Yamaha PSR-E473 Keyboards New Features & Quick User Guide 

yes but also there are disappointing things : I would have liked a additional button for the style variations (one to choose variation A or B and another to choose fill-in A or B), and a modulation wheel or at least a knob or a button... And for now, it is 120€ more expensive than the E463...

E463 and any keyboard with an AUX input can take in a microphone. I simply use a BONAK karaoke microphone (around 30 US$), connected to my E443 keyboard using standard audio cable (1/8" connector on both end) and that works great. A normal XLR microphone will not work even with proper adapter. I have done some recording of vocal and keyboard playing on my EW410 (76 key version of the E463).

Just saw a music shop video of 1000v. Kids will be very happy with vocorder function. A typical Casio toy. Nothing else to brag about.

@@mrityunjaytripathi5588 I agree.. but u can configure 4 dsps at once... Yamaha can't.

And very limited too like most Casio boards. They have some nice sounding patches at their price point. As far as patches, I think Yamaha can compete at the low end and blow Casio out the water at the higher end.

I'm looking for the CT-S500. It seems like a good successor to my CT-X800. Easy to use, with all the basic functions and (FINALLY!) L/R outputs. And it can edit sounds, good! I just want to know how it works and the price. If Casio puts a reasonable price, I'll buy it.

@@matthewgaines10 very limited ? it is superior to the E473 in many fields, and the sounds are globaly superior too, but 2 things disappointed me: no audio via USB or even the possibility of recording in WAV directly on the machine...

Only in price sensitive countries like India where beginner keyboards sell far more as a percentage. In fact these keyboards are even used professionally. In other countries and segments Casio is no competition to Yamaha.

@@mrityunjaytripathi5588True. I always lean towards quality instead of quantity. I'm currently using a PSR e263 and I was never disappointed about it. I'm currently thinking of buying a higher model than e263. I'm thinking of going for I series from Yamaha or Korg ek50IN.

@@mrityunjaytripathi5588 I am confused between PSR I500 and e463 !! Dont know what to buy

@@atharvakulkarni8230 If you lean more towards Indian music, go for PSR I500. otherwise go for e463 or e473.

i just bought my e373 a week ago :(

@@q2moto54 I received mine yesterday... 😆eh, still should be fine for a couple of years

Smart move - the E373 2 1/2W speakers are awful - can't use this keyboard anywhere other than a very small room - without external amplification

I just bought the 473 and I feel the same. I was using a 353 before this and the sounds were way better than 473. Did you figure out any solution to this?

I expect Yamaha to have put a better sound chip on both PSR E473/EW425, because feature-wise they are awesome and they deserve a better sound than the previous PSR E463/EW410.

Indeed! But Yamaha don't want to cannibalise sales of their SX boards. 😥

​@@JeremySee Harsh Truth for the beginners...😢

When will the new SX series will be launched??

If it doesn't have 4 variations... Korg ek 50 still beats it.

@@barnabastheodore3912 it is

I'm confused between the two rn, I feel like what if the 61 keys feel less for classical pieces with diverse note ranges

Indeed! Long overdue.

Stay tuned! ❤️

@@JeremySee sure am!

Can't vouch for the E473 yet, but the CTX5000 is terrible! Much worse than my CTK-7000 - avoid!

Agreed!

Es lo malo de Yamaha, se limita mucho y en cierta parte abusan de su popularidad

All digital piano makers do it. Most entry level buyers need mod wheels?

I believe the enhanced Articulation function can pretty much serve that purpose somewhat. I am already enthused that it finally has a pitch bend wheel and metal speaker grilles, along with the 76 key version and all the upgrades.

I agree, at this point with a MOD wheel the keyboard would become even more in a true hybrid digital "synthesizer"!

SX600 is much more powerful! ❤️

I would kill for an SX600 as a backup for my S775. These new EW and E series keyboards are on lower category so you're still fine.

You should be. No regrets. The new models are replacing/competing with the lower/beginner level e series e463. SX 600 is way ahead..

Totally Agreed with the SX600.

has it been released now? the new model?

