Thanks so much, your comment helps. I have kind of figured that the A3,000 had the same internal is, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks. Also, I kind of knew that it could not do it, however, I wanted to make sure.
What do you think about DGX 650/680. Of Yamaha...it cost hete near about 1200 US$. How do you compare it...? Please reply from your busy schedule. Love
Hi, for someone who's familiar with this specific keyboard, I hope you can help me figure out why in ACMP mode, all of the chords to the LEFT hand, the bass is set to C like these: F/C, D/C, A/C, C#m/C. Meaning all the bass sound is stuck in C. Of course the music I'm playing sound's way OFF. Is this an error that just develop, or there's something to reset this?
Using a USB stick, all you have to do to use a new style is just press a button or two.This is near instantaneous. Also, some of us are no longer driving vans to get around. A 76 or 88 key keyboard is not only impractical, but impossible to load around.I have all I can do to load my S770 in it's hard case, with my stand, cables,a couple of external speakers for a larger gig, and bench into the back of my Ford Escape and take a couple of friends to a gig with me. I won't be going back to using an oversized vehicle. I would have loved a larger set of speakers and a touch screen. The SA voices can be expanded easily by simply buying expansion packs, not necessarily using near-eastern, middle-eastern music. I would have also loved an SA set button or two. I really believe that the S975/S775 were just released as so happy measures till the Fall NAMM show 2019. I'd have loved to have had a hidden slot for a USB stick so that you don't have to remove the stick every time you break down your setup after a gig.
What an excellent and thoughtful comparison between the PSR 970 and 975. The 975 is obviously an "interim" product with little more to offer until they release the PSR S980 or whatever they will call the next model range. Thanks for your obvious insight and valuable "unvarnished" opinions. Please keep up the good work.
It comes down to one question Does the additions = price It's kinda like a $350 acoustic guitar and a $7,000 guitar You may get a better looking and sounding guitar but does the increase in quality = the price The answers to these questions are NO
Hi Jeremy. Which one will you choose and why ? Psr s975 or psr a3000. I wanted to buy the a3000 cuz of the oriental voices but i realized the s975 has around 1600 voices versus the a3000 which has 997 voices. That’s alot of voice i’ll be missing. Is there anything else besides the voices ? Let me know, Thank you
One can not compare based on the specs only. The sound quality is different. Each version, like the S950, S970, S975 has different sound if you can hear carefully. For example, if you edit a style in S950 and add different OTS voice for each session A, B, C and D. When you play in different keyboard, the outcome is different. I'm sorry to say, according to my opinion S770 and S970 produce the worst outcome. When you play S975, it just so elegant, real, plus if you play some of Genos styles. I don't know why in US the price is higher than in Asia. The S775 and S975 produce the best sound so far (for PSR)
Hello from Turkey again. Jeremy I believe that your comments are realistic, well-intentioned and impartial.I have a suggestion; Please add" Roland" brand to your comparisons and products reviews .I think Roland is worth it. My first serious keyboard was a Roland E-80 and i can't forget it. Thank you.
Very nice information I love Yamaha PSR S series but as you said in coming new update models Yamaha must bring as like previous Tyros 76 Keys in PSR s models and Yamaha has to bring atleast 1.5 GB internal memory higher resolution screen with big and bold letter like PSR S950 fonts and much better up grade minimum 60 wats surround sound like speakers
There is one big difference that makes the S975 (or S775) stand out for me: SongBook+ will allow users to send "program change" messages from an iPad to those keyboards OR from the keyboards to iPad. With the S970 and S770 SongBook+ will only allow orders to be sent from the keyboard TO the iPad (such as calling up a chord & lyrics pdf that is linked to a given registration). This makes me prefer the S775 or S975.
I have a Tyros 3 and was thinking about upgrading and can,t afford the genos . would you suggest the yamaha sx 900 rather than the s975. Thank you so much for comprehensive vidios👍
I really don't like when I see Yamaha decides to include unusable expansion packs and charge more money for them. I am a middle eastern but I don't use my keyboard much for middle eastern music. I play lots of blues, jazz, and little bit of classic rock. In my opinion, Yamaha should differentiate between the west and the east in their instruments like what Korg do. Simply release an oriental instrument for the ME and western instrument for the west and europe. Yamaha clearly did that with A3000 so why are they bothering to include oriental voices in S975?
I always buy these keyboards second-hand. Just got an as-new PSR975 for £795 with warranty. To be honest for senior entertaining (which is what I do), the 15 year old PSR3000 is still a great keyboard...and they still fetch £400/£500 for a nice one.
As far as the quality of keys,action and play ability. Is it better than the lower models. I have a casio 6250 as a starter keyboard ..It's fine for beginning but key click rattle a snap..I'd like an arranger.What would you recommend I look at??? Thanks Tim
Do you think that the boomy sound is the case resonating? Do you think that sticking some weights or Dynamat to the bottom of the case might help? 30W of power is actually a lot for the size of the case, and large areas of unsupported case could resonate a lot.
Thanks for the info you saved me for a lot of Money i have the psr s970 i'm not upgrading to s975 yes it is a better keyboard but like you said is it Worth it ,for some yes but not for me
Much of what Yamaha has done with the S975 is to put in patch work additions to the S970. This was done because of the release of the Genos. Yamaha will, most likely, release a new flagship model to replace the S975 at NAMM 2019. I actually use an S770, but most of the instrumentation and styles used in the 975 can be downloaded from places such as PSR Tutorial for free. One of the things that I think we need to remember is that loading styles and voices into the memory from a PSR stick is nearly instantaneous. With few major exceptions, my S770 is just as powerful as the S975, and I'm waiting for the releases of the new models at the end of this year. One of the things I'm looking forward to Is the addition of touch screen input.
