record another track, for ex. strings, and so on. Going to the point, e403 doesn’t include tools for recording loops because you can do that with midi applications. There’s also intelligent editors that record depending on insistence.

  14. shinnaraku2 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    15. can this keyboard make a full beat…like hip hop beat…reply bac

  15. PCgamer06 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    16. Thanks for checking that out man, I’ve recently ordered the E403 with the intention to teach myself, I have a lot of time on hand atm so I’m looking forward to persistant learning over the coming weeks.
    Cheers again, Tom

  16. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    17. I’ve read specifications and didn’t find any diference except for the new control buttons. I think e413 is a revision to make easier music creation and real time playing.

  17. PCgamer06 on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    18. I’m on amazon atm considering purchases, of course I’ve looked around as well but the E403 goes for £144 with free P&P and the adaptor whereas the cheapest I find the E413 is £165 without it and £10 shipping.

    I’m assuming you know more than me so is the step up a significant step up for the amount of money, baring in mind it’s about £30-40 and I’m already not sure about spending over £150.

    Thanks

  18. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    19. Don’t buy e403 now, psr e413 has just appeared on the market. (there is not a great difference but the price is almost the same)

  19. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    20. You can add 5 midi of your choice. I think demo songs are only for demostrations. As I’m not a seller I prefer to make my own demo songs (midi files).

  20. montecuzoma on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    21. One Question. How come a smaller keyboard, the PSR E313 has 102 preloaded songs for demo and this one only 30?
    Is there a way to load the rest?
    BR

  21. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    22. and this one:
    watch?v=SmxHWONF0NQ&feature=related

  22. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    23. Nevertheless, there’s another good “all-purposed and all-in-one” keyboard from korg… the PA (50, 80 or 1X), my favorite. You can compose, make arrangements and play full songs with all tracks with it.
    Enjoy the following example, you won’t believe it:
    watch?v=1jy_6sJvIn4&feature=related

  23. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    24. Karma is better than n364. But, I prefer Korg Wavestation and it’s cheaper (half the price I think). It’s a pure synthesizer so you can’t use create sequences or play styles but its sounds are great and amazing: you can morph a sound into another, create and play loops or samples forward and backward. Vangelis and Gary Numan use it (among a large list of famous musicians). The worst aspect is a somehow poor filter resonance but you can use morphing to solve the problem. 2b continued…

  24. kernelcoem on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    25. Hey, I think you know a lot of keyboards, do you know which synth it’s better? the korg n364 or the korg karma? and can you recommend me some other of the same price?

  25. 4Dsign on Sun, 2nd Nov 2008 1:08 am

    26. Yes, and filters and effects variations can be recorded in real-time if you want. Nevertheless, I prefer to use midi recording because notes and effects can be adjusted at any time in an easier way, and there is, practically, no memory limits.
    There’s also intelligent music editors that record loops getting notes depending on repetition insistence.
    Then, you can send the midi file to e403 memory and play keyboard with loop accompaniment or convert it to a new style including variations.

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