Yamaha PSR SX700 Review - Lots Of Playing Demos!
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- Yamaha PSR-SX700 Review & UK Buyers Guide
The Yamaha PSR-SX700 keyboard replaces the older PSR-S775 model. The new model shares the same touchscreen user interface as the higher range PSR-SX900 model. In terms of price vs performance, this has got to be one of the best keyboards on the market today.
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I've finally one solid conclusion : playing a keyboard better is more imortant than playing a better keyboard...
💯 true...
This is one of the better keyboard tho
Not true..... Playing a better keyboard is important as playing better... If the equipment sounds like shit but the player is good, well the player is good, that's great but when you hear it still sounds like crap due to the sound quality of the keyboard. Also it helps you to play more and enjoy what you're doing.
@@amusic9825 Exactly. That was my experience. I got much better since I bought the S975 two years ago. When you enjoy the sound, you enjoy playing more, you practice more.
@@VishalRastogi you are here
I wish these keyboards came with your musical ability! 😀
I purchased the Yamaha PSR-SX900 last December and I am very pleased with it. The Bluetooth feature is very handy for audio recording and/or just playing along with streamed content. I also have a Yamaha MOTIF XS6, so I know I have the best of both worlds. Right now, the PSR is very hard to find in the US because of the IC chip shortage, as with other Yamaha models.
Having spent countless hours looking at demo's I've now finally decided that the 700 is the keyboard for me . Ordered it yesterday and can't wait for it to arrive. Thanks Tony for your great playing and excellent demonstrations.
I'm on the brink of ordering one too. I think the SX900 would be overkill never mind the steeper asking price. Was considering a MODX too, but this looks easier to use come the end of the day!
@@Culture_of_Ghosts ,l was the same . Looked at the 900 but it didn't seem worth paying nearly £600 more for things I would never use. I've now received my 700 and am over the moon with it. Good luck with your search.
@@Culture_of_Ghosts I have played both the SX900 & SX700, you really do get what you pay for SX700 is not in the same league as the SX900, I have a S770 worth about £300.00 sounds similar to the SX700. The SX900 has way better instrument sounds DSP is better, pay that £600 more you will hear the difference, Pete 😀
@@Culture_of_Ghosts I have a Modx6 and this is a total different thing for me compared to that. The modx I treat like a workstation and the sx700 I use as an arranger as it's like a 1 man band. Creating side is for modx the fun side is the 700, both fantastic boards.
@@PeterWalkerS770 the sounds on the 700 are better than the ones on my Modx6 but I can fine tune this to whatever I want it to sound like. The 6,7 and the 9 all have the same sounds because they all use the exact same engine.
Tony, you are a very talented musician!!!
Bonners should give you a raise in order to keep you!!
Adri from Holland
@Flaperons lmao
I bought me a PSR SX900 weeks ago for $1,500 and I am very pleased with the sound and everything that comes with it. Awesome, keyboard! I still have a lot to learn on my YAMAHA PSR SX900.
Did you pay $1,500 for a new or used one? The price is awesome! The SX700 is on my wish list.
@@jerryspencer7916 brand new. You should get one.
It was the last 2 in stock. So, I had to make a quick decision lol. I cashed it!
I have had a psr s770 for 7 years now and now im thinking about upgrading to this one. nicely done sir it sounds like a tyros/genos for sound quallity😉
I just ordered one. Cannot wait for me to pick it up at guitar 🎸 center, im so in love with this keyboard. I was stocked with the psr 550 for a long time and its time for me to upgrade
Wow, great playing! BTW, yes, SX700 doesn't have VCM effects. They replaced it with "Vintage" effects (such as a Vintage Phaser, flanger, and more). The parameters and quality of the effects are similar to SX900's VCM effects.
That guy is amazing,he even did the TOP GUN guitar solo on the 700! I'm out of a job😁 l just got my YAMAHA sx 700 today,it's an epic keyboard,a highly recommended piece of kit.
Intro tune(The way it is) is always Michael's go to when setting up for a customer 👍
Haha I know it’s 10 months late, but you got that spot on! 😝🎹👊🏻
Very good presentation. Thank you! You also proved to me, my ears aren't so bad. Many videos have high tones that are off key and I wondered if my hearing was so bad. But I came here for these two reasons. All of what I hear IS on key and the keyboard will do anything I would want to do. Sir, you're a very good musician and I've learned something just watching your hands. Many Thanks!
Fantastically played Tony makes the keyboards he plays come alive and really shines his expertise well presented and played I want one now an upgrade to a PSR S 970 well done Tony,
I have a yamaha psr 700 x. Im amazed at the keyboard. So glad i bought it. Thank you yamaha. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Manufacturers on the whole are not too keen to make it known models will be replaced too far in advance as it would effect sales. (Some keep quiet until actual release date).
Though It looks to me like the replacement for the PSR-SX700 and SX900 are coming out later on in 2024.
Within months I'd say, Sept/Oct/Nov time. Announcement at least.
The biggest USA dealer has stopped stocking these two SX models since June 2024 and of the big 3 EU retailers we have the following as of end of July 2024:
Retailer 1, PSR-SX600 and SX700 in stock.
Retailer 2, just the PSR-SX600 in stock.
Retailer 3, all three models in stock but at substantial reductions, SX600 is £559, SX700 is £895, SX900 is £1759. (All in low numbers of stock, looking likely the SX700 and SX900 could be the last stock they'll have). So likely y'all be too late to get such a bargain.
I notice some UK retailers do not have new SX700 &/or SX900's for sale at all.
I suspect it'll be just the PSR-SX 700 and 900 that are replaced in 2024, leaving the PSR-SX 600 in place until early 2025. All a part of marketing and sales.
The hope likely being that existing PSR-SX600 owners will upgrade to the SX700 or even the SX900 (replacement!) when in a buzz of excitement they come out.
See how it works!
The thing is if all 3 models were replaced at the same time some SX600 owners may just upgrade to the SX600 replacement.
(The SX600 btw came out in 2020 one year after the SX700 and SX900, so may well stick to that pattern).
I predict along with the SX600 replacement coming in early 2025 the 88 key DGX-670 will also be replaced around the same time. That model is getting old as well, though it looks a decent enough piece of kit.
Then after all that possibly mid to end of 2025 the PSR-E473 and PSR-EW425 replacements may well come out.
With of cause there likely being the hope that just after the PSR-SX600 replacement is released the owners of those two lesser keyboards just mentioned upgrade in the mean time to the SX600 replacement.
It has to be all worked out in advance, planned out, production dates planned out, with retailers more than likely knowing why they cannot get hold of an existing keyboard, from experience, because it'll soon be replaced.
BUT, even knowing that, had they some of the old stock in stock, the customer would likely not be told of an imminent new release. Unless they were a long time customer.
Some dealers would do that, the dealer just being glad to shift the last stock out the way, then restock in a fanfare with the new sexy models.
Such a customer who was not informed could end up feeling 'cheated', having ponied up all that substantial amount of money and maybe ending up walking away feeling 'buyers regret'.
Wishing they had instead got the newer model. I feel for them already!
What would that dealer say if asked?, "Oh no, we we were not informed either", could be a reply, how could anyone prove otherwise?.
Trust could be lost, risking the loss of repeat sales, repeat sales being something the dealer would prefer but selling each and every product in stock is the main concern.
Getting the item sold, being the priority for many of them.
Along with customer satisfaction and other factors to be fair.
I just say, if purchasing such a costly instrument as a PSR-SX700 do your due diligence.
A decent enough bit of gear, I wouldn't mind one, though I would sooner have its imminent replacement. Not wanting that 'missing out' feeling.
Though of cause initially there would be a missing out of £hundreds, due to the price difference.
We'll just have to see.
I do though bet on a mid to late Sept 2024 announcement with retailers getting new stock prior to Xmas 2024.
Tony, your reviews are always in very high standard !! Thank you very much !!
Ordered one yesterday. Getting it tomorrow. If people are interested in hearing it, it'll be showcased on my channel.
Can one say, the SX 700 replaces the 970 or in other words, instead a used 970 a SX 700 is the better choice?
Great review. I had ordered the 700 today. Thanks to your excellent input I decided to get the 900. Tahnks a lot (I am in Canada).
Thank you very much for the demonstration; though I'm still struggling through the pile of all keyboard demos along youtube channels. They all seem to have one common point missing ehich is that no one explaining **clearly and sharply** which keyboard is most suitable for which purpose? I know the fact that each user has their own needs and also each device can be (at least theoretically) used for all purposes too, but I also belive that there is a good / proper use for each device according to its design target just like a school bus vs. hatchback vs. convertible; each can take to school but on quite different (or smilar ?) ways...
So consider the rough keyboard categories :
1- digital grand pianos
2- digital portable pianos
3- digital portable grands (DGX)
4- synthesizers
5- arranger workstations like Tyros, Genos
6- all purpose pro devices like PSR-SX900
7- all purpose beginners / amateurs like PSR-EW463
And consider the following use scenerios :
1- Classical Concert Live (pro)
2- Pop Rock R&B Jazz Concert Live (pro)
3- Live entertainment in Weddings, Clubs and Parties
4- Studio Recording for an album of any genre
5- Music Composition
6- Music Teaching and Learning
7- Home entertainment
Now can someone point me which devices best fit into which categories from each brand ?
Hi Rip! Thank you for your VERY WELL ANALYZED comment/question. I also am trying to decide which keyboard would best meet my needs. There is a huge choice of types from several manufacturers and it seems confusing. After reading a lot of posts on the internet my conclusion is that there is not an ultimate answer to this dilemma. There are some good choices and bad choices, both with pros and cons. At this point in my search I have begun making a list of the qualities which are important to me now, and this list may change in the future, as I gain more keyboard skills.
At this time I want the following in a portable instrument:
1) - very high quality sound
2) - a nice grand piano sound
3) - a nice organ sound
4) - and possibly most important of all - a beautiful orchestra strings sound
5) - high quality individual strings, such as violin, viola, cello, harp and concert guitar
6) - the ability to layer various sounds
7) - a nice selection of rhythm accompaniment
8) - self contained speakers
9) - very important and often overlooked - a brand from a company which honors its warranty . . . integrity is paramount!
And now for the things which I would prefer to not have:
1) - blue tooth
2) - many of the high-tech computer related features
3) - unnecessary complication
4) - electric guitar sounds
5) - 900+ voices
I would much prefer to have 50 or so BEAUTIFUL, HIGH QUALITY voices instead of 900+ average or mediocre sounding voices (quality over quantity). As you can notice, I am not a fan of endless high tech, computer related features. I want to play beautiful music for myself and my friends. When possible, I much prefer simplicity over complication. I consider myself a music lover not a computer geek.
I have described my wish list in order to show you my thought process. Yours will be different because your needs/desires are different. But we are both doing the same thing - analyzing what is important in a keyboard and what is not important in a keyboard. I don't think there is a PERFECT answer to the perfect keyboard, ONLY COMPROMISES, with some better than others.
A good starting point is making a spreadsheet with all the keyboards you know of or have read of, listing the main qualities. And then begin eliminating some possibilities because of their cost and features you don't want. Also consider the reputation of the manufacturer, the availability of service if needed and why certain models are popular. I have read that many musicians feel that Kawai has a higher quality, more realistic sound than Yamaha when comparing keyboards in the same general price range. In the final analysis there is no substitute for research.