Thanks for your expert explanation I understood a lot more of the new 975 I purchased. I see very few 970's in the market now and they are only $100 less. Yamaha made a good harvest.
Jeremy many thanks for honest review... Could you please advise a good model with all features and worth for money.... which is equivalent to PSR cost_ Waiting for your kind reply
@@JeremySee thanks Jeremy for your prompt reply.... I would like to buy a professional one ... In any of PSR models or in any other brands which is equal to the money (of PSR 975) and must be worth. Purpose to compose music and songs for event's/DG etc..
There should also be a feature to freeze the tempo of styles like they have in the simpler keyboards......If i change from chill step to dubstep, it changes the tempo and variation of the accompaniment is not upto my satisfaction
Yamaha Psr is good because you can use lots of styles and expansion pack on it.. Korg is expensive and do not have enough styles and exp pack available on the internet specially Indian Styles but sound quality of Korg keyboard is realistic.. I am using PSR S970 and its awesome..
Dear sir,, I already have psr s 910, and I checked 975 for upgrade, But there is the same problem ,,in style creator mode there is only 4 no of time signeture 2/4,,3/4,,4/4,,5/4..you can't make rhythm 7/4 , 6/8, etc,, My Casio ctk 7600 have all the options in more little price then Yamaha..
Seems like we are never satisfied [myself included]. So my mindset has changed after owning two Tyros models T2 and T4. If I want it all I just have to spend it all I figured.Well. I was partially wrong. I went and bought the Genos. Guess what. I'm still not satisfied. I have the hammond SK-2 73. The Casio Wk-7600. Guess what. Each has its secrets. The $500 WK-7600 is just more fun to practice on. I can squeeze so much out of it. Tweaking the WK's acoustic pianos brought great results and I'm loving it's Leslie speed adjustability. .I lament greatly it has no 5 din MIDI ports. Headphones or GEN 2 15'' EONS bring it to life in a huge way. Very likely, your expectations will be extremely different. Something on each board is different. Either I wish I had this style or voice on that one or the other one. I have spend hours on each board. It was necessary. Brief auditions only confused me with uncertainty. Going into each board's menus [for hours] and applying the DSPs was when the outcomes and one's learning are enhanced. If one has this skill set down with the DSPs then there is a fair playing field to better audition any brand board [with a good headset or higher end 12-15''speakers only]. I have auditioned many other boards too. At some point doing so gets to be old. Well I was also impressed with an $800 Yamaha DGX 650 as an arranger and a Kawai ES110 as a piano board. If I could own just one board and carry weight did not matter it would have been the DGX 650 for general keybed feel and playability. Not the best limiting oneself to one board. So I do not have it. Yet I enjoy playing it till I drop. Again, Your journey will be different than mine. Wish everyone the best.
Thank you for a good, clear explanation. Yamaha make good products but they are constantly trying to create new "quality" differences that are rather artificial. They do a similar thing with their Clavinova range, with either minor or barely perceivable differences in models adding a big price rise but with no tangible gain.
Also Jeramiah Bro do you know how to connect and play along with Yamaha styles on MIDi external Electribe or any MIDI player with Yamaha Aux in input pls let me know thanx
Br I really like your reviews pls do Yamaha 975 vs SX900 and Tyros 5 vs Genos I am very anxiously waiting for your real feedback for the money we pay for Yamaha from Canada
@@JeremySeesorry br I thought you may have them or may able to have them for video purpose but as you said Tyros 5 and Geno's will cost lot to buy but thanks any way I enjoyed your shows br because you tell the facts of these equipments but in the meantime if you can please do PSRs975 vs PSR SX900 whats the real difference they made on them Thank you
Hi Jeremy, do you have any idea when the next generation PSR-S975 will be available. I'm assuming it will be more like a very low-end Genos. Thank You in Advance Johnny
Hi Jeremy, interesting review. I suppose that with the Genos being not even one year old, Yamaha don’t want to spoil the Genos sales by putting on the market a new flagship for the PSR S series which would compete too directly with the Genos. This is probably why the upgrade from the PSR S960 to the PSR S975 was only incremental. The next upgrade in a few years (S980 or whatever) will probably have many more interesting new features. Hopefully the Revo drums will make their way to the PSR S980.
That is why Yamaha should have trickled down more of the Tyros 5 technology since it is technically old tech and the GENOS has the real ground-breaking stuff.
Jeremy See Well from our standpoint as end users you are totally right, but if the PSR S975 had been a small Tyros 5 for a fraction of the price of the Genos, some people might have been tempted by the PSR S975/instead of the Genos. I think that Yamaha’s marketing strategy is to have the lower-end, middle of the range and higher-end line of keyboards well separated. So unfortunately I doubt that much of the Tyros 5 technology will trickle down to the next PSR S780/980 or whatever they will be called. What would be interesting, though, is if you could do a comparison between the PSR E463 and the S970 to show what the PSR S series has which the PSR E series hasn’t, like OTS, multipads etc., for instance by playing extracts of the same tunes on both keyboards.
A little more will be added and it will HYPED as if something huge has been added. Each brand does this. The huge leaps are likely every 7-10 years. Plus some of the old high level stuff is still wonderful. Watch Casio. They make their own chip sets.
@@genesisandcarlo7133 Easy answer. Check both at keyboard Magazine. Read the Conclusions. You will find your answer. If you do not 'need' an arranger...then get what you need? As a performer either will work but you will have to spend time knowing how to work each. These are at least $3000 boards so be sure. As a performer and exploratory studio musician that has to do 'deep editing' the workstation the ONLY great choice. The arranger is for a musician who specifically needs a full [instant] ] band backing back board but does not need to do any serious voice/rhythm editing. the arranger will not deep edit. if you do not know what deep editing is then you should get what you can afford. You play general gigs in a band then either will work. If you play solo then get the arranger.
@@JeremySee nice! It sounds better than s910 I guess? Because i have one s910 and s775 is worth for price as u told in previous video but is that sounding better than a 910?
I'm gonna buy me the S975 because of the highest upgrade from my PSR 280. I need something like Tyros and Genos but Cheaper and this is the way I wanna go for :)
I might be able to invest in a great keyboard/workstation and I've had some real cheap ones that I liked in the past. You pointed out some good points and I will add a few based on research. Mic/guitar input: why not add an additional plugin so you could actually use the vocoder on a real guitar for example. This feature is really what made me look at the psr series again I used to have a prs270. It had some great quality sounds and when I seen the ability to hook a mic or guitar to it, I really started looking at reviews. I love some of the common sounds used in pop music and was impressed with the guitar and base sounds. They sucked on the 270. The 270 had a couple sounds that were close to professional that once I added a little chorus and reverb was pretty good! Memory and polyphony is real disappointing for that price! Huge turn off! You would think we would be way above those numbers
"the HONEST TRUTH" video title is not appealing enough. You shoud've called it something like: !!!THIS VIDEO WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!!! :) I'm just giving away such a precious marketing tip )
New keyboards are not made to be sold only to a previous model owner. They are made to be sold to new byers or to keyboardists they are still having an s900 or s910 or want to upgrade from an older s7xx series,or having an even older model etc. Upgrading every 3 years your keyboard whatever model or brand name that is,is not that usual after all. Was Tyros 5 so much better than the Tyros 4? Was the s970 so much better than the s950? Sorry my friend but Keyboards are not smartphones.
I agree with everything you said...I currently have the PSR S950 and it is an awesome keyboard. I've got a 512 GB thumb drive connected to the back and I have downloaded approximately 8,000 rhythms / styles and about 2,750 voices from the web that I came across. Some of the voices sounded almost the same, and a lot of them were. So I painstakingly deleted the same styles and voices from all the content, it took me about 4 months working 3 hours or so a day. But I am satisfied that in my opinion I now have a keyboard that would rival any other, as far as choices of sounds or styles and overall sound quality. I was not going to pay 4,000 to 6000 bucks for a Tyros or Genos, so in a way I made my own midrange keyboard into a high end.
I think it is awesome you are so content with your board. The Tyros 5. and Genos can be had for $2500 to $3900. Your introduction/ experience with what you have will prepare you for them. BUT you may have to spend months on each board to realize each board's avantages. Plus you may not need these advances even. You will not know until you have them for months on end. The technologies are so advanced now.
Nice video but I've a different opinion on some aspects. You are right, the upgrade is a smaller one. They reused the same machines to manufactor the keyboard. That's why there were no changes on the surface. Yamaha realized, that Audio styles are a dead end because they are expensive in production and unflexible in usage. That's why they invented the revo drums in Genos. Don't forget that even the S975 is only a mid range keyboard. I can't share your opinion on session & pro styles as well. Session styles will play notes that are not part of your chord. If you play chords like Cm7b5 it could sound completely wrong on it. Pro styles are much more precise & honest. Thank you for your video!
I've used this keyboard (970) for over three years for all types of gigs. My biggest gripe are the keys. They are so cheaply made it's very frustrating to play precisely. They have almost no weight and sounds often pop out. There are cheaper Yamaha with much better keys. Even budget CTK Casio's have better ones. I understand it would add weight to an already heavy keyboard, but really this is something to be looked at. People do play them after all! In terms of sounds the e piano's are sorely lacking. The P125 which is a full sized digital piano has a better Rhodes sound than the ones you get on the board. The are very outdated and I needed to add my own samples to get the keyboard usable in this area. To be fair the 970 has alot of strengths too. I do enjoy this keyboard as a performer and composer. I'll be keeping an eye out for a better and more comprehensive upgrade.
Both of those two has not much of an upgrade. Just look at the numbers. 970 to 975 are just 5 numbers apart. Compare with the 910 to 950 which is a huge leap and added some major upgrades.
So, I have a question, it is for my friend. Can the Yamaha PSR a 3000 do USB audio recording? Because I have noticed, you have said that the PSRS970, and the PSRS975 cannot.
Jeremy, Lamarcus the PSR A3000 and all the PSR S 670,770,775,970 / 975 CAN record Audio to a USB drive, and by the way, I recommend USB 3.0 drive, those can write and play flowlessly the Audio.....simply press USB (Right side of screen) you will see the similar tape cassete controls to record.....!!!
I an referring to transmitting digital audio our via the USB to HOST port. The USB stick recording has ben around for a long time and isn't a good solution for us working with DAWs. The E363 & E463 can transmit audio via USB. It's ridiculous that even the GENOS cannot do this basic thing.
@@JeremySee E453 can transmit audio via usb too. I was also surprised that my s770 had not this future, but it seems the main hardware of S770-S970 and nowadays S775-S975 is the same and created before 2015, when the usb audio future came one year later, so that's why they lack this future. The upgrade of S775 and S975 is only at software (except of the memory chipset), so finally when you buy these models, it is like you buy a 2015 keyboard with minor changes.
I just purchased a PSRS970 for much less than two thirds the price of a PSRS975 and there is no discernable difference between the two machines, apart from a very few additional Super Articulation voices and the controller position saves. The keys are exactly the same. The other controls are exactly the same. The piano sounds, which are the weak items in both, have not been updated. In 99% of functions they are the same. The S970 has some flaws but the control and potential for decent arrangements is excellent. The vast majority of PSR S series users hardly get even a quarter of the way in using the features to their potential. But if you can be bothered to get a little deeper the 970/975 afford incredibly fine control over sounds and at a fraction of the cost of the ridiculously over-priced CVP clavinovas which are essentially very heavy pieces of furniture with DISABLED control over the same sounds! For the price of one CVP705 you can buy a demo/used PSR S970 with infinite control over the same sounds and have enough cash left over to buy a very decent additional digital piano with 88 weighted keys as well, and STILL have change. The PSR S970 is now affordable if you can find one but the 975 much more expensive for almost no gain. So as this video confirms, a PSR S970, if you can find a discounted one, represents the best value to quality ratio of any PSR S machine.
This is a impossible to answer this for another person. Yamaha has very smooth and expressive voices and excellent rhythm arrangements. PA1000 has that great strength here too... but its sound-stage voice is different and wonderful too. Yours ears and experiences are different than any other persons. PA allows hugely more tweaking of it DSP parameters. This may/maynot be important to you. Decide what is the important attribute for you first [if you can]. If you are not familiar with either board then it will take several hours and a mentor to show you around. It may take days. If you are familiar with one and not the other you will save hours by avoiding the new [to you]. You could get lucky by auditioning both with the same [excellent ony] speakers system and magically know for sure in a few hours...if you got lucky. My suspicion is many folks will just be confused. There is so much on each board it is mind boggling. Personally I gravitate to the Yamaha's. This would be a mistake for others. Yet I am willing to spend hours on a PA.
Thanks so much, your comment helps. I have kind of figured that the A3,000 had the same internal is, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks. Also, I kind of knew that it could not do it, however, I wanted to make sure.
What do you think about DGX 650/680. Of Yamaha...it cost hete near about 1200 US$. How do you compare it...? Please reply from your busy schedule. Love
Hi, for someone who's familiar with this specific keyboard, I hope you can help me figure out why in ACMP mode, all of the chords to the LEFT hand, the bass is set to C like these: F/C, D/C, A/C, C#m/C. Meaning all the bass sound is stuck in C. Of course the music I'm playing sound's way OFF. Is this an error that just develop, or there's something to reset this?
Using a USB stick, all you have to do to use a new style is just press a button or two.This is near instantaneous. Also, some of us are no longer driving vans to get around. A 76 or 88 key keyboard is not only impractical, but impossible to load around.I have all I can do to load my S770 in it's hard case, with my stand, cables,a couple of external speakers for a larger gig, and bench into the back of my Ford Escape and take a couple of friends to a gig with me. I won't be going back to using an oversized vehicle. I would have loved a larger set of speakers and a touch screen. The SA voices can be expanded easily by simply buying expansion packs, not necessarily using near-eastern, middle-eastern music. I would have also loved an SA set button or two. I really believe that the S975/S775 were just released as so happy measures till the Fall NAMM show 2019. I'd have loved to have had a hidden slot for a USB stick so that you don't have to remove the stick every time you break down your setup after a gig.
Yamaha : Next time we would definitely ask your opinion before creating Psr-780
Jeremy : Perfect!!
What an excellent and thoughtful comparison between the PSR 970 and 975. The 975 is obviously an "interim" product with little more to offer until they release the PSR S980 or whatever they will call the next model range. Thanks for your obvious insight and valuable "unvarnished" opinions. Please keep up the good work.
Which keyboard is better 770 /970/975 n what is the deference between 970 n 975
Honest, sincere and straight to the point reviews. All the facts are there.
Thank you for this
It comes down to one question
Does the additions = price
It's kinda like a $350 acoustic guitar and a $7,000 guitar
You may get a better looking and sounding guitar but does the increase in quality = the price
The answers to these questions are NO
Hi Jeremy. Which one will you choose and why ? Psr s975 or psr a3000. I wanted to buy the a3000 cuz of the oriental voices but i realized the s975 has around 1600 voices versus the a3000 which has 997 voices. That’s alot of voice i’ll be missing. Is there anything else besides the voices ? Let me know, Thank you
S975 is much better. Just add the oriental packs voices and styles.
I really appreciate your comments. It really has help me in making a decision on what to buy. Thank you sincerely.
Good review, especially the comparison with smartphone memory...agree
Hi Jeremy.
I'd like you to explain about the previous version of PSR EW400 comparing from other similar psr e series. Thank you.
One can not compare based on the specs only. The sound quality is different. Each version, like the S950, S970, S975 has different sound if you can hear carefully. For example, if you edit a style in S950 and add different OTS voice for each session A, B, C and D. When you play in different keyboard, the outcome is different. I'm sorry to say, according to my opinion S770 and S970 produce the worst outcome. When you play S975, it just so elegant, real, plus if you play some of Genos styles. I don't know why in US the price is higher than in Asia. The S775 and S975 produce the best sound so far (for PSR)
Hello from Turkey again. Jeremy I believe that your comments are realistic, well-intentioned and impartial.I have a suggestion; Please add" Roland" brand to your comparisons and products reviews .I think Roland is worth it. My first serious keyboard was a Roland E-80 and i can't forget it. Thank you.
Jeremy sir kindly upload about korg pa 600
I needed about it...
Hi sir very nice ur explaining IAM from India every time I will watch your videos
Very nice information I love Yamaha PSR S series but as you said in coming new update models Yamaha must bring as like previous Tyros 76 Keys in PSR s models and Yamaha has to bring atleast 1.5 GB internal memory higher resolution screen with big and bold letter like PSR S950 fonts and much better up grade minimum 60 wats surround sound like speakers
So which shall I go S970 or S775 ?
There is one big difference that makes the S975 (or S775) stand out for me: SongBook+ will allow users to send "program change" messages from an iPad to those keyboards OR from the keyboards to iPad. With the S970 and S770 SongBook+ will only allow orders to be sent from the keyboard TO the iPad (such as calling up a chord & lyrics pdf that is linked to a given registration). This makes me prefer the S775 or S975.
thanks @jeremy so glad to find this review...just thinking about buying the psr-s975
I have a Tyros 3 and was thinking about upgrading and can,t afford the genos . would you suggest the yamaha sx 900 rather than the s975. Thank you so much for comprehensive vidios👍
I really don't like when I see Yamaha decides to include unusable expansion packs and charge more money for them. I am a middle eastern but I don't use my keyboard much for middle eastern music. I play lots of blues, jazz, and little bit of classic rock.
In my opinion, Yamaha should differentiate between the west and the east in their instruments like what Korg do. Simply release an oriental instrument for the ME and western instrument for the west and europe. Yamaha clearly did that with A3000 so why are they bothering to include oriental voices in S975?
Me toooo.......have the same complaint......I am from India and I dont have any styles or voices of our type
NICE JOB... Is GENOS WORH THE MONEY? WHAT IS YOUR FAVIRITE ARRANGER MAKE/MODEL? Thanks..
I always buy these keyboards second-hand. Just got an as-new PSR975 for £795 with warranty. To be honest for senior entertaining (which is what I do), the 15 year old PSR3000 is still a great keyboard...and they still fetch £400/£500 for a nice one.
Can Yamaha psr970 can I save my recording on USB drive and open it on Cubase El have all my multiple part,bass, drum, piano?
thank you for the complete and deepened analysis of the two instruments. Very useful!
As far as the quality of keys,action and play ability. Is it better than the lower models. I have a casio 6250 as a starter keyboard ..It's fine for beginning but key click rattle a snap..I'd like an arranger.What would you recommend I look at??? Thanks Tim
Great comparison, thanks buddy !
975 vs pa1000?
I have the S975 I don’t know if I wanna get a SX700 or not. I do love it though.
Do you think that the boomy sound is the case resonating? Do you think that sticking some weights or Dynamat to the bottom of the case might help? 30W of power is actually a lot for the size of the case, and large areas of unsupported case could resonate a lot.
It's a design problem. S900 & S910 no problem. Same power.
@@JeremySee I have psr s910 still in excellent condition, do you really advise me to upgrade it?
Finally The S970 And S770 Got Discontinued Officially By Yamaha Yesterday. The Only Alternative Here is S775 And S975 Or Second Handed Ones?
Thanks for the info you saved me for a lot of Money i have the psr s970 i'm not upgrading to s975 yes it is a better keyboard but like you said is it Worth it ,for some yes but not for me
very good this what we need when deciding how much to spend and really how much we're getting THANKS
What happens to the DRAW BARS ON S 975
Oh man your reviews are truly exceptional..thank you jeremy..we are not worthy
outstanding arranger in so many ways ...... look back 20 years and you'll know why
Much of what Yamaha has done with the S975 is to put in patch work additions to the S970. This was done because of the release of the Genos. Yamaha will, most likely, release a new flagship model to replace the S975 at NAMM 2019. I actually use an S770, but most of the instrumentation and styles used in the 975 can be downloaded from places such as PSR Tutorial for free. One of the things that I think we need to remember is that loading styles and voices into the memory from a PSR stick is nearly instantaneous. With few major exceptions, my S770 is just as powerful as the S975, and I'm waiting for the releases of the new models at the end of this year. One of the things I'm looking forward to Is the addition of touch screen input.
Hey Jer I really need your opinion on whether I should go for the s775 or the older flagship s970?
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Hi, Jeremy do u have voice expansion pack for psr 975...?
Thanks for your expert explanation I understood a lot more of the new 975 I purchased. I see very few 970's in the market now and they are only $100 less. Yamaha made a good harvest.
S970 is a good keyboard. That is why few people are selling. Thanks for watching. Do give my videos a thumbs up and subscribe if you have not done so.
975 has more ram memory than 970. I can load 2 samples at once
Jeremy many thanks for honest review...
Could you please advise a good model with all features and worth for money.... which is equivalent to PSR cost_
Waiting for your kind reply
Thanks for watching. Which PSR model are your referring to please?
@@JeremySee thanks Jeremy for your prompt reply....
I would like to buy a professional one ... In any of PSR models or in any other brands which is equal to the money (of PSR 975) and must be worth.
Purpose to compose music and songs for event's/DG etc..
Find a used Tyros 5 or 4 or used PSR-S970
Many thanks
Very sincere and accurate critics to S975 which I currently own. I'm very disappointed with Yamaha on this model for the first time since Yamaha 2000.
There should also be a feature to freeze the tempo of styles like they have in the simpler keyboards......If i change from chill step to dubstep, it changes the tempo and variation of the accompaniment is not upto my satisfaction
U can change it in settings
Hi, Is PSR S970/S975 better than Korg PA700?, I’m little confused between choosing one among them. Please advise
Similar. Depends on how you like your sounds and rhythms.
I think there r more expension for yamaha,over korg
korg pa700 is waste...i m using tht keyboard.
yamaha is evergreen
Can anybody recommend an arranger keyboard workstation that has most jazz and blues music features? And not so much of oriental any brands and model?