Definitely

@@JeremySee looking forward to it

Why are you confused? My suggestion would be to not focus on the “best keyboard” in a particular segment and focus on what you think you want and need. Get what best suits your specific use case instead of what is graded as “best” by objective or subjective criteria. If something is “best” all around but another item is better for your particular uses, what purpose does it serve you to have the “best”? The best tool is one you have and can use. That often varies from person to person. Determine your needs and evaluate features against them. Sometimes, you’re better of by not watching so many videos if your can’t adequately parse the information to be selective based upon your particular needs. If there was some universal best option, that would be the only unit that would sell. Some of the best comparisons are done here on this channel and by others. That being said, you still need to evaluate the information provided to make a personalized decision tailored to your needs. Most 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th place keyboards are great options for the users that choose them. Again, it boils down to what you want, what you need, how much you want to spend, and how it works for you. Sometimes if you can’t select between two options, it indicates the differences in your mind are too insignificant to matter in practical terms. I’d wouldn’t be surprised if this channel already has plans to do updated comparisons for availability competing units.

@@matthewgaines10 this is me. As a father that knew nothing about keyboard or piano, i'm suprised when my 9 year old son want to learn keyboard. In my country (Indonesia) PSR E473 just launched weeks ago, so i will buy this one. Why this not casio? casio always feels like toys for me and my wife (remember, we knew nothing) and yamaha has serious piano here, and has many training center (is yamaha music school is still a yamaha? No idea) Why e473, well hopefully this would like iphone or samsung phone that latest generation always better than previous generation. About all other function? I knew nothing about them, but with mic in i hope at least i can use them as karaoke machine with midi files if my sons bored with them... Sorry if this offend any musician here.

Avoid CASIO's CTX series - it is a downfall from their previous CTK models. I bought the CTX-5000 and it wasn't nearly as good as my CASIO CTK-7000. Go with the PSR-E473.

PSR W 473 yamaha

Ahem......J/K 🤣🤣🤣

That's a tough one - Classical means you will need 88 keys, and there's really no decent "new" keyboard with 88 keys for under $200. I'd be looking for deals on eBay - Korg SP100 is a great 88 key piano for Classical.

IHHO, the SX600 is much much better than this E473 in all aspects (including higher price!!!). Styles & voices and many other parameters are chosen by names on the screen (10 on one screen). Unlimited number of registrations, etc... Can't list them.all.

YES - E373 has TERRIBLE speakers! 2 1/2W - can't play it anywhere without external amplification.

64 voices

@@carlcook6830 I think pretty easy once you figure it out. The PSR-E373 was great, vut the PSR-E473 has a whole bunch of new innovative features and expanded and enhanced sound controls and effects.

@@carlcook6830 The DSP effects is in one hand and in the other hand we have the S.Art button which compensates for the loss of the Modulation wheel on non super articulation voices.

I like the Yamaha PSR-EW425 for the larger 76 note keyboard, but it would have to be a later one to get now. The Casio CT-S1000V is too incredible not to get. The CT-S1 is still great, but the vocal synthesis capabilities is almost too good to be true, and the voice tones and effects, especially for the acoustic and electric pianos and organs rival the Yamaha PSR-E473/PSR-EW425. And it's discounted from the suggested MSRP of $679.00 down to $449.00!

The older Casio's are great for beginners (CTK-6000 - if you can find a good used one for under $100) - if you're looking for a new beginners keyboard, Yamaha now has the edge with this E473 - it is better than Casio's CTX line.

