I've had my psr-240 for almost 22 years. It still works great, sure it's a bit outdated but it just goes to show that yamaha produces amazing long lasting quality products!
this is, after all a 22 year-old keyboard. 1998 saw this, the psr 140, psr 79 and psr 195 which both have the same sounds. however still being soled at the time were the psr 220 and psr 230 which had better sound chips at the time and had reverb. I am not a fan of the psr 240 myself but however this keyboard marks a very important part of yamaha's history. it was one of the first keyboards to have 100 demo songs and the education function, in fact this and the other 3 keyboards were the only ones that had the feature up until 2000 when the psr 260 entered the seen with its dj mode which has its roots with the djx at the time. the djx 2 came out strate after and yamaha launched its last psr in 2004 when the psr 295 came out and its one of the better ones. then a year after that we see the very first psr e series model, psr e203. releaced in june 2005. 2006 saw the psr e403 which introduced live control gnobs to lower end keyboards as the psr e203 and e303 were lacking. 2007 saw the psr e213 and psr e313 which were no different except enhanced versions of the previous 2 models with different features. 2008 saw the psr e413 enter the fray and is still a decent seller on second hand marketplaces offering a pretty decent price. 2009 was nothing special. 2 more kids keyboard models this time the 223 and psr e323 which were borderline rubbish, but they did have new songs onboard with the 323 so that was what was going for it. 2010s yamaha psr e423 was, and still is a big upgrade over the 413 adding more sounds and styles. 2011 saw the psr e series get its first USB powered low end psr e333 while the psr e233 had midi cables. then 2012 introduced the e433 and finally, USB memory drive slot, dj pattern mode, better sounds and yamaha was in the write direction. 2013 was nothing new, usual kids toys first before 2014 when the psr e443 enters the fray with more dj patterns and more new features which were an upgrade to the previous model. the psr e353 introduced us to duo mode back in 2015 and the psr e253 was a disappointment, no midi. 2016 is the year of the legendary psr e453 which I am sure everyone knows. 2017 was nothing new again. the psr e363 is just a psr e343 with upgraded features and features added from the psr e353. and the 263 still has no midi. now here we are at the present. current flagship psr e463 which is still epic. currently the low end keyboards on the market in yamahas usual kiddy range are the psr e273 and psr e373 which are garbage. yamaha has better keyboards than that for lower or the same price. the psr e473 was ment to be releaced this year as the tradition goes. but in 2019 yamaha releaced one of the ugliest keyboards ever. the psr e360 which is a psr e263 with a different casing design and touch sensitive keys for £200 more than the cost of the e263. and there you are. the history of budget keyboards from 1996 all the way up to now
I remember how I ended up with this keyboard it was pitched at me after buying a sculpture and talking about how i liked to play music too much before I knew it the thing was in my trunk with stand and seat music books and everything I told the guy I only collect vintage keyboards but i felt bad he was moving and really liked it i got home tried a few presets and shut it off in disappointment the grand piano is actually amazing and at the push of a button but I didn’t enjoy the way the tones were sadly i still haven’t touched it
Got one of these for my daughter when she was having piano lessons. About 3 good sounds on it (grand, thick saw, synth brass), but at least it has midi. Currently hook it up to a Roland jv1080 as I had to sell all my keyboards during lockdown 😢
@@gearfacts So true, so true my friend. I often find that the cheaper or somehow "off" or weird an instrument sounds, the more amazing it is when I make somthing great or beautiful with it. ("Great" and beautiful in MY mind, anyway, lol )
Guys...I have this piano. I've had it since I was 5. I'm 23. This piano was literally used by the red hot chili peppers...it is the only touch sensitive keyboard I've ever seen and it's the only one that will cut it. The ONLY bad thing ab this piano...if it really can be thought of as a bad thing...is that it doesn't allow you to record, play multiple things at once or loop. But still...you guys don't even understand. This piano went for 2,500 fuckin dollars in the EARLY NINETIES everyone needs to get off their high horses. This is literally well roundedly the single best consumer level piano ever made...or that you can obtain in your lifetime
Sadly, Yamaha and Casio both had that period in the 1990s and early 2000s where their keyboards were bland and PCM only based. Me thinks during the same time that these major companies along with others started making their products in Mainland China due to the labor being so much cheaper, and in turn.. the products where so much cheaper in quality and even price too! Want proof? Check the Yamaha PSR keyboards of 1987(the last heavy duty ones) and Casio CT keyboards of that same year. While the Yamaha were built better, both Casio and Yamaha used older synth based tech for the sounds and early PCM which was gritty and catchy. The 90s and early 2Ks brought ALOT of bland generic PCM only monstrosities. Now the semi pro and pro keyboards from Yamaha in the 90s was a whole other tale! Those are my most favorite! As I have stated before, it is only recently that Yamaha PSR keyboards have vastly improved in both sound and build quality again.. PSR240 shows what is STILL the staple home keyboard PCM only sounds.. not great.. But not bad either.
