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buying Korg pa 50 or yamaha psr 1500
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The Yamaha PSR-1500 is also an old generation instrument, in the same class and price range as Korg-PA50. The new model is S700 same price range.
It is an arranger keyboard like PA-50. Have 4 fill-ins , 3 intros, 3 endings and one BREAK. All fill-ins are one measure long. PA-50 has 2 fill-ins, 2 intros and 2 endings, the fill-in could be one or two measure long. The two measure fill-ins drive me crazy, lucky I learned how to change the fill-in the way I want.
The intro/ending on Yamaha keyboards are normally 4 or 8 measure long. The shortest one is 1 measure. PA50 has random length depending on the style, you got to try to know how long they are, it's hard to remember.
Both support 16-track midi recording. Yamaha supporting playing a midi song and at the same time playing the keyboard (good practice method).
On PA-50 , you have to record a track in a song to play along (then either save the new song or ignore it) and the keyboard play sound weak, you must know which menu to go in to increase the volume, not obvious.
I found the Yamaha easier to use in most scenarios (not all, but most).
But the Korg has better voices. Customize it for live playing is also easier.
So, it's up to the user to buy what fit the taste.
It is an arranger keyboard like PA-50. Have 4 fill-ins , 3 intros, 3 endings and one BREAK. All fill-ins are one measure long. PA-50 has 2 fill-ins, 2 intros and 2 endings, the fill-in could be one or two measure long. The two measure fill-ins drive me crazy, lucky I learned how to change the fill-in the way I want.
The intro/ending on Yamaha keyboards are normally 4 or 8 measure long. The shortest one is 1 measure. PA50 has random length depending on the style, you got to try to know how long they are, it's hard to remember.
Both support 16-track midi recording. Yamaha supporting playing a midi song and at the same time playing the keyboard (good practice method).
On PA-50 , you have to record a track in a song to play along (then either save the new song or ignore it) and the keyboard play sound weak, you must know which menu to go in to increase the volume, not obvious.
I found the Yamaha easier to use in most scenarios (not all, but most).
But the Korg has better voices. Customize it for live playing is also easier.
So, it's up to the user to buy what fit the taste.