here are a few difference Yamaha PSR-E473 vs SX600 *Sound Quality* The PSR-E473 features upto 14 S.Art LITE voices, which are the E Series rendition of the bestselling S, SX, Genos and Tyros Series' Super Articulation voices. However the more superior SX600 has 73 S.Art voices found already on the S and SX Series. We will also focus on its main sound, the Piano. This however, makes the E473 superior in its Piano sound because the E473 has the Live! CFX Concert Grand Piano which is sampled from the top of the line Acoustic Piano with a richer sound. Also it is only found in the Genos and the DGX-670. The PSR-SX600 however, even the SX700 and SX900, retains the old Concert Grand Piano sound sampled from the older Yamaha CF3S, which had its use in 2015 on the release of the PSR-S670, S770 and S970. Yamaha also did not add the S.Art version of the ConcertGrand on the SX600, as found in the S970, S975, SX700 and SX900. *Style quality* Of course there is no way that the E473 can run out of this. With a 6-Track sequencer on the E473 compared to the 8-Track sequencer on the SX600, as well as the use of the MegaVoices, the styles on the E473 are no match to the SX600. One of the biggest drawbacks of the styles currently found on the E463 and E473 are the legacy styles that has been used in the PSRs since 2001. Some of the styles in the E473 are very awesome, like 80sPowerRock, 80sPopRock that was just added to this model. there are outdated ones like the HardRock2 and the 8BeatModern which has to be removed in future models as its outlived for quite long. *Sequencer* The E473 has a 7-Track Sequencer in its songs and 6 Tracks for the Styles. However, the SX600 is much superior since it has 8 tracks for Styles and *16* tracks for the songs, expanding its sequencer capabllities. The SX600 also uses the SFF2 or SFFGE style formats which allow 3 intros, 3 endings, four variations and a break to its styles, while the E473 uses SFF or SFF1 styles format, which has only one intro, two variations and one ending, as well as lack of the auto fill in button. *Quick Sampling Pads vs Multi Pads* The Quick Sampling pads, new to the E Series, are the Lite versions of the Multi Pads found on the S Series, SX Series, Tyros and Genos. It replaces the older Keyboard Sample Zones "A B C D" found on the E463 and the I500 into pads. They can take in samples via aux cable or usb. However you can not change the tone or pitch shift of the Multi-Pads, compared to its previous model. In Quick Sampling Pads, you can store up to one bank of samples in the Pads. The SX600, however, like the S670, has inbuilt Multipad Samples as well as the abillity to create your own samples. You can store unlimited banks of 4 Multipads and can switch banks anytime. One disadvantage of the Multipad system in the SX600 is you can not sample directly from the pads via an aux cable, rather it has to be more cumbersome by needing wav files only by USB. Both the E473 and SX600 can one shot and loop the multipad samples. *Expandabillity* The E473, like the E463, allows you to expand its styles in SFF1 formats and store up to 10 different styles internally. You can also load styles on USB so you dont have to use up the internal memorys. You can also revoice the higher model styles into lower model styles from softwares available online, like Jorgen Sorensen's Style Revoicer and SFF2 to SFF1 style converter, which is available for free on the internet. The SX600 allows you to store up to *100MB* of styles in SFF2 format. It also allows the expansions of voices, so you can bring in the voice you love into the keyboard.

Stay tuned. 😉

I also want to know

64 note

64 note-polyphony apparently

@@wrinkles124 are you sure?

The YPT-370 is a PSR-E373 in a silver-colored case designed for sale in retail chains, not in specialized music stores. Otherwise, they are exactly the same.

Easily 3 to 5 months before ready availablity

Hello!❤️

Stay tuned!

@@JeremySee Hello sir, I have a doubt that can we record multiple tracks when connected to a piano app or DAW's in a keyboard which has only 2 track song recorder?

Stay tuned 😉

@@JeremySee i am very excited 😀

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He's heard the AIX chipset, the keybed are the same as CT-S400. The display is similar. For all you know, he may have already seen an advanced copy of the Casio like other review channels did. Are you saying that he can't form opinions from data he has on hand? Maybe you should keep your calm until he provides the rationales for his assessment.

Or you could just buy PSR-SX900 and get as close as you'll get with 61 keys. Yamaha isn't selling alot of 76 key Genos. Why make another? 61 keys isn't going to make them fly off the shelf.

The Medeli and Yamaha models you mention are available (US) - the Yamaha PSR-E473 will be available at all the big music outlets - they all say "pre-order, coming soon". Some forums say April '22.

The SX600 will only be replaced by the SX650 within 3 years as new S6xx and SX6xx Series keyboards are created once every five years (like S650 in 2010, S670 in 2015 and SX600 in 2020).

Feature-wise I have to agree with you, but sound-wise I think they have room to improve. Casio's AiX keyboards have very good sounding pianos for the price point, and put some competition out of it

You made the right choice. These are a lot more expensive.