I think the design of this keyboard then derived into other Yamaha's products; the shape of the panel where the LCD display located is similar to the headlight of Yamaha Mio in Indonesia, so the headlamp shape of that motorcycle may be derived from this keyboard
I've had my psr-240 for almost 22 years. It still works great, sure it's a bit outdated but it just goes to show that yamaha produces amazing long lasting quality products!
So do i, mine is about 24 years too.....and still working well.
this is, after all a 22 year-old keyboard. 1998 saw this, the psr 140, psr 79 and psr 195 which both have the same sounds. however still being soled at the time were the psr 220 and psr 230 which had better sound chips at the time and had reverb. I am not a fan of the psr 240 myself but however this keyboard marks a very important part of yamaha's history. it was one of the first keyboards to have 100 demo songs and the education function, in fact this and the other 3 keyboards were the only ones that had the feature up until 2000 when the psr 260 entered the seen with its dj mode which has its roots with the djx at the time. the djx 2 came out strate after and yamaha launched its last psr in 2004 when the psr 295 came out and its one of the better ones. then a year after that we see the very first psr e series model, psr e203. releaced in june 2005. 2006 saw the psr e403 which introduced live control gnobs to lower end keyboards as the psr e203 and e303 were lacking. 2007 saw the psr e213 and psr e313 which were no different except enhanced versions of the previous 2 models with different features. 2008 saw the psr e413 enter the fray and is still a decent seller on second hand marketplaces offering a pretty decent price.
2009 was nothing special. 2 more kids keyboard models this time the 223 and psr e323 which were borderline rubbish, but they did have new songs onboard with the 323 so that was what was going for it.
2010s yamaha psr e423 was, and still is a big upgrade over the 413 adding more sounds and styles.
2011 saw the psr e series get its first USB powered low end psr e333 while the psr e233 had midi cables. then 2012 introduced the e433 and finally, USB memory drive slot, dj pattern mode, better sounds and yamaha was in the write direction.
2013 was nothing new, usual kids toys first before 2014 when the psr e443 enters the fray with more dj patterns and more new features which were an upgrade to the previous model.
the psr e353 introduced us to duo mode back in 2015 and the psr e253 was a disappointment, no midi.
2016 is the year of the legendary psr e453 which I am sure everyone knows. 2017 was nothing new again. the psr e363 is just a psr e343 with upgraded features and features added from the psr e353. and the 263 still has no midi. now here we are at the present. current flagship psr e463 which is still epic.
currently the low end keyboards on the market in yamahas usual kiddy range are the psr e273 and psr e373 which are garbage. yamaha has better keyboards than that for lower or the same price.
the psr e473 was ment to be releaced this year as the tradition goes. but in 2019 yamaha releaced one of the ugliest keyboards ever. the psr e360 which is a psr e263 with a different casing design and touch sensitive keys for £200 more than the cost of the e263. and there you are. the history of budget keyboards from 1996 all the way up to now
Comprehensive! Nice one mate, it's always good to hear your comments :)
For its age it sounds alright !
The Wood Bass!
