Why is The Yamaha PSR 6700 the most expensive home arranger keyboard ever made?

[@tavil1296]

Fun fact: it is a mix of fm (2 op) and AWM, and the fm waveforms are the same as the Yamaha sy22

[@tedmurena]

Yes. I’ve learned that since - was hoping for more FM

[@pcmatom8499]

Yamaha has released an entry-level keybord, the KB-200, for music education of China in 1991. The KB-200 sounds very much like the PSR-5700 in your video, and the keybord uses the YW-259F as the tone generator chip.

[@tedmurena]

Crazy they are still using similar tech 35 years later - even if for a starter keyboard

[@thefool2007]

Not sure why it was so expensive. It’s more of a hobbyist board. I had a DSR-2000 in 1990 and it was more pro and cost just over $1K. But that price is too much considering the competition.

[@tedmurena]

I have no idea how they sold any of these of these at that price. There were many better options for professional synths at the time and there’s not a a remarkable difference in home keyboards that were half the cost.

[@doordedeur]

With the 6700 you get a SY-22 synth, combined with a PSR arranger and a large keybed. Buying these things seperately would be a lot cheaper...

[@tedmurena]

@doordedeur is this really the same sounds as the SY22? I haven’t played with one before but probably won’t if that’s the case…

[@Kinnor.Home.Studios]

The arranger technology in its early stage during those days made it so expensive.

[@doordedeur]

The PSR-6700 has the same sound engine as the SY-22. It may have different presets.

[@PTarot-j5v]

How can i actve the ACM on the keyboard?

[@oldbatwit5102]

'Don't you want me , baby?'

[@tedmurena]

Hahahaha

[@lasu7712]

Well, the title sounds intriguing but looking back to its time (1991), was it really "expensive"? For instance, I bought Korg Trinity Pro X (1995) for more than 8000$ at my high-school time (and the good thing is, I still keep it and it works well until now, still love it! Am I faithful? 🤣). So it costs much more than most of nowadays arranger/workstation! And what about the price of DX7, Fairlight?

[@tedmurena]

You are comparing professional synths to home keyboards of which this is the latter. The DX7 was way cheaper than this when it was released and worth it… the Trinity was expensive but not aimed at the home user…

[@lasu7712]

@@tedmurena Oh you mean that arranger is not for professionals but expensive, I get your point, sorry for the misunderstanding, as I don't know this arranger anyway :)

[@Kinnor.Home.Studios]

But, All it sounds like is a Medeli AKX-10, I mean the dynamics.

[@tedmurena]

That’s not a very good advertisement for the Medeli. This thing is thirty years older…

[@Kinnor.Home.Studios]

@@tedmurena Medeli is not my own brand to Advertise it. What I told is, 30 years old expensive keyboard sounds only like a cheap keyboard right now in the market.

[@doordedeur]

The PSR-6700 has more dynamics than every other budget keyboard, because of its hardware sounds. It can't compete with a synth you can use on stage, but it's way better than the 8-bit mp3-quality of cheap Chinese keyboards.