Yamaha PSR-A2000 Synthesizer Information, Specifications and Resources
Author: Andy Merrett / Data Driven
Overview
The Yamaha PSR-A2000 is a synthesizer released in 2013. It is aimed at musicians wanting to create and modify their own sounds.
The PSR-A2000 has 61 synth/organ style full sized keys with touch sensitivity but no aftertouch. It has 128 notes of polyphony. It has hundreds of on board sounds including pianos and real world sounds, accompaniments and rhythms, and a sustain/damper pedal.
It uses Yamaha's AWM sound generation. Advanced Wave Memory is a classic high-quality sample playback and layering engine.
It has the ability to record and play back user performances. It has built-in MIDI capabilities. It offers an on-board learning system. It has no built-in speakers which means you will have to connect it to external amplification and speakers in order to hear it. It runs from AC power.It's a part of the PSR family of instruments, whose models span from 1984 to the present day. Its release year of 2013 has it launched in the main years of PSR production.
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Specifications
Form
Number of Keys: 61Key Weight: Synth
Key Size: Full
Touch Sensitive:
Aftertouch:
Sound
Number of Voices: 1078Polyphony: 128
Sound Generation: AWM Stereo Sampling
Piano Sounds:
Real World Sounds:
Sounds Editable:
Accompaniments:
Extra Features
Recorder/Sequencer:Tutorials:
Communication
MIDI:USB:
Tablet Connectivity:
Power
AC Power:Batteries:
Audio
Speakers:Audio Out:
Audio In:
Pedals
Sustain Pedal:Soft Pedal:
Expression Pedal:
Release Info
Year: 2013RRP: Unknown
Description
Onboard + 64MB FlashROM Expansion = An Impressive Range of Voices and Styles with a world music focus
Expand your musical horizons with an array of stunning new voices and styles. The PSR-A2000 offers a huge amount of onboard content, providing an incredibly diverse sonic palette that features an impressive 1078 voices and 351 styles, including Arabic, Maghreb, Khaligi, Iranian, Turkish and Greek styles.
Voice&Style Expandability
Thanks to Yamaha’s new Voice & Style Expansion contents for the PSR, players can take advantage of a wide and ever-increasing selection of regional, ethnic and traditional Voices and Styles. Load them to the PSR-A2000's built-in FlashROM and instantly play authentic sounds, rhythm and backing in the musical style of your choice! *Expansion Packs will be available soon.
Joystick Controller
Offering precise, intuitive control of both pitch, modulation plus another controller parameter like filter cutoff, the joystick controller adds a new dimension to your expressive capabilities. Now you can play with rapid trills, dynamic pitch bends, and finely-nuanced modulation —— all from a single, easily-configured controller.
USB Audio Recording / Playback
Create your own mixes using your choice of Voices, Styles, and the internal sequencer, and record them directly to a USB thumb drive as an audio file. The USB Audio Recording / Playback function lets you effortlessly prepare material for playback on your PC, sharing over the internet, or burning to a CD.
Realtime Scale function
The PSR-A2000 comes equipped Real time Scale Setting function allowing you to raise or lower the pitch of specific notes to create your own scales. With the Scale Memory buttons, user scale presets are recalled in real time. Scale Reset function lets you reset the scale quickly and easily during live performance.
Outstanding Clarity and Tone
An improved Master EQ and better sound generation capabilities take the PSR-A2000 to a new level of sonic excellence. A powerful bottom end is complemented by superb mids and highs for stunning reproduction of all instrument sounds, particularly the percussion so crucial to Arabic music. What’s more, the PSR-A2000 features upgraded speakers that offer outstanding tone and distortion free sound even when driven to the limits of their capabilities.
USB TO DEVICE
Use the USB TO DEVICE to save or load instrument settings and user songs you have created to a USB flash memory device inserted into the USB TO DEVICE terminal. You can also read data from USB flash memory devices.
MegaVoice Technology
Featuring multiple samples across the keyboard with sophisticated velocity switching, MegaVoice technology offers incredibly authentic instrument sounds. MegaVoices contain not only basic samples of instruments, but also the performance techniques used with them. On a guitar, for instance, players will hear open and mute strings sounds, dead notes, hammering effects, slide effects, harmonics, and a wide range of strum and body noises. In technical terms, MegaVoices duplicate instruments’ behavior; in sonic terms, they give the keyboard stunningly realistic sounds.