Just bought the Yamaha psr s975 and felt nothing wrong, If u have played the Casio Ctk-710 from 2007-2019, honestly speaking it's heaven!!
thank you,.i was going to upgrade..o have the par s-950 and you just convinced me,,thank you Jeremy.
Hai Sir I am from India. Can you suggest me which one i buy. Yamaha psrs975 or korg pa1000
Korg did it want to lend me a unit to review. I cannot make a comparison.
Ravi Shankar Chakraborty go for more pa1000. I bet you won't regret on your choice.
Yamaha Psr is good because you can use lots of styles and expansion pack on it.. Korg is expensive and do not have enough styles and exp pack available on the internet specially Indian Styles but sound quality of Korg keyboard is realistic.. I am using PSR S970 and its awesome..
Dear Ravi sir if you want rich indian tones and styles as well sample you should go for Roland EA 7.
I used to like yamaha until i heard korg... pa1000 sounds more live, has more features than psr s975
Two questions. Is there a lot of diferencws between psr s750 vs psr s950? And the PSR s670 has an excellent bolero style. The 975 has that same style?
Hi😊 what is better good for church organ?. Is s975 or sx900?.thankyou and Godbless😊
Dear sir,, I already have psr s 910, and I checked 975 for upgrade, But there is the same problem ,,in style creator mode there is only 4 no of time signeture 2/4,,3/4,,4/4,,5/4..you can't make rhythm 7/4 , 6/8, etc,, My Casio ctk 7600 have all the options in more little price then Yamaha..
Seems like we are never satisfied [myself included]. So my mindset has changed after owning two Tyros models T2 and T4. If I want it all I just have to spend it all I figured.Well. I was partially wrong. I went and bought the Genos. Guess what. I'm still not satisfied. I have the hammond SK-2 73. The Casio Wk-7600. Guess what. Each has its secrets. The $500 WK-7600 is just more fun to practice on. I can squeeze so much out of it. Tweaking the WK's acoustic pianos brought great results and I'm loving it's Leslie speed adjustability. .I lament greatly it has no 5 din MIDI ports. Headphones or GEN 2 15'' EONS bring it to life in a huge way. Very likely, your expectations will be extremely different. Something on each board is different. Either I wish I had this style or voice on that one or the other one. I have spend hours on each board. It was necessary. Brief auditions only confused me with uncertainty. Going into each board's menus [for hours] and applying the DSPs was when the outcomes and one's learning are enhanced. If one has this skill set down with the DSPs then there is a fair playing field to better audition any brand board [with a good headset or higher end 12-15''speakers only]. I have auditioned many other boards too. At some point doing so gets to be old. Well I was also impressed with an $800 Yamaha DGX 650 as an arranger and a Kawai ES110 as a piano board. If I could own just one board and carry weight did not matter it would have been the DGX 650 for general keybed feel and playability. Not the best limiting oneself to one board. So I do not have it. Yet I enjoy playing it till I drop. Again, Your journey will be different than mine. Wish everyone the best.
Jeremy: Is there ANY way to tone down the muddiness of the speaker bass. The speakers on the 970 and 975 make everything sound muddy including vocals.
You can tweak via the EQ. It is also the limitation of small onboard speakers.
Thank you for a good, clear explanation. Yamaha make good products but they are constantly trying to create new "quality" differences that are rather artificial. They do a similar thing with their Clavinova range, with either minor or barely perceivable differences in models adding a big price rise but with no tangible gain.
Also Jeramiah Bro do you know how to connect and play along with Yamaha styles on MIDi external Electribe or any MIDI player with Yamaha Aux in input pls let me know thanx
Br I really like your reviews pls do Yamaha 975 vs SX900 and Tyros 5 vs Genos
I am very anxiously waiting for your real feedback for the money we pay for Yamaha from Canada
I am not a shop that has every keyboard. Those 4 keyboards costs more than $15K total.
@@JeremySeesorry br I thought you may have them or may able to have them for video purpose but as you said Tyros 5 and Geno's will cost lot to buy but thanks any way I enjoyed your shows br because you tell the facts of these equipments but in the meantime if you can please do PSRs975 vs PSR SX900 whats the real difference they made on them Thank you
I will be upgrading from E213 to pa1000 or PSR-S975
Super.
How many registration bank in s975?
Please tell me sir.
Hi sir... I have psr 550 and i am planning to buy psr s975... Is s975 worth the buy?
Hi Jeremy, do you have any idea when the next generation PSR-S975 will be available. I'm assuming it will be more like a very low-end Genos.
Thank You in Advance
Johnny
It won't be earlier than Jan 2020. Thanks for watching. Do subscribe if you haven't done so.
I have a question about the psr975, doest it accept audio styles created using audio phraser?
Yes, It Does, But Depends On A Format.
I have changed my mind by buying a PSR S775 rather than 975 ....at USD1,047.- not much difference.
I'm thinking about getting me a PSR975 because of my budget. My question is, can you create your own styles like Tyros or Genos?
Yes
@@JeremySee Fantastic!! Thank you!
Great post. I hope Yamaha has watched your video.
Should I buy a PSR S775 or a PSR S970?
775
Thanks. I also wanted to know if there is VH2 in PSR S775...
Don't waste your money by buying it...Buy korg pa 600 or korg pa 700 for the price
Hi Jeremy, interesting review. I suppose that with the Genos being not even one year old, Yamaha don’t want to spoil the Genos sales by putting on the market a new flagship for the PSR S series which would compete too directly with the Genos. This is probably why the upgrade from the PSR S960 to the PSR S975 was only incremental. The next upgrade in a few years (S980 or whatever) will probably have many more interesting new features. Hopefully the Revo drums will make their way to the PSR S980.
