The Yamaha PSR-EW425 is a powerful and expressive arranger keyboard designed for aspiring musicians and seasoned performers alike. With its extensive creative features, professional-quality sounds, and intuitive interface, it will accompany you from your first notes to your most inspired performances.
Keyboard
- 76 velocity-sensitive keys, meaning the keyboard responds to how hard you play.
- Offers more notes than a standard 61-key model, ideal for two-handed playing or exploring wider ranges.
Sound
- 820 onboard voices, including a Premium organ and a wide palette of realistic instruments (pianos, guitars, brass, synths...)
- Thanks to Super Articulation Lite technology, each virtual instrument reproduces the nuances and subtleties of real playing (slides, breaths, strikes), making your performance more lively and expressive.
- 290 automatic accompaniment styles, like having a band that follows you in real time! Rock, dance, jazz, world music… Choose a style, play your left-hand chords, and let the keyboard build rhythm and harmony around them.
Advanced Features
- Quick Sampling: Record and trigger your own sounds from a microphone, file, or external source. Ideal for customizing your performances.
- Motion Effect: Add dynamic effects with a single gesture for spectacular transitions (pitch, filters, etc.).
- Mega Boost: Press this button to boost the volume by +6dB and make yourself heard on stage or during rehearsals!
- Groove Creator: Create beats like a DJ with this intuitive function. Choose a groove, add variations, and build a rhythmic performance live.
- Pitch Bend: A wheel lets you "bend" the pitch of a note for expressive glissando effects, perfect for emulating guitar or oriental instruments.
- Dual / Split / Arpeggios / Harmonies: Layer two sounds, play different sounds with left and right hands, trigger automatic arpeggios, or add harmonies to your melodies.
Technical Specifications
- 64-note polyphony: play up to 64 notes simultaneously, perfect for rich arrangements.
- Built-in effects: Reverb, Chorus, EQ, two DSP effect processors (42 + 12 types) to shape your sound.
- One Touch Setting: each style automatically activates the best-suited sounds and effects.
- MIDI Recorder: Record your songs (up to 5 melody tracks + 1 rhythm track) for practice or composition.
- USB audio recorder/player: Record your performances in WAV quality directly to a USB stick.
- Compatible formats: SMF (Standard MIDI File), Style File Format (SFF), GM/XGLite.
Connectivity
- USB to Host & USB to Device: connect to a computer, tablet, or USB stick (audio + MIDI).
- Microphone input with built-in vocal effects: sing and add reverb to your voice.
- Separate left/right audio outputs (6.3 mm jacks): connect to a sound system or studio setup.
- Aux input (3.5 mm mini jack): connect your phone or another audio source.
- Headphone output (6.3 mm jack): practice without disturbing others.
- Compatible applications: use Rec’n’Share to record and share your songs, or MusicSoft Manager to manage your content.
Design & Dimensions
- A clear LCD screen and redesigned control panel for quick access to sounds, styles, and effects.
- Direct access buttons for smooth playing without complex menus.
- Dimensions: 1200 x 404 x 136 mm
- Weight: 8.3 kg
Included Accessories
- Yamaha PA-300C power adapter
- Music rest
- Also operates on batteries (6 x D, not included), allowing you to play anywhere, even without a power outlet!