OMFG this brings me back! I was part of a Goth/Industrial/Electropunk DIY music collective back in the very early 90s, as super poor kids in rural Massachusetts and we had one of these in our arsenal of discarded toys, which we put to very great use by running it through a crapload of cheap guitar effects pedals. The tones we could get out of this setup were always super lofi but absolutely incredible.I learned so much about figuring out how to express your creativity with what was at the time trash gear, and learning to work with what we had.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Those were indeed 'the days'. I don't mean to be all "back in my day, son..." but you really did have to flex your creativity back then, and inevitably your own personality would be prominent in your sounds.

One of my favorite home keyboards - great video like always!

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it! :)

Great! I got the PSR-16 yesterday and love the sound of it, especially when going through my pedalboard through the Strymon DIG and Nightsky.

@gearfacts

10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, that would be amazing! You should do a video about that :-)

@SidBarnhoorn

10 ай бұрын

@@gearfacts i did! Albeit a very short one 😄🎶🎉

My favourite PSR keyboard and with the synth feature it can make some very interesting sounds. I was lucky to puck one up for just £10 a few years ago. It really is quite a unique instrument. Thanks for your as usual excellent and enthusiastic review.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Very nice bargain there - 10 quid!

@bangerbangerbro

Жыл бұрын

My PSS-470 last year was £4. It was just the keyboard though. Not quite as much to change as PSR-36 of course but it is one of the actually interesting ones you would group together with it. No midi either though.

@OpenGL4ever

3 ай бұрын

@@bangerbangerbro The PSR-36 does have MIDI support. And modifications are available for the PSS-470 that make it MIDI capable.

@bangerbangerbro

2 ай бұрын

@@OpenGL4ever Oh OK.

Nice score!

Hello, it certainly is a mean machine very good for its time and would sound fantastic put through an EFX processor.

I still have it and i think it's one of the best FM keyboards. If it only had touch response or receive it through midi... sadly not :(

This video was uploaded 12 hrs ago but it’s like 12 years old. Great synth btw.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Yep it's a mashup of old videos I made. The story needed to be re-told!

Hi gearfacts when are you going to make a video about the Kong i5s keyboard

I had one and sold it due to a move . I hope I can get another one !

They work very well with MIDI. i used to hook mine up to a laptop and play midi files of popular songs through it.

@lo-firobotboy7112

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the sound chip(s) aren't the same, or at least very-similar, to the ones used in popular sound-cards of the day.

@lewynmirror

Жыл бұрын

hi ! I just bought one recently and wanted to know how could I play it through Ableton and what kind of jack I need to connect it with my computer or audio sound card ? thanks

@Dickgoodbody

Жыл бұрын

@@lewynmirror i connected mine via a kaoss pad [using rca], kaoss pad to AI, AI to pc, pc to daw.. easy

@lewynmirror

Жыл бұрын

@@Dickgoodbody THANKS ! so basically I need an RCA if i already have my soundcard and pc ready ? Don't know what is AI tho

@Dickgoodbody

Жыл бұрын

@@lewynmirror AI = Audio Interface [Focusrite, etc]... RCA's can also go direct into AI [RCA's / left/right to 1/4 inch jack plugs left/right [Jack to AI].. but if you connect to kaoss pad/s [rca to rca] then you can make loops with the PSR-36 and use the onboard kaoss pad percussion to set the tempo/bpm's which you can't do on the PSR-36 hence the chain is as follows: rca out from psr-36 to rca [in] kaoss pad, rca [out] from kaoss pad to jack [in] AI

Hi! How would you compare the sound of the PSR-36 with the Yamaha PSS-460/470/570? I have a 470 and it sounds almost analog like, possibly due to the chorus effect. I also have a PSS-580, but I prefer the digital warmth of the 470. Would like to pick up a PSR-36. I'm considering getting a PSR-36, but I'm concerned that it might have too much overlap with my 470/580. By the way, if you haven't already, take a look at the MEGAfm by Twisted Electrons. It has easily become my desert island synth.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Similar , yes. Those FM sound generators have a distinct sound.

A proud owner of this timeless 80's FM classic, which is capable of absolutly amazing sounds & textures as well as basic midi support, picked one up in mint condition with the original silver soft case in 2019 on the island here! The combinations of settings are virtually limitless in my opinion. 😊

@lo-firobotboy7112

Жыл бұрын

Well, maybe not limitless, but at least 300,096 🙃

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Hey KoSMiX!

I finally I got one, very cheap. I love the "digital synthesizer" fader functions. So 80s synth but Also ambient. Can't wait to combine it with my zoom ms70cdr ❤

@johnbean2596

11 ай бұрын

Nice! Enjoy it, I love mine. The value of these things have exploded for some reason. It has some FAT bass tones too, the wah brass setting with the digital synthesizer modifying it slaps so hard

@gearfacts

11 ай бұрын

Love all that retro gear!