I have listed some helpful websites for making this decision. I hope my ideas are helpful to you. Best wishes in your journey of discovery. I wish you peace and happiness in your music.
www.musiciansfriend.com/thehub/pianos-and-keyboards-how-to-choose
makingmusicmag.com/choosing-the-proper-keyboard/
www.sweetwater.com/insync/home-keyboard-buying-guide/
www.dummies.com/art-center/music/piano/how-to-select-a-digital-keyboard-that-lasts/
products.bestreviews.com/best-music-keyboard
czcams.com/video/xA6MVIJMJkw/video.html
@@jerryspencer7916 Hello Jerry! It's good to know that we share a common point of view on the variety of the available devices and brands. And thank you very much for pointing out the buying guides. Although I'm aware of most of the features that define and distingusih different categories of keyboards, I will definetely benefit from more research. What I'm more looking for is the assessment of a a keyboard from an professional and artistic value point, and may be more importantly about which instrument is used in which commercial album's recording... I've finally one solid conclusion though: playing a keyboard better is more important than playing a better keyboard... :-)
@@4thesakeofitname ""about which instrument is used in which commercial album's recording..."""
Hm....probably they are just using a DAW, a mouse, their computer keyboard and a midi keyboard or a real studio with many types of keyboards, instruments and musicians :)
If you want a good piano sound you buy a digital piano with weighted keys.
If you want to create sounds you are buying a synthesizer.
If you want to play with styles you are buying a keyboard with styles.
If you want to have all of these you have to buy 3 different types of instruments and connect them.
So you can use the better keybed of the digital piano,for the right hand the sounds of the synthesizer and for the accompaniment the styles of the keyboard with styles.
Thanks for your presentation en telling the different between 700 & 900.
Bought a Yamaha Montage 8 last year and played it maybe 3 or 4 hours. Bought a Yamaha MOX6 a couple of weeks ago and it's still in the box. Bought it in hoping that I could take it to the church where I am organist since it's much lighter weight than the Montage 8. But ... after hearing this keyboard, I wonder if I made the wrong decision. Can't afford the PSR 900, but this one seems to do everything the PSR 900 does (same with the Montage MOX6, a smaller version of the Montage 8 ... I guess a Montage, Jr.). What do you think? Have you ever played the Montage? Thanks so much for your videos. Love each and every one of them!
Your rendition of the Dear Hunter theme sold me on this keyboard!
The way companies name there keyboards is often confusing. Some of the old keyboard’s could be confused with newer series.
I must congratulate you on your videos, plus the very good impression you give of Bonner's Music as a company to deal with. I'm in Australia and have excellent dealers here, but if I lived in the UK I suspect I would be dealing with you. While I am pro Yamaha, I must admit that with their keyboards, Yamaha have been falling behind the rest of the market in features and value for money, but now with the 700 and 900 models here, have re-established their market standing for arranger keyboards. It can be argued that Korg can provide even better value, but the complexity of their design approach and interface, plus the presence of some pro features really make them instruments for a different market. I'm eagerly waiting on delivery of my SX900 (initial stocks here sold very rapidly). [PS. Must admit one or two comments here have me scratching my head?]
Wow, your skills are awesome.
You can download the additional sx900 styles free online also.
Next time please make more demo in Organ Patches, Rhodes & EP.Which has better Organ Patches,EP between MODX & SX900? Thanks
Hi nice demo of a very fine instrument 😎
Thank you for this explanations, it´s very good and helpfull. I´ve ordered the PSR SX 700
Beautiful playing Tony !
Can you explain where the music finder hase gone? well played greetings from the Netherlands.
Tony, would love to hear a full version of Elgar’s NIMROD from you on the PSR-SX900.
Very useful review. God bless you brother
Please give us some tutorials for mixers eq and compressor sections
ESSE TECLADO É TOP, PARA QUEM PODE E PARA QUEM TOCA COMO PROFISSIONAL.
Thank you very much for your explanations ... it was very helpfull .....
sx900 or sx700? there's a difference of 700€....i'm so indecisive!!! There is a big difference in terms of general sound quality?
It's possible to pitch (transpose) each part individually?
Nice keyboard but a genuine unabashed upsell to the SX900. Constantly told what this keyboard lacks in favor of the SX900. Only a difference of $700, or £562, that's all.
If you'll have a chance, could you review a Medeli AKX10 keyboard?
bear in mind SX-700 doesn't have the Revo! Drums samples from the SX-900.
very informative, curious about its keybed feels
Sir what is the better EQ setting?for full band and one man band?
