Yamaha PSR-E283 Portable Keyboard

Yamaha’s entry-level keyboard for beginners motivates and entertains you at the same time—taking your playing to a higher level. The PSR-E283 gives you all the tools to enjoy and practice, even for the first time, with 410 authentic instrument voices, fun sound effects and stimulating lesson functions including a Quiz Mode.

More Fun to Play!
In addition to many beautiful piano sounds, this keyboard has a variety of realistic instrument voices, including guitar & bass, percussion & drums and even entertaining sound effects, including barking dogs and meowing cats. Choose your favourite voices when you play or practice and enjoy the wonderful expressiveness of Yamaha’s Grand Piano Voice — built into the keyboard!

Featuring a variety of sound-guessing quizzes that help train your ears while you play, as well as various built-in songs with helpful lesson functions, this keyboard can guide you on your musical journey, whatever your own personal level. There is also a function that grades your performances, so you can efficiently step up your skills — and have fun doing it!

Play with a Backing Band
The keyboard also includes a Smart Chord function that lets you easily play musically ideal chords — just with one finger — and has style features that automatically provide musical accompaniment (rhythm and bass backing) that you can trigger just by playing the root note of the chord. Even if you’re by yourself, you can enjoy performing as if playing with an entire backing band!

SMART CHORD
Smart Chord feature lets you automatically play chords and enjoy playing the styles with just one finger.

STYLES
Just play chords with the left hand and the auto-accompaniment feature will play styles (rhythm + bass + chord) that matches.

DIRECT UI
When selecting a voice, style, or function, you can directly select it using the category button/number button without having to turn a dial.

DUO MODE
Duo mode allows two people to play together on the same instrument by creating two middle C notes. Enjoy playing the piano with friends and family!

SONG BOOK
The Song Book includes the musical scores of the built-in songs and also provides tips for the on-board lessons with images, glossary and more.

HEADPHONES JACK
You can practice without making any sound from the built-in speakers by connecting headphones.

RECORDING
Easily record hand-played phrases on the instrument as user songs for playback.

BATTERY POWERED
This instrument can use either optional 6 x AA size batteries or the included AC Adaptor.

Features/Specification:

• 61 key entry-level beginner keyboard
• 410 high-quality voices, 150 auto accompaniment styles
• 122 songs, easy Song Book (available via web download)
• Lesson function (3 steps)
• Smart Chord
• Quiz Mode
• Duo Mode
• Recording function
• AUX IN jack for connecting an external audio source
• Stereo speakers (2 x 2.5W)
• Battery operation (AAx6)
• 3 months of free premium access to Flowkey
• 2 free online lessons with a Yamaha Music School teacher
• Includes owner’s manual, music rest and AC adaptor