Yeah man, great demo. That one sounds very cold. Cheers!
Yeah it's a nice coarse wood bass, I think the grittiness of that particular sample enhances it nicely.
I remember how I ended up with this keyboard it was pitched at me after buying a sculpture and talking about how i liked to play music too much before I knew it the thing was in my trunk with stand and seat music books and everything I told the guy I only collect vintage keyboards but i felt bad he was moving and really liked it i got home tried a few presets and shut it off in disappointment the grand piano is actually amazing and at the push of a button but I didn’t enjoy the way the tones were sadly i still haven’t touched it
Straight to ebay/gumtree/facebook marketplace for that one!
Got one of these for my daughter when she was having piano lessons. About 3 good sounds on it (grand, thick saw, synth brass), but at least it has midi. Currently hook it up to a Roland jv1080 as I had to sell all my keyboards during lockdown 😢
Fun keyboard to start on. My daughter likes synthesizers these days and I think the exposure to Yamahas and Casios contributed to that interest.
i was actually kinda feeling the multipad jams lol
They are a laugh, for sure :) Shame they aren't programmable like on some later/bigger Yamaha models.
I love Sounds @ Yamaha SY series.
Ancient people would have
worshipped it as a musical God.
The right person could make
endless masterpieces with it
Absolutely. My opinion: There's too much focus on instrument "realism" rather than actual quality of musical compositions :)
@@gearfacts
So true, so true my friend. I often find that the cheaper or somehow "off" or weird an instrument sounds, the more amazing it is when I make somthing great or beautiful with it. ("Great" and beautiful in MY mind, anyway, lol )
@@GoogleRSUCKS Yup. People spend too much time agonizing over which gear to buy instead of using that time to create :)
Guys...I have this piano. I've had it since I was 5. I'm 23. This piano was literally used by the red hot chili peppers...it is the only touch sensitive keyboard I've ever seen and it's the only one that will cut it. The ONLY bad thing ab this piano...if it really can be thought of as a bad thing...is that it doesn't allow you to record, play multiple things at once or loop. But still...you guys don't even understand. This piano went for 2,500 fuckin dollars in the EARLY NINETIES everyone needs to get off their high horses. This is literally well roundedly the single best consumer level piano ever made...or that you can obtain in your lifetime
The PSR-240 was $2500? You're yankin' my chain!
Sadly, Yamaha and Casio both had that period in the 1990s and early 2000s where their keyboards were bland and PCM only based. Me thinks during the same time that these major companies along with others started making their products in Mainland China due to the labor being so much cheaper, and in turn.. the products where so much cheaper in quality and even price too! Want proof? Check the Yamaha PSR keyboards of 1987(the last heavy duty ones) and Casio CT keyboards of that same year. While the Yamaha were built better, both Casio and Yamaha used older synth based tech for the sounds and early PCM which was gritty and catchy. The 90s and early 2Ks brought ALOT of bland generic PCM only monstrosities. Now the semi pro and pro keyboards from Yamaha in the 90s was a whole other tale! Those are my most favorite! As I have stated before, it is only recently that Yamaha PSR keyboards have vastly improved in both sound and build quality again.. PSR240 shows what is STILL the staple home keyboard PCM only sounds.. not great.. But not bad either.
I think the design of this keyboard then derived into other Yamaha's products; the shape of the panel where the LCD display located is similar to the headlight of Yamaha Mio in Indonesia, so the headlamp shape of that motorcycle may be derived from this keyboard
Interesting!
I hated the 260. But from the same generation as this and the 260, I got a 280 which is quite nice even for today.
Good video, do you know how to activate its midi function to use on the computer?
this is my current keyboard lol
First you talk about how far the 240 has come, then your comment makes it sound like a dud.
I meant the badness of this keyboard shows us how good Yamaha keyboards are today.
@@gearfacts OK, Thanks
Reviews a 20 year old keyboard and comes to the conclusion that it's not as good as keyboards of today. We've got ourselves a real Einstein here 🙄
Aw c'mon, I'm not very experienced, give me a break.