Also remember that the Genos has Wave Cycling, improved Ensamble.....among the great sound.
That is why Yamaha should have trickled down more of the Tyros 5 technology since it is technically old tech and the GENOS has the real ground-breaking stuff.
Jeremy See Well from our standpoint as end users you are totally right, but if the PSR S975 had been a small Tyros 5 for a fraction of the price of the Genos, some people might have been tempted by the PSR S975/instead of the Genos. I think that Yamaha’s marketing strategy is to have the lower-end, middle of the range and higher-end line of keyboards well separated. So unfortunately I doubt that much of the Tyros 5 technology will trickle down to the next PSR S780/980 or whatever they will be called.
What would be interesting, though, is if you could do a comparison between the PSR E463 and the S970 to show what the PSR S series has which the PSR E series hasn’t, like OTS, multipads etc., for instance by playing extracts of the same tunes on both keyboards.
A little more will be added and it will HYPED as if something huge has been added. Each brand does this. The huge leaps are likely every 7-10 years. Plus some of the old high level stuff is still wonderful. Watch Casio. They make their own chip sets.
@@manuelphx1 That is correct. This is the deep stuff that is hard to come to terms within these technologies.
Yamaha psr s 710 is now available music shop
I'm choosing between PSRS975 and MODX7... which one is better?
Different instrument. One is arranger. Another is workstation.
@@JeremySee but which one is better to use for both making songs and performing live? I can only buy one with a short budget... thank idol ^_^
@@genesisandcarlo7133 Easy answer. Check both at keyboard Magazine. Read the Conclusions. You will find your answer. If you do not 'need' an arranger...then get what you need? As a performer either will work but you will have to spend time knowing how to work each. These are at least $3000 boards so be sure. As a performer and exploratory studio musician that has to do 'deep editing' the workstation the ONLY great choice. The arranger is for a musician who specifically needs a full [instant] ] band backing back board but does not need to do any serious voice/rhythm editing. the arranger will not deep edit. if you do not know what deep editing is then you should get what you can afford. You play general gigs in a band then either will work. If you play solo then get the arranger.
At first, in the S970 update the mono Legato . We will trust the S975.
Which is the best piano for your opinion
Hey buddy!
A piano is not an arranger keyboard. You need to be sure what you are trying to do.
+Jeremy See what doe you mean? btw i got another question there is a to cheap piano named rock jam,you should try that and make a revieuw
@@thevictorious5372 what jeremy means, if you want to play piano, dont choose arranger keyboard. choose digital piano instead.
We need at least 2 GB of Memory.
Or at least a method for a user to increase the memory.
Hi jeremy...I've heard that the Psr S670 Got the Greatest Quality sounds ever...any advice about that one ?
S670 is due for a refresh in 2 months.
Thank you for your review
Thank you
What's your opinion about the sound effects on 775 and 975 are they sounding the same?
975 is better
@@JeremySee nice! It sounds better than s910 I guess? Because i have one s910 and s775 is worth for price as u told in previous video but is that sounding better than a 910?
My student has 910. 775 is much better
@@JeremySee great! Thank you very much.
I know the difference between PSR S700 and S710. In s700 button are in black colour in S710 button are white colour.
I'm gonna buy me the S975 because of the highest upgrade from my PSR 280. I need something like Tyros and Genos but Cheaper and this is the way I wanna go for :)
Look at Korg particularly PA1000
That's why I didn't buy the PSR-S975 I went for the genos and the Korg PA1000 it had those articulations Buttons
Jeremy see what do you think is better korg pa700 or yamaha s775?
Personally S775
How is it better?
Good information thanks I do agree
I might be able to invest in a great keyboard/workstation and I've had some real cheap ones that I liked in the past.
You pointed out some good points and I will add a few based on research.
Mic/guitar input: why not add an additional plugin so you could actually use the vocoder on a real guitar for example.
This feature is really what made me look at the psr series again I used to have a prs270. It had some great quality sounds and when I seen the ability to hook a mic or guitar to it, I really started looking at reviews. I love some of the common sounds used in pop music and was impressed with the guitar and base sounds. They sucked on the 270. The 270 had a couple sounds that were close to professional that once I added a little chorus and reverb was pretty good!
Memory and polyphony is real disappointing for that price! Huge turn off!
You would think we would be way above those numbers
"the HONEST TRUTH" video title is not appealing enough. You shoud've called it something like:
!!!THIS VIDEO WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!!! :)
I'm just giving away such a precious marketing tip )
Marketing Looks Eek.
Great video thanks
I bought the KORG Pa1000 over this psr s975. Saved a lot of money.
Thank for your good job
I don't have any boom sound ,,.
New keyboards are not made to be sold only to a previous model owner.
They are made to be sold to new byers or to keyboardists they are still having an s900 or s910 or want to upgrade from an older s7xx series,or having an even older model etc.
Upgrading every 3 years your keyboard whatever model or brand name that is,is not that usual after all.
Was Tyros 5 so much better than the Tyros 4?
Was the s970 so much better than the s950?
Sorry my friend but Keyboards are not smartphones.
I agree with everything you said...I currently have the PSR S950 and it is an awesome keyboard. I've got a 512 GB thumb drive connected to the back and I have downloaded approximately 8,000 rhythms / styles and about 2,750 voices from the web that I came across. Some of the voices sounded almost the same, and a lot of them were. So I painstakingly deleted the same styles and voices from all the content, it took me about 4 months working 3 hours or so a day. But I am satisfied that in my opinion I now have a keyboard that would rival any other, as far as choices of sounds or styles and overall sound quality. I was not going to pay 4,000 to 6000 bucks for a Tyros or Genos, so in a way I made my own midrange keyboard into a high end.
