Yamaha PS 55 Portasound Keyboard Part 1/2

[@mamie6820]

Love this. Thanks so much for demonstrating all the features so clearly. I bought this for my son in the 80’s. Just took it out of storage and cleaned it up. I followed you on the video and am so amazed that everything still works and sounds so good. I’m going to start learning to play it over the Winter. Wish me luck as I’m not musically trained but I will wash some KZbin videos and hope to emerge with some tunes by Spring. Thanks again.

[@rohlandbobolis5871]

I wish you luck 🤞, please how can I get one of this keyboard 🎹, I'm trying to get it but still can't get it

[@moxie96]

your guides are great sir! I just got a portasound 3 last month because your vid for it helped me fall in love with it and I'm seeing what else there is to love. I remember this one but I was way to young to have it plus pricey back then.

[@williamgatesenson]

you doin the lord's work

[@elprincipeidiota8131]

3:26 piano bar de Charly Garcia

[@harmoniousfists]

Great work, Michael! I really appreciate the info and demonstrations of these old obscure keyboards.

[@keninvictoria]

I bought one of these new, still have it. It costs $1100 Canadian back in the early 80's.

[@freibags]

keninvic I bought one of these today and I paid 45$

[@sheepkillindog]

Sitting at $12 on goodwill website. May snap it up.

[@pudidotdk]

Got one for free yesterday

[@rohlandbobolis5871]

@@pudidotdk please help me, how can I buy one . I don't just see it or know where to have it

[@walkaboutarts]

love the seagulls

[@divinodayacap3313]

walkabout lmao

[@THE1MAR]

Thats faboulous! And this PS-55 Yamaha is the best. :)

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

Beautiful machine - my 2nd keyboard - after the PS-20.....

[@vintagefan3759]

Great find for myself to find one of these! I've been looking for a Yamaha keyboard for a Sega Genesis aesthetic and this one is more reminiscent to the early Genesis tracks. Not the DX7 but I found this similar one for only $20!

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Wow! $20 is a great bargain for this Keyboard! I paid about £40 for mine in which I’m guessing could be $60 in your country’s currency, it is a fun keyboard to play around with even though the sounds are not realistic, but it was 1983 when it was released so no keyboard sounded realistic back then but most of them were really fun to make nice and weird sounds on it

[@SteffenBuchholz]

uhh oh, this was my second one :-))) loved it

[@Pieriv]

very nice prensentation, thanks !

[@kumbah2006]

I had the model with the silver keys ... the PSS-55S - was pretty decent for the time. wish I still had mine, I could redo all of "Forest of Dreams" on it. :) Cool demo, by the way (will have to go watch part 2, now!).

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Hello, the sounds I played are all the sounds on the keyboard, there were not any realistic acoustic piano sounds on it especially on a keyboard from 1983. Hope this helps :)

[@KellyBrothersCo]

11:31 that sounded so cool!!

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

@imme12356 As these keyboards are becoming a rarity, I think you should get your hands on one while you can, for $55 isnt too bad, I bought mine on ebay for £30 + £10 Postage so I'd say yes, it is worth buying. Thanks for watching!

[@TippianiMusicClub]

hi please help me, my keyboard Yamaha PS-50 only has an effect can not change it in any way, as I fix it? reset or whatever? thank you

[@maidbloke]

Great, well done! Love the seagulls :-) I have a PS-55 which I have had since new - but I can't play it as well as you! Cheers.

[@clayperdue1798]

Swear I heard some FFVI in there.

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Ahh yes, the Dancing Mad theme that I played when demonstrating the Pipe Organ sound ;)

[@iazah1650]

My uncle recently gave me his old keyboard (this model) managed to clean it all up and buy a replacement cable but just can't figure out how to turn off auto bass chord if that's even possible?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

@paperpichu I got mine on ebay so you could try and find one there, these keyboard are quite rare so you wouldnt see one of these everyday on ebay only every once in a while so keep on the lookout, hope this helps ;)

[@maisonvague]

Great demo of the PS-55. Really enjoyed it. You inspired me to go up into my attic and dust off my PS-55. It's a remarkably great sounding little keyboard, isn't it? By the way, mine is missing a few slider caps, so if you ever run across a supply, please let me know, okay? Cheers

[@masilali4433]

Hello, my friend..I want to buy a Yamaha ps55 like this. Where can I find someone who can provide me with something similar? Thank you

[@dmomcilovic9185]

When I was a kid my dad bought this new for me for £449 , it was a lot back then

[@gomezdiaz]

3:25 Piano Bar de Charly García

[@thammaratjaruktham2164]

Good

[@bestamerica]

' hi K... i have one yamaha ps-55 is a great music sound... already in my channel video with LED light clap music kit

[@DiegoFerri]

same question: what song did you use to demo the music box patch at 5:08 ?

[@erebousde]

Piccolo with some Reverb I guess. I have the same keyboard here and could recreate it with that.

[@SteffenBuchholz]

This was Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a - - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2mtaaioeMRrgNk - - listen there at approx. 6 mins!! :))

[@01bier1]

05:10 what is the name of this song that you use to demonstrate the music box? I would like to learn to play it !

[@SteffenBuchholz]

This was Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a - - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2mtaaioeMRrgNk - - listen there at approx. 6 mins!! :))

[@kvba4444]

Hey, im thinking about buying one. This may be a silly question, but does it have any acoustic piano sounds in it?

[@DaraM73]

Celeste sell-est, polyphonic Paul-e-fonic, tremolo trem-ello

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Dara M very funny.

[@thevisaliafoxtheatre5606]

does anyone know what a Yahama PS-555 is worth today?

[@TylerWoodisawesome]

I'm curious as well - and I was mistaken as maybe you were, but it's the PS-55S (letter S at the end, not 5). I just got one of those - the silver/gray keys are so cool! I think that model is more rare.

[@jackcimino8822]

They cost $50-100+

[@federicoluna]

Hi, nice vídeo. Any knows if this keyboard have keys with velocity sensitive?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Hello, this keyboard does not have touch sensitive keys. Hope this helps :)

[@seanmertens9837]

Hi! Does it have a midi out?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Sean Mertens this keyboard unfortunately doesnt have midi in or out

[@BarryWarne]

Portatone ?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Barry Warne as it's a bigger keyboard, yes it would be known as a portatone, at the time I called it a portasound because the keyboard was a PS and not a PSR, so I assumed that's what it stood for

[@marknorris8615]

are speakers onboard

[@maidbloke]

+Mark Norris Yes

[@elamriti]

wat is this keyboard worth ?

[@jackcimino8822]

scroeffie Around $50-100+

[@great-vocal-man]

seagulls

[@jackbird9388]

Seats a bit squeaky

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Jack Bird yes that was the problem with my videos when I was sitting on that chair and the audio is in mic, I still have the chair but my videos are in direct line audio now as it has been for about 7 years so you wouldn’t hear the chair squeak on my videos since then

[@ThePetethetweet]

i can hear seagulls in the background, therefore deduce you live by the sea...no need to thank me...oh! meant to say ive got one of those..