Yamaha PSS-F30 - Full Review 

It’s amazing how good the sound quality is for budget keyboards nowadays. Way to go Yamaha!

After watching so many years on demos, you are the first person who can play some music instead of pushing only chords. Thank you. Regards.

Finally! A keyboard reviewer that actually knows how to play the instrument. Great job. I really feel that you gave a well developed overview of what this machine is capable of. If your other reviews are similar, you have a new subscriber. Sounding Excellent!

Best $60usd I've ever spent. I use this with the A50, acoustic guitar and loop them all with a Roland 500 for a monster fun mini work station. It's a blast and everything runs on batteries. I can't thank YOU enough for producing these amazing videos. Keen On Keys is one awesome channel.

These voice demos are so bloody PS1 and PS2 JRPG it's unreal. Great stuff.

Finally someone who knows what he's doing, gives a great demo of the features and isn't just selling stuff. Most reviewers just do some demo stuff but clearly don't know to use all the functions.

I have a A50 and never intended to buy another of that range and you made the f30 attractive… I need to resist!

This was such a great demo of this! REALLY makes me want to get one myself!

Thank you for the wonderful review. I have owned the F30 for several months now and I think it is one of the most amazing low cost keyboards on the market. I love it because I can carry it anywhere in my backpack and improvise any tune I can think of. I am also attracted to the A50 but I will have time to evaluate its purchase. See you soon.

Wow it is so nice to see another great review from Keen on Keys. A fantastic musician with reviews that are totally professional. Loved your A50 review as well. Take care.

I really love your videos. You are ingenious in getting out the most possible features out of this tiny budget keyboards. Thanks!

Glad to see you and your mysteriously apt hands in the video feed again, Keen! =) Always a pleasure to hear your smooth dulcet tones, and your voice as well.

Excellent review. Thank you. I've been looking for a small keyboard, and after this nice review I am able to decide that this is just the kind of thing I'm looking for.

Wiedermal faszinierend, wenn man so gut Spielen kann wie du, hört sich auch das "einfache" Werkzeug toll an, Respekt auch was dir so alles an Melodien einfällt !!!!!

I always get to your channel just to look at the reviews, they're very well-produced it is very pleasing to watch.

This is truly a great dude.. Thanks for the amazing video!

With this level of knowledgeable review, I immediately subscribed.

Excellent review - and well played. Thanks

You would have been in high demand during the 90s to score MS-DOS games. All due to your incredible music talents on limited hardware.

Excellent playing/demonstration as usual. The tones sound really good and I liked the world rhythms .

An amazing review and demonstration for a keyboard that deservs it. That's why I love this channel anyway, thanks for the video!

What a great review! Thank you.

This sounds amazing. Good job Yamaha! All of their budget keyboards have great patches.

Amazing demo! Thanks

Having started my keyboard 🎹 journey with a PSS-400 which my father brought back from Hong Kong - to the PSR-SX900 I own today, I have to say that the quality of the styles and voices in this lower-end Yamaha keyboard are quite respectable. Thank you for another thorough review

Thanks for the great review. You have great playing skills.

excellent review, thank you!

great review. very helpfull. thank you. and merry x-mas.

Loved the ending track. Great work 👍

I always love the little ditties you play to demo the patches

Wow, that was an excellent demo! Thanks!

This is the most useful review of this keyboard I’ve found. The main reason I might choose this over the A50 is for the live accompaniment function which I want.

I own A50 thanks to your video 😜 Love your reviews, you're born keyboard presenter 🎹😎👍

I have never seen before this kind of perfect review.especially with music one by one.. 👍👍❤️

thank you so much bro for this amazing video

Thank you for a great review.. I subscribed and liked ..👍🏻 Cheers from HudsonBay Canada 🇨🇦

Awesome review

Wow, