Yamaha PSR-S975 Synthesizer Information, Specifications and Resources

Author: Andy Merrett / Data Driven

Overview

The Yamaha PSR-S975 is a synthesizer released in 2018. It is aimed at musicians wanting to create and modify their own sounds.

The PSR-S975 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 a built-in amplifier and speakers. It runs from AC power.

It's a part of the PSR family of instruments, whose models span from 1984 to the present day. Being released in 2018 means its one of the later PSR models made.

Description

Yamaha’s new flagship PSR arranger workstation builds upon the functions found in all its PSR-S range, adding new powerful performance features, effects, vocal harmony, and external display abilities.

As form factor goes, it sticks with the 61 keys (5 octaves) in common with other PSR-S models.

Though this is an arranger workstation, often considered most at home in a studio setting, Yamaha has added a number of features designed to make live performance easier and more fulfilling.

This includes two assignable live controllers, mod wheel, and two assignable foot pedal inputs, plus some enhancements to the performance accompaniment features such as half bar fill-in and mono legato function.

Yamaha continues to employ its Super Articulation Voices, organ flutes and more from the Tyros series. A huge range of sounds, effects and Audio Styles — high quality percussion ensembles and drums recorded by world-class musicians — are available to the player.

On top of this, there’s a synth vocoder function allowing the combining of human voice and onboard sounds, together with a vocal harmony system.

Overall stats at a glance:

• 1625 Voices, including Super Articulation Voices, Organ Flutes! Voices. 55 Drum/SFX kits, and 480 XG voices
• 523 Styles, including 40 Audio Styles, 34 Session Styles, 15 DJ Styles and 3 Free Play
• Half bar fill-in and Mono legato function
• 768 MB on-board memory for expansion data
• Mic/Guitar input for use when singing or collaborating with other performers
• Vocal Harmony 2 and Synth Vocoder functions
• Real Distortion and Real Reverb, with an intuitive effects interface
• USB audio playback with time stretch, pitch shift, vocal cancel and MP3 lyrics display functions
• External display capability

FAQ

What year was the Yamaha PSR-S975 launched?

This instrument was launched in 2018

What other models did Yamaha release in 2018?

• P-121
• P-125
• P-45
• P-515
• PSR-S775
• YDP-S34

What models did other manufacturers release in 2018?

• Arturia MiniBrute 2
• Behringer VOCODER VC340
• Casio AP-470BK
• Casio AP-470BN
• Casio AP-470WE
• Casio CT-X3000
• Casio CT-X5000
• Casio CT-X700
• Casio CT-X800
• Casio CTK-240
• Casio MZ-X300
• Casio MZ-X500
• Kawai CA48
• Kawai CA58
• Kawai CA78
• Kawai CA98
• Ketron SD-60
• Ketron SD-7
• Korg Pa1000
• Korg Pa700
• Korg Pa700 ORIENTAL
• Korg Pa700 RD
• Korg prologue-16
• Korg prologue-8
• Korg VOX Continental 61
• Korg VOX Continental 73
• Korg VOX Continental 73 BK
• Kurzweil KA-120
• Kurzweil KA-70
• Kurzweil KP120A
• Kurzweil KP150
• Kurzweil KP200
• Kurzweil KP300X
• Kurzweil KP70
• Kurzweil SP1
• Medeli GRAND510/BK
• Medeli GRAND510/WH
• Nord Electro 6 HP
• Nord Electro 6D 61
• Nord Electro 6D 73
• Roland HP601

What other synths were released at a similar time?

• Arturia MatrixBrute
• Arturia MiniBrute 2
• Arturia PolyBrute
• Behringer Deepmind 12
• Behringer Deepmind 6
• Behringer ODYSSEY
• Behringer POLY D
• Behringer VOCODER VC340
• Casio CT-X3000
• Casio CT-X5000
• Casio MZ-X300
• Casio MZ-X500
• Ketron SD-60
• Ketron SD-7
• Ketron SD-9
• Korg microKORG S
• Korg minilogue
• Korg minilogue PG
• Korg minilogue xd
• Korg minilogue xd inverted
• Korg minilogue xd PW
• Korg monologue
• Korg opsix
• Korg Pa1000
• Korg Pa4X Oriental 61-key
• Korg Pa4X Oriental 76-key
• Korg Pa5X 61-key
• Korg Pa5X 76-key
• Korg Pa5X 88-key
• Korg Pa5X Oriental 61-key
• Korg Pa5X Oriental 76-key
• Korg Pa700
• Korg Pa700 ORIENTAL
• Korg Pa700 RD
• Korg prologue-16
• Korg prologue-8
• Korg wavestate
• Kurzweil KP10
• Kurzweil KP100
• Kurzweil KP110
• Kurzweil KP120A
• Kurzweil KP140
• Kurzweil KP150
• Kurzweil KP200
• Kurzweil KP30
• Kurzweil KP300X
• Kurzweil KP70
• Kurzweil KP80
• Kurzweil KP90L
• Kurzweil PC4
• Nord Electro 6 HP
• Nord Electro 6D 61
• Nord Electro 6D 73
• Nord Piano 4
• Nord Stage 3 88
• Nord Stage 3 Compact
• Nord Stage 3 HP76
• Novation AFX Station
• Novation SUMMIT
• Roland FANTOM 6
• Roland FANTOM 7
• Roland FANTOM 8
• Roland JUPITER-X
• Roland SYSTEM-8
• Sequential Pro 3
• Sequential Prophet Rev 2
• Sequential Prophet-5
• Studiologic Sledge Black Edition
• Waldorf STVC
• Yamaha Genos
• Yamaha MODX6
• Yamaha MODX7
• Yamaha MODX8
• Yamaha MONTAGE6
• Yamaha MONTAGE6 WH
• Yamaha MONTAGE7
• Yamaha MONTAGE7 WH
• Yamaha MONTAGE8
• Yamaha MONTAGE8 WH
• Yamaha MX88
• Yamaha PSR-SX600
• Yamaha PSR-SX700
• Yamaha PSR-SX900
• Yamaha YC61

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Resources

• Yamaha PSR PortaTone Models 1984-2026
• Old Yamaha keyboard models: an overview of vintage

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