Specifications
Color/Finish
| Body | Color | Painted Black |
Size/Weight
| Dimensions | Width | 1,003mm (39-5/8") |
| Height | 148mm (5-7/8") | |
| Depth | 433mm (17-1/8") | |
| Weight | Weight | 11 kg (24 lbs., 4 oz.) |
Control Interface
| Keyboard | Number of Keys | 61 |
| Type | Organ | |
| Touch Response | Yes | |
| Other Controllers | Multi Pads | Yes |
| Scale Setting buttons | Yes | |
| Scale Memory buttons | 5 + Reset button | |
| Joystick | Yes | |
| Display | Type | B / W QVGA LCD |
| Contrast | Yes | |
| Score Display Function | Yes | |
| Lyrics Display Function | Yes | |
| Text Viewer Function | Yes | |
| Language | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian | |
| Panel | Language | English |
Voices
| Tone Generation | Tone Generating Technology | AWM Stereo Sampling |
| Polyphony | Number of Polyphony (Max.) | 128 |
| Preset | Number of Voices | 565 Voices + 33 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices + GM2 + GS (for GS Song Playback) |
| Featured Voices | Oriental Voice x 43, Mega Voice x 15, Sweet! Voice x 23, Cool! Voice x 33, Live! Voice x 19, Organ Flutes! x 10, | |
| Custom | Sound Creator/Voice Set | Yes |
| Compatibility | XG | Yes |
| GS | Yes | |
| GM | Yes | |
| GM2 | Yes | |
| XF | Yes |
Expandability
| Capacity | Voice | 64 MB |
| Style&Voice Set | 2 MB | |
| Pack Installation | Yes | |
Effects
| Types | Reverb | 42 Preset + 3 User |
| Chorus | 71 Preset + 3 User | |
| DSP | DSP 1: 271 Preset + 3 User, DSP 2-4: 128 Preset + 10 User | |
| Master EQ | 5 Preset | |
| Part EQ | 28 Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left, Multi Pad, Style x 8, Song x 16) | |
| Functions | Dual/Layers | Yes (Right 1,2) |
| Split | Yes (Left) | |
| Panel Sustain | Yes | |
| Mono/Poly | Yes |
Accompaniment Styles
| Preset | Number of Preset Styles | 351 |
| Featured Styles | 351(339 Pro Styles, 12 session Styles), 146 Oriental Styles included | |
| Fingering | Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard | |
| Style Control | INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3 | |
| Custom | Style Creator | Yes |
| Other Features | Music Finder | 1,200 Records (maximum) |
| One Touch Setting (OTS) | 4 for each Style | |
| File Format | Style File Format GE | |
Songs
| Preset | Number of Preset Songs | 5 Sample Songs |
| Recording | Number of Songs | Unlimited (depending on the storage media’s capacity) |
| Number of Tracks | 16 | |
| Data Capacity | 300 KB | |
| Recording Function | Quick Recording / Multi Recording / Step Recording | |
| Compatible Data Format | Playback | SMF (Format 0 & 1), ESEQ, XF |
| Recording | SMF (Format 0) |
Functions
| Registration | Number of Buttons | 8 x Unlimited banks (depending on the storage media’s capacity) |
| Control | Regist. Sequence, Freeze | |
| Lesson/Guide | Lesson/Guide | Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key |
| Performance Assistant Technology (PAT) | Yes | |
| Demo/Help | Demonstration | Yes |
| USB Audio Recorder | Playback | .wav 16bit/44.1khz |
| Recording | .wav 16bit/44.1khz | |
| Overall Controls | Metronome | Yes |
| Tempo Range | 5 - 500, Tap Tempo | |
| Transpose | -12 - 0 - +12 | |
| Tuning | 414.8 - 440 - 466.8 Hz | |
| Octave Button | Yes | |
| Scale Setting | Yes | |
| Scale Memory | Yes | |
| Miscellaneous | Direct Access | Yes |
Storage and Connectivity
| Storage | Internal Memory | 1.4 MB |
| External Drives | (Option)USB Flash Memory, etc. (via USB to DEVICE) | |
| Connectivity | DC IN | 16V |
| Headphones | Yes | |
| FOOT PEDAL | (optional) Switch or Volume x 2 | |
| MIDI | In / Out | |
| AUX IN | (L / L + R, R ) | |
| OUT PUT | (L / L + R, R ) | |
| USB TO DEVICE | Yes | |
| USB TO HOST | Yes |
Amplifiers and Speakers
| Amplifiers | 12W x 2 | |
| Speakers | (12cm + 5cm) x 2 | |
Power Supply
| Power Supply | PA-300C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha | |
Accessories
| Included Accessories | Music Rest | Yes |
FAQ
What year was the Yamaha PSR-A2000 launched?
This instrument was launched in 2013
What other models did Yamaha release in 2013?
