Yamaha PSR-1000 Workstation demo and tour. Synth has potential?

The PSR-1*** series feels very conservative to me, almost like "run on rails" music, but there is a bit of hidden potential here to do some truly original work.

[@JbtheBoss1892]

What a keyboard it was in early 2000's!!! I love the strings in this model

[@gearfacts]

It was the golden age of the XG sound processor! It seemed so professional and slick at the time. Still holds up pretty well :)

[@pianokeyjoe]

I bought this keyboard from the fleamarket in FLorida and brought it home to the deep freeze of the north and I never did get to hear it play. It had something wrong with the power supply section so I sold it in parts. I have everything except the display and mainboard which I sold rather quickly for more than I paid for the whole thing! Yep! It sounds like a PSR530 or somesuch. but with a bigger display is all. It is nice, just not missed..

[@gearfacts]

Cool little anecdote there!

[@wrinkles124]

i had this keyboard for years, i sold it a few years ago due to a dim display going bad and i could not get a replacement at a reasonable price. made a lot of money along with a korg i5s for years with it. i saw on ebay one listed for 499. i bought mine from sam ash for 249.00 about around 20 years ago. kinda miss it. so it seems to hold its value.

[@montazownianr1]

You forgot about inflation.

[@HubertEtAlice]

Hi Glynn interesting piece of gear. I am surprised at the sound quality esp. of the basses (did I hear the Pink Panther theme on acoustic bass somewhere?) and of the effect module. Quite frankly, this thing sounds better than some Tyros videos I have seen. Maybe due very good DAC quality or something? One thing sucks though, the styles, they feel completely outdated. Has this keyboard a style creator of some sorts to create more modern stuff? And: does it have an arpeggiator? No arp, no deal! 🙅‍♀️ Cheers 🍻

[@gearfacts]

haha nope, no arpeggiator!

[@HubertEtAlice]

Gearfacts What the heck! Even the E series has an arpeggiator...

[@gearfacts]

@@HubertEtAlice Yep, it's true :/

[@blueterminal7495]

1. There is a style creator 2. Yeah its outdated because of current arranger keyboard's style ideas, after all, the keyboard is from 2001. 3. No arpeggiator 😂😂

[@arunvenattu]

I was using it from 2002 to 2014 in Kerala. When I was looking for an upgrade I find none...then I brought korgpa600.

[@30alanek]

Wow!!! Super klasyk;-)

[@gearfacts]

Yeah, these big old Yamaha workstations still hold up pretty well today. :-)

[@30alanek]

I heave Yamaha DJX Psr d1@@gearfacts

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts my favorite keyboard is the roland e 20 keyboard

[@Nalu747]

Hi Great video How does this differ from the psr 1100 and 2000. I use a 2000 for make bass and drum tracks is the 1000 similar for this task

[@gearfacts]

Yes it’s quite similar, both use the XG sound engine.

[@devalpanchal4710]

Hey Sir, just found your video. So I'm using this keyboard and I just bought the M1 Macbook Pro, I do have the old USB cable as well and I can't find any way to connect it as a MIDI to the Logic Pro. Can you please tell me a way to do it?

[@gearfacts]

Yep, you need to buy a MIDI to USB interface. They start from about $10 on ebay.

[@erfannazarian]

@@gearfacts that’s great. So with an audio interface it won’t be any problem to use with Logic Pro. Is that right sir?

[@gearfacts]

@@erfannazarian should be fine

[@Fender701]

Hello . I play bass guitar and want to buy a keyboard to play with it at home. Is this a good keyboard to start with? Greetings from Holland

[@gearfacts]

Absolutely! It's an old keyboard with lots of contemporary features. Hello from Australia, I'm learning Dutch btw but I wouldn't dare try it in this public forum!

[@Fender701]

@@gearfacts Hello . Thanks for your response. I did not buy the PSR 1000, it was not in good condition. I have now bought a Yamaha SX 700 in a store with a one-year warranty. Learning the Dutch language is something I have great respect for. Next year message in Dutch? 🙂👍

[@geofff6671]

Some really nice if not conventional sounds in this one.

[@gearfacts]

Yep there are a few interesting possibilities

[@old_romans]

Where can I get just the tones, like a plugin or something?...I really enjoy the old cheesey sounds.

[@gearfacts]

Not sure, maybe see if there's anything on Yamaha's website or a facebook group about plug-ins. I don't really use computers.

[@quangminhdo1681]

Would you recommend this for entry level music producing?

[@gearfacts]

Yes

[@jeffreehangshing5277]

is this model still manufacture? I had one sold it out and I want it back so much

[@gearfacts]

Yeah they don't make it anymore, but they appear in second-hand markets sometimes.

[@montazownianr1]

I wondering about 9000, I think I will buy it.

[@gearfacts]

Yep I've reviewed that one too. Has a sampler so yep it's a lot more versatile.

