Yamaha PSR-E343 : Five years after its release

Sitting roughly in the middle of the PSR-E series, the PSR-E343 delivers a good range of competent sounds and some beautifully 'human' beats. It has no hidden special tricks, it's just a good, solid all-round performer.

[@Whos-That-Guy]

I got the original PSR-1 from Santa when i was 8!!! More than 30 years later I still have it and it still works! My 8yo daughter used for a while but Xmas last year Santa got her a new PSR 363. It's great. The e463 is worth the step up for older players and you have the budget but the 363 is still great. Cos i got the original psr-1 I've become a yamaha fan. I worked in a piano store as a teenager and they far outperformed and out sold the competition. Their reputation is the envy of every company. I started riding motor bikes 7 years ago and my first 2 bike where Yamaha and I experienced the same high quality. Although they are having a few issues with their motogp bikes atm. I also have a high end yamaha acoustic guitar that I've owned for 25 years, it's still sounds and plays like new. I also know lots of people who have low spec Yamaha guitars that are just as old and still play great. In fact a family friend has has his Yamaha acoustic for almost 40 years! and it sounds better than any maton I ever played. Not a knock on maton, that particular yamaha is super rare and when they tried to compete with martin.... Ha Yamaha should start paying me for these reviews.

[@gearfacts]

Wow I didn't even know there WAS a PSR1. I thought they started at 2. Sounds like you've got a real rare collectible there!

[@New_Zealand_Music]

I had the PSR 16. Till I dropped it. Meh. Oh well. $5, but still.

[@heroknaderi]

Still a great keyboard 🎹. Now for suture psr e 3xx series Yamaha can add the two knobs and the pitch bend wheel😎👍

[@lenoracatherine3721]

How to reset this keyboard sir same i have i got one issue while playing the volume gets high and slowly coming down and again slowly increasing same thing happening

[@gearfacts]

Maybe hold the highest key down while switching it on? I’m not sure. I think the problem might be a physical fault anyway, I doubt that reset will help :(

[@lenoracatherine3721]

Thank you sir for your reply

[@PaulVoid]

Does it split keyboard with ability for two patches ?

[@gearfacts]

Yes

[@graycolors2879]

Does this Yamaha have single fingered chord option? Our you need to press all 3 keys in order to play a chord?

[@gearfacts]

Yes it has single finger chording.

[@graycolors2879]

@@gearfacts thank you so much. I could not find this infor even in manual. How do you set it up? Is there a switch/button for this?

[@sivabala5425]

I think has the best keybed in the entire psr-e lineup

[@ladaga85]

Why? It's softer?

[@gearfacts]

I haven't noticed any difference between any of them, but some ppl may be more perceptive than me about this.

[@PRKplayer]

i own an e343 and want to directly record all the voices directly to a daw . can you tell me how ? i have been trying to do it but can't find a way

[@gearfacts]

You'll need a decent audio/USB interface.

[@bel819]

Somehow the sustain pedal for this keyboard isn’t working at all for me . I don’t know how to fix it , any ideas ?

[@radiopanterfmitapetiningar5097]

Eu tenho o meu desde 2015 ...😊e hoje uso com um ctx 5000... Porem nao consigo desfazer dele... Amo esse yamaha kkkk😅😅😅😅😅 otimo teclado ..com otimos recursos e preço bem acessivel ...

[@gearfacts]

I see your dilemma!

[@willo7979]

I used to own e323, love the audio quality When I move to e343, just feel that the audio is not as great as e323. On the spec, e323 weighs 4.9kg while e343 weighs 4.4kg I couldn’t think of anything or where the weight reduction can happen. Other than speakers with reduced mass. Another cost saving?

[@gearfacts]

I think you could be right

[@fijielectrical8323]

Nice

[@zaum2002]

I'd like to hear the wurlitzer sound. Any good ?

[@gearfacts]

Not all that great. The electric piano sounds were the category that really let it down.

[@transforminggravity15626]

Cool 🔥 🎹🔥🎶🎵

[@patrickarend8707]

Excellent video. I got a PSR-E343 recently at a thrift store for $25. I might keep it.

[@gearfacts]

Thanks Patrick, you got a great deal there!

[@ladaga85]

Glynn if u still have that keyboard can you solve a doubt? If you connect the mobile via aux in an play any song, can you hear that song and what u play over just with a headphones connected? Or the sound from aux in is just to be listened on speakers?

[@gearfacts]

The song and what you play will come out through the headphones.

[@ladaga85]

@@gearfacts thanks Glynn!

[@drunio1504]

Any feature updates, upgrades, layering, volume adjustments to layers? Or it just the same old? ⚠ℹ

[@gearfacts]

You can adjust the volume of the layers

[@laura777selena]

Honestly, do you think it is a good idea to buy this piano? I mean I want to buy it but I'm not sure.

[@gearfacts]

I'd go to one of the models that starts with a 4. Even if it's second hand. Much more fun than this one.

[@robleah6938]

Does this keyboard have DJ mode?

[@gearfacts]

No.

[@yogarisnandar9625]

how this compare to dgx 300/305 ? more function ?

[@gearfacts]

Fewer keys, but it has more sounds

[@nischalthapa8109]

Casio CTK-4000 or the Yamaha PSR-E343?

[@gearfacts]

Personally I'd take the casio out of those two, but they're just about equal.

[@nischalthapa8109]

@@gearfacts Thank you so much. I have been wanting some professional opinions on this. And one more question which one has better keybed or feel to it ? More depth?

[@FeelFPVSimProgress]

Why Casio ctk 4000? ​@@gearfacts

[@gearfacts]

@@FeelFPVSimProgress They're very similar, but the CTK-4000 has a sampler.

[@gearfacts]

@@nischalthapa8109 Too long ago for me to remember sorry! It's likely that the Yamaha played more nicely, but neither would be great.

[@damiensmith8774]

Does it have a key lighting system ?

[@gearfacts]

No :(

[@aerospace_aviation]

I have the psr e243 and it's an amazing keyboard, sadly it doesn't have touch resignation but it's fine for me

[@gearfacts]

Sometimes is good not to have touch response :)

[@aerospace_aviation]

@@gearfacts yeah true

[@JB-po3rb]

100,-- EURO

[@tinotendamandizvidza1903]

Trash keyboard

[@gearfacts]

What keyboard do you play?