- CP4 STAGE
- CP40 STAGE
- CVP-605
- CVP-609
- CVP-609GP
- CVP-701
- CVP-705
- CVP-709
- CVP-709GP
- DGX-650
- Modus F02
- MOX6
- MOX8
- MOXF6
- MOXF8
- MX49
- MX61
- P-105
- P-115
- P-255
- PSR-E243
- PSR-E343
- PSR-E433
- PSR-S650
- Tyros5-61
- Tyros5-76
- YPT-240
- YPT-340
What models did other manufacturers release in 2013?
- Alesis HYDRASYNTH
- Arturia MicroBrute
- Casio AP-250BK
- Casio AP-250BN
- Casio AP-650BK
- Casio CTK-1300ES
- Casio CTK-2300
- Casio CTK-3400SK
- Casio LK-240
- Casio PX-5S
- Casio PX-780
- Casio PXA-100BE
- Casio PXA-100RD
- Kawai CA65
- Kawai CA95
- Kawai CN24
- Kawai CN34
- Kawai CS 10
- Kawai CS 4
- Kawai CS 7
- Kawai ES7
- Ketron GP1
- Korg KingKORG
- Korg LP380
- Korg microKORG XL+
- Korg MS20 Mini
- Korg Pa900
- Korg SP-280
- Kurzweil MP20
- Kurzweil SP5-8
- Kurzweil SPS4-8
- Medeli A1000
- Medeli AKX10
- Medeli SP4000
- Nord Electro 4 HP
- Nord Electro 4 SW73
- Nord Electro 4D SW61
- Nord Lead 4
- Novation Bass Station II
- Roland BK-3
- Roland BK-9
- Roland F-20
- Roland FP-50
- Roland FP-80
- Roland HPi-50
What other synths were released at a similar time?
- Alesis HYDRASYNTH
- Arturia MicroBrute
- Arturia MiniBrute
- Casio WK-225
- Casio WK-6500
- Casio WK-6600
- Casio WK-7500
- Casio WK-7600
- Casio XW-G1
- Casio XW-P1
- Korg ARP ODYSSEY
- Korg KingKORG
- Korg Krome 61
- Korg Krome 73
- Korg Krome 88
- Korg Kronos 61-key
- Korg Kronos 73-key
- Korg Kronos 88-key
- Korg Kronos X 61 note
- Korg Kronos X 73 note
- Korg Kronos X 88 note
- Korg Kross 61
- Korg Kross 88
- Korg microKORG XL+
- Korg MS20 Mini
- Korg Pa2XPRO
- Korg Pa3X 61 key
- Korg Pa3X 76-key
- Korg Pa4X 61-key
- Korg Pa4X 76-key
- Korg Pa500
- Korg PA500ORT
- Korg Pa600
- Korg Pa600QT
- Korg Pa800
- Korg Pa900
- Korg X50
- Kurzweil PC3
- Kurzweil PC361
- Kurzweil PC3K6
- Kurzweil PC3K7
- Kurzweil PC3K8
- Kurzweil PC3LE6
- Kurzweil PC3LE7
- Kurzweil PC3LE8
- Kurzweil PC3x
- M-Audio KeyStudio 49i
- M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61
- M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88
- M-Audio Venom
- Nord Electro 3 HP
- Nord Electro 4 HP
- Nord Electro 4 SW73
- Nord Electro 4D SW61
- Nord Electro 5 HP
- Nord Electro 5D 61
- Nord Electro 5D 73
- Nord Lead 2X
- Nord Lead 4
- Nord Lead A1
- Nord Piano 2
- Nord Piano 3
- Nord Stage 2 73-key
- Nord Stage 2 76-key
- Nord Stage 2 88-key
- Nord Wave
- Novation Bass Station II
- Novation MiniNova
- Novation Morodernova
- Novation UltraNova
- Roland BK-9
- Roland E-A7
- Roland FA-06
- Roland FA-07
- Roland FA-08
- Roland JD-XA
- Roland JD-Xi
- Roland JUNO-DS61
- Roland JUNO-DS76
- Roland JUNO-DS88
- Roland JUPITER-50
- Roland JUPITER-80
- Roland SYSTEM-1
- Roland VR-09
- Roland VR-09-B
- Roland VR-730
- Sequential Prophet-6
- Studiologic Sledge 2.0
- Waldorf Blofeld
- Yamaha PSR-S670
- Yamaha PSR-S750
- Yamaha PSR-S770
- Yamaha PSR-S950
- Yamaha PSR-S970
- Yamaha reface DX
- Yamaha Tyros4
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