Hello Tony great playing. Can you confirm the keyboard speaker you are using and the leads and how to connect this up thanks
Which is better synth keyboard or this one psr sx700?
Is it worth replacing Korg pa 900 for Yamaha psr sx 700?
It's not worth replacing but it's worth having the PSR-SX700 as well as the
Korg PA-900.
hello can you advice my yamaha sx 700 how to activate 3 part voices the work only right1 and2 when i try activate right 3 there is atomaticaly turn off right1 and right2
I love the way you play!!
Tony plays extremely well! I am trying to decide if he plays by ear or if he has memorized the songs. hmmm
Korg is number one. This one for west music only :)
Hy hwo îs The Best?yamaha sx700 vs roland ea7?thankyou verry much
Nice demonstration Tony! Does anyone know the name of the song beginning at 2:19?
It has deep Klavier like yamaha tyros?
Hello, I am interested to know is this model (sx700) has oriental voices and rhythm capabilities? Actually I am not sure that this model divided into two subgroups, like PSR-3000 and PSR-A3000? I doubt because you didn't show this important capability, (of course I'm not sure about that)
Thanks dude 🙏🏼👍
I think Yamaha has downloads of world music styles available.
Tony, which style have you chosen when playing "The Way It Is"
yamaha psr-sx700 versus roland rd88 ?
2*15W versus 2*6W the difference is really audible ? for 13m2 room
Sono tanto indeciso tra questa e la KORG Nautilus... A me piace molto co porre brani musicali utilizzando molto il sequencer della tastiera. In passato ho avuto una PSR S970 e devo dire che aveva dei bei suoni e accompagnamento, tuttavia aveva un sequencer poco intuitivo. Questa nuova fascia di tastiere che sono modelli nuovi di quella che avevo io, non saprei se abbiano un sequencer più semplice e intuitivo. Comunque sia non saprei quale scegliere, anche della KORG be parlano bene, però io non ho mai avuto KORG, ho sempre avuto Yamaha. Un consiglio? Grazie
what selection did you play in the end of the video?
I wish i had waited for this one and not purchased s775 last year
Just like me, Joel. But with everything nowadays, when you buy something you truly love, it will only be a few short months until they come out with something even better. Do like me ... give up and appreciate what you have now! LOL!
Same here!
@@canyoubelievethis220 It seems like a human weakness . . . the seductive trap of "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". In our minds, it seems to be true, but, in reality, that isn't always so. I learned that from the "school of hard knocks". Focusing on what we don't have is a subtle trap which leads to discontent with what we do have. This is a major challenge for me but, it is a losing game which never ends. I remember some wisdom from Russian author, Tolstoy, "I was dissatisfied about not having any shoes until I met a man who had no feet". hmmm
Tony make compersion video of Yamaha vs korg.
Can I add voice harmony to sx700? Great demos BTW
How may we find the m relise on this keyboard
Excellent review. Thanks to you sir
Great game well done.👍👍👍👍👍👍 How much is PSR sx900
My sx700 which is only 6 months old is stuck on the logo screen and I don't know what to do. Someone please give the solution.l came to know that many owners of this keyboard have the same problem.I think it has something to do with deleting items from favourites
You already did the obvious Yamaha reset? Hold down the far right key while turning on and off. Could be a software bug as you mention, try re installing the latest firmware and just replace when it asks. Only 6 months old is handy, you could also get an exchange or that repaired free under warranty.
Nice review mate.
All he did was play tunes,hardly in-depth.
I already have an old Roland E-80 and i would like to know if the quality sound is better on the PSR-SX 700 than my Roland E-80?
In general is that a better keyboard and is it a good idea to change it?
Thank you
can anyone please tell me the song which is played from 14:10 onwards??
Gran maestro tocando.
Hello! Does anyone know the title of the first song that played isntrumental piano ... thanks
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
what is the song covered at 4:56
It's the soundtrack from the film called The Deer Hunter
3:42 which style are u using??
Does Yamaha PSR SX700 has Hammond draw bars
Yes bro.