I'm happy for you buddy. I would love to have your setup!
I think it is awesome you are so content with your board. The Tyros 5. and Genos can be had for $2500 to $3900. Your introduction/ experience with what you have will prepare you for them. BUT you may have to spend months on each board to realize each board's avantages. Plus you may not need these advances even. You will not know until you have them for months on end. The technologies are so advanced now.
Nice video but I've a different opinion on some aspects.
You are right, the upgrade is a smaller one.
They reused the same machines to manufactor the keyboard. That's why there were no changes on the surface.
Yamaha realized, that Audio styles are a dead end because they are expensive in production and unflexible in usage.
That's why they invented the revo drums in Genos.
Don't forget that even the S975 is only a mid range keyboard.
I can't share your opinion on session & pro styles as well.
Session styles will play notes that are not part of your chord.
If you play chords like Cm7b5 it could sound completely wrong on it.
Pro styles are much more precise & honest.
Thank you for your video!
Thanks. I have a 970.
I've used this keyboard (970) for over three years for all types of gigs. My biggest gripe are the keys. They are so cheaply made it's very frustrating to play precisely. They have almost no weight and sounds often pop out. There are cheaper Yamaha with much better keys. Even budget CTK Casio's have better ones. I understand it would add weight to an already heavy keyboard, but really this is something to be looked at. People do play them after all!
In terms of sounds the e piano's are sorely lacking. The P125 which is a full sized digital piano has a better Rhodes sound than the ones you get on the board. The are very outdated and I needed to add my own samples to get the keyboard usable in this area.
To be fair the 970 has alot of strengths too. I do enjoy this keyboard as a performer and composer. I'll be keeping an eye out for a better and more comprehensive upgrade.
Why because I am going to S970. That's why.
PSR S 970 is a good keyboard ??
Both of those two has not much of an upgrade. Just look at the numbers. 970 to 975 are just 5 numbers apart. Compare with the 910 to 950 which is a huge leap and added some major upgrades.
True.
Very clear 👍
So, I have a question, it is for my friend. Can the Yamaha PSR a 3000 do USB audio recording? Because I have noticed, you have said that the PSRS970, and the PSRS975 cannot.
A3000 same internals as the S-series. No USB audio out. Do subscribe if you have not done so.
Jeremy, Lamarcus the PSR A3000 and all the PSR S 670,770,775,970 / 975 CAN record Audio to a USB drive, and by the way, I recommend USB 3.0 drive, those can write and play flowlessly the Audio.....simply press USB (Right side of screen) you will see the similar tape cassete controls to record.....!!!
I an referring to transmitting digital audio our via the USB to HOST port. The USB stick recording has ben around for a long time and isn't a good solution for us working with DAWs.
The E363 & E463 can transmit audio via USB. It's ridiculous that even the GENOS cannot do this basic thing.
@@JeremySee E453 can transmit audio via usb too. I was also surprised that my s770 had not this future, but it seems the main hardware of S770-S970 and nowadays S775-S975 is the same and created before 2015, when the usb audio future came one year later, so that's why they lack this future.
The upgrade of S775 and S975 is only at software (except of the memory chipset), so finally when you buy these models, it is like you buy a 2015 keyboard with minor changes.
very use full analysis
Because all are saying S775 is a good keyboard. I am not going to S975 money only waste. And S950 is a good keyboard.
I just purchased a PSRS970 for much less than two thirds the price of a PSRS975 and there is no discernable difference between the two machines, apart from a very few additional Super Articulation voices and the controller position saves. The keys are exactly the same. The other controls are exactly the same. The piano sounds, which are the weak items in both, have not been updated. In 99% of functions they are the same. The S970 has some flaws but the control and potential for decent arrangements is excellent.
The vast majority of PSR S series users hardly get even a quarter of the way in using the features to their potential. But if you can be bothered to get a little deeper the 970/975 afford incredibly fine control over sounds and at a fraction of the cost of the ridiculously over-priced CVP clavinovas which are essentially very heavy pieces of furniture with DISABLED control over the same sounds! For the price of one CVP705 you can buy a demo/used PSR S970 with infinite control over the same sounds and have enough cash left over to buy a very decent additional digital piano with 88 weighted keys as well, and STILL have change.
The PSR S970 is now affordable if you can find one but the 975 much more expensive for almost no gain. So as this video confirms, a PSR S970, if you can find a discounted one, represents the best value to quality ratio of any PSR S machine.
Sir which is best is psr s975 or Pa1000
Both are about the same.
@@JeremySee which is perfect keyboard for stage show as well as church coir
This is a impossible to answer this for another person. Yamaha has very smooth and expressive voices and excellent rhythm arrangements. PA1000 has that great strength here too... but its sound-stage voice is different and wonderful too. Yours ears and experiences are different than any other persons. PA allows hugely more tweaking of it DSP parameters. This may/maynot be important to you. Decide what is the important attribute for you first [if you can]. If you are not familiar with either board then it will take several hours and a mentor to show you around. It may take days. If you are familiar with one and not the other you will save hours by avoiding the new [to you]. You could get lucky by auditioning both with the same [excellent ony] speakers system and magically know for sure in a few hours...if you got lucky. My suspicion is many folks will just be confused. There is so much on each board it is mind boggling. Personally I gravitate to the Yamaha's. This would be a mistake for others. Yet I am willing to spend hours on a PA.