@pressure-spirals

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree@@johnbean2596

@pressure-spirals

10 ай бұрын

Yes it's a kind of magic that never left@@gearfacts

Thank God it hast MIDI: From time to time I dig my two PSR-36 out & detune them slightly. That poly-rhythmnic wall of sound is hard to describe then. The synth sliders are true magic even more If 2 synth sounds get layered. The only disadvanrage is lack of velocity.

I love it. A lot of fun with this keyboard. I am thinking to sell it...but ... I' ll loose my fun...cause my other keyboards...are not so funny....except Yamaha DJXII...and maybe the Roland (MC 909 no keyboard)...but ..both are not same as Yamaha psr 36....there is no comparison . Yamaha psr 36 its a straight forward 2op fm synth keyboard. Press on/play.

I recently picked up a PSR-41 for super cheap at a yard sale. They didn't know what they had!

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Hmm I didn't even know there was a PSR-41. I'll have to look out for one :)

@Gluttonite

Жыл бұрын

They are the same only difference is the PSR-41 has both a "Melody recorder" and the "Chord recorder" found in the PSR-36.

Hi, friend. Consultation I have this fm synth and I am very satisfied, I am a bassist and I wanted it to complement my musical production. I'm looking at the microkorg mk1 but I'm not sure it's a much higher quality leap than the yamaha in terms of sounds, not in terms of performance, can you advise me? millions of thanks

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Hi :) They are completely different kinds of synthesizers but I think most people would agree that the microkorg will give you much better sounds. No beats, though.

@carlosrizzardi4730

Жыл бұрын

@@gearfacts Thank you very much for the answer, greetings from Argentina

The PSR-36 has long been my favourite "home keyboard". The only thing that would make it better would be a transpose switch.

@jackispax1633

Жыл бұрын

PSR-41 is identical to the 36 with the addition of a melody sequencer and transposer!

can you elaborate on how it's like a DX-7?

@gearfacts

9 ай бұрын

It’s Yamaha-flavored FM synthesis, just diluted. It was cheaper and more accessible to the amateur market.

Is there a headphone jack with this model?

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Yep

Hi gearfacts did you see the Casio ctk 810 keyboard

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I have a CTK800 that I could do

@waspcameras5836

Жыл бұрын

@@gearfacts you haven't done the ctk 810 yet

wow. this is way better than my PSR-170. is this a later moddle? never heard of this synth til now.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

It's from around the same time, but it's a completely different class/type of keyboard. I don't know why Yamaha put it in the PSR range, it's really not part of that family.

@keyhoarder

Жыл бұрын

Yamaha psr 36 is 1988 r. and based on FM synthesis, psr 170 is much later model, released in 2001, and based on standard samples.

Imagine if they had stuck the FM section found in this into the PSR-E473

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

That would be giving us too much, haha :( But yeah it would be great

Who is Best? Casio ct 670 or Yamaha psr 36?

@gearfacts

2 ай бұрын

Very hard decision! I think I'd choose the Casio. Maybe.

@benjaminmaldonado3476

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@gearfacts

2 ай бұрын

@@benjaminmaldonado3476 Actually I just went back and had a look at my Casio CT670 video. I just love that keyboard, and even though the PSR-36 is a bit more 'advanced" I would still choose the Casio just for its crazy, fun approach :)

Full cheesy sound, fm4op, I love it

@bangerbangerbro

Жыл бұрын

2 op i thought?

@jackispax1633

Жыл бұрын

not 4op. Very possibly dual 2op because of that detune.

Would be great to hear how normal piano sounds..

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

It wouldn't, I can assure you.

Hi gearfacts I think the Yamaha pss 460 sounds better

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Very similar sound engine, yep. And the PSS680, another classic :)

@keyhoarder

Жыл бұрын

it has stereo symphonic, but the psr 36 has detune, which is quite similar and you can adjust it

@Am71919

Жыл бұрын

And the PSS 570 has all of them beat

@keyhoarder

Жыл бұрын

@@Am71919 not sure, it has mini keys

@bangerbangerbro

Жыл бұрын

@@keyhoarder isn't 570 basically same as 470, but a different colour or something? I know the 480 and 580 have no sliders but deeper parameter control?

@50€ on eBay Germany 😉👍😎

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Bargain :)

@keyhoarder

Жыл бұрын

so buy it before it gets more expensive

@bangerbangerbro

Жыл бұрын

@@gearfacts Really? That is a lot for a low end keyboard this old?

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

@@bangerbangerbro It's more than an average keyboard though, it has a lot of rare FM synth capabilities.

@bangerbangerbro

Жыл бұрын

@@gearfacts Yes, but it isn't that far and away superior to a 470 or similar, other than midi I guess which makes a big difference.

🤯 LOL

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Yup, it is what it is. Hey I liked that Joan Jett cover btw, it was really good

@dawnr8511

Жыл бұрын

@@gearfacts Thanks! We saw Joan Jett here in Septemberfest concert - she was awesome. The audio on the video was a test with the rhythm guitar with a metallic grind scooped effect.

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

@@dawnr8511 Wow Joan is still playing gigs? That is so Joan!

Стремный аппарат!

@gearfacts

Жыл бұрын

Very rough :)

Hi gearfacts can you please take a look at your email take a look at the Casio ctk 810