Yes
Yes on the touchscreen & the controller on the left
What songs is he playing in this demostration? Thanks and great video!
The first song is "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby.
The song at 3:45 is,
"Morning" from "Peer Gynt" by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.
The song at 4:56 is music from the film, "The Deer Hunter".
The song at 10:25 is "Lullaby Of Bird Land" in George Shearing style.
The song at 12:55 is "Strangers In The Night".
That's all I know.
the song at 11:38 is "top gun anthem"
What speakers are you using
I have this keyboard, i am looking for style update for it
Soundmondo. You can use ones from modx montage and more. Also Yamaha website has free ones, and plenty other sites have some free and some for purchase. Not hard to find using google.
Hello sir? I want to buy a kybord. Which county are you
Help i need suggestion for a keyboard. I really like s art voices but i never use styles. So i feel buying a psr keyboard is way too overkill for me. Is there a better alternative for me? Im finding one which sounds as realistic as possible, especially on piano and other orchestral instruments
Buy a grand piano.
Modx6 is what you need
If the SX900 is the flagship arranger, then what is the Genos?
A money printing machine for Yamaha :)
The SX900 is not the flagship arranger Genos is.
What website pls
What you can say between this Yamaha psr sx700 compared to the Korg Pa 700
Same problem here, I can't make a decision. It seems like the SX700 has a better user interface and has more styles than the Pa700 but lacks a lot of sounds and the vocal harmonizer. Also the Pa700 has a more powerful speaker and a video output.
Would you buy this new or a used PSR S970?
If you don't need the vocal harmoniser I'd say get the SX700
Sx700 or a dgx 670 for sampling if you like 90s dance tunes?? Can you export recorded samples to music software suites off both of these models? And can you record vocals on both models and export vocal recordings??
Why are we not allowed to download any styles to usb for psrsx700 keyboard is a joke
Great job My Friend 👌👌👌👌👌😎🔉🔉🔉🔉🔉
Very nice Tony! Does anyone know the name of the selection which begins at 3:45?
"Morning" from "Peer Gynt" by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg
Sir How its sound quality and other special futures??? Please reply quickly
Why does lights not turn of and the pop rock light stays on this keyboard sounds so cheap style nasty I bought Friday I feel we get ripped of loads
What is name First music?
Changes by 2pac
Please I need one in Uganda 🙏
I'm trying get money back mines sounds loads bollocks
All this keyboard wants me to do is smash it up
Why?
@@ottohavasvolgyi2448 nothing to download
Yamaha at their best...Why can't they just stick to their amazing acoustic pianos!
There are many musicians, including hobby musicians like myself, who really like the many features which modern day electronics make possible. I really appreciate the light weight and portability of a keyboard, also there are never any expensive tuning sessions which a real piano needs quite often to sound really good. Changes in humidity can affect the beautiful sounds of a piano. Also, in general, mechanical things wear out much sooner than electronic things .
Yamaha stick to acoustic pianos? They are already all over the place, from drum and saxophone to super bikes and marine outboard engine.
2 pac - just the way it is
I don't like Yamaha's power buttom giving ordinary,power buttom won't last
My psrsx700 sounds sht compared to that why is that
Yamaha is marketing this as a digital workstation, but this demonstration makes me think it’s just an entertainer keyboard....
Well that looks easy 🤣
It is easy with Tony's musical talent.
Yes I am a grade 6 trinity student and played piano for 7 years this is easy
Psrsx is to dear with not alott of value so I'm done with it I tried elconda passa flutes terrible
How can I get some decent stuff on keyboard not ballroom rubbish
It is possibly to create your own sequences without using auto accompaniments.
I hardly ever use auto accompaniments unless I'm playing and arranging Christmas
carols or know the song well enough to use an auto accompaniment. But for the most
part I sequence everything including the drums by hand. You see arranger keyboards
are not just for old farts playing ballroom music or playing at a wedding party they can
also be used by producers.
@@LittleRichard1988 I tried that still sounds no difference all it does speed drums or take music away no its rubbish I don't bother with that this is just a keyboard like cheap Casio I used to have