[@briankapuassa8960]

0:59; 1:03 6:55 and 7:04

[@edychanel2731]

Dangdut psr 1000 Hello i froom indonesia

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts can i please tell you what my favorite keyboard is

[@gearfacts]

Yep, what is it?

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

@@gearfacts the roland e 20 is my favorite keyboard my favorite sound on the roland e 20 is electric organ 1

[@mirzashahzaib8047]

Does it have sensitivity features in keys? Like levels of sensitivity idk what is it called.

[@gearfacts]

Yes I think it had three sensitivity levels

[@lokechunting4792]

Can i know how to record the music and how to export it to my phone?

[@jerrykadingilan899]

Gud day idol, how are you today..I'm jerry kadingilan from Philippines,I'm always watching to your videos and I'm happy, ahmm..,i have a yamaha a1000 ,but the problem is the light of LCD has already functions but no letters and no sounds, what should I do..pls help me idol thanks a lot

[@gearfacts]

Thanks for watching my videos :) This is a common problem and a tricky one to fix. The best chance is going inside, pulling out the ribbon wire that goes to the display, and thoroughly cleaning both ends if you can. Sometimes that can help, sometimes it does nothing at all :/

[@CeciliaCruz-nh5zx]

Tengo una de estos ,solo tengo problemas como n el displey 😢de lo demas todo al 100

[@gearfacts]

yeah, the display can fade badly over time and these are getting pretty old now.

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts win are you going to make a video about the casio wk 3700 keyboard

[@gearfacts]

Completed it today, will publish it when people get bored with the PSR1000 video

[@gearfacts]

@Dawn R yes! Quasimidi at a mere two and half grand! Ahhh dare to dream, Glynn, dare to dream....

[@gearfacts]

@Dawn R Hmmm you make an interesting suggestion there - so why are they set to explode in price do you think?

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts did you all ready made the casio wk 3700 keyboard video yet

[@gearfacts]

Yep, made two videos actually, there's a lot of information

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts win is the casio wk 3700 going to on KZbin

[@lamborghini_urus_3743]

how to play music from youtube in pc to this model keyboard is there anyway ?

[@gearfacts]

I think there is an AUX socket on the back, you could use that.

[@lamborghini_urus_3743]

@@gearfacts no it dosent have aux socket its yamaha psr-1000

[@gearfacts]

@@lamborghini_urus_3743 No stereo Line inputs? Surely there's something?

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts let me know win you going to do the casio wk 3700 keyboard

[@gearfacts]

Should be about 2 days

[@GuillaumeValck]

♾️

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts can i please pick some sounds i like to hear on the casio wk 3700

[@gearfacts]

Sorry man, filming is already complete. There will be two videos about the WK3700.

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

@@gearfacts did you do organ sounds too

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts win is the casio wk 3700 keyboard video comeing up

[@gearfacts]

@@ilovekeyboards7830 I'm just going to schedule it now, so it'll be exactly 17 hours from now.

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

@@gearfacts ok

[@sinephase]

someone around me wants $100 for it, seems like a good deal but I don't really need it LOL

[@gearfacts]

Wow I'd grab it for that price even if I didn't need it.

[@sinephase]

@@gearfacts yeah and at the same time I got a Kawai Z1000 for $50 LOL but the Yamaha seller isn't responding at all so IDK. Can't win em all :P

[@habibsheikh7141]

Price sir

[@user-wz4zp2cu6f]

How much please

[@gearfacts]

Sold for 500

[@fabianernestopacheco]

Sensitive keys?

[@gearfacts]

Yep

[@jeanmbalu8947]

Good, how Munch, combien USD

[@gearfacts]

You could get one for about $150 I think.

[@irmgardgoetz5562]

Keyboard von Yamaha Deutschland

[@ilovekeyboards7830]

Gearfacts is 15 years old middle age for a keyboard

[@gearfacts]

Yes I would think so

[@seanalexander6310]

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo!

[@seanalexander6310]

Breaking hearts with that funky clav jam at 5:56 minutes in.. ;)

[@gearfacts]

Yeesh... I play like a caveman...

[@seanalexander6310]

@@gearfacts It's a lot better than I can do without a sequencer or using arpeggiators! I could pull off something like Rush - Subdivisions, but that's about the extent of my fingers tickling the ivories. :)

[@gearfacts]

@@seanalexander6310 I'll google "Rush - Subdivisions" now...

[@aru6546]

Stop making videos on stuff I can't afford 😭😭😭

[@gearfacts]

Ahhh fear not, I've got some cheap crummy stuff in the works. We all love that kind of dear the best eh!

[@aru6546]

@@gearfacts 20k budget

[@aru6546]

@@gearfacts can u just remember me when you get famous pls

[@gearfacts]

@@aru6546 Ha, I love your confidence in me!

[@aru6546]

@@gearfacts thanks 😉get 100k subs before eminem finish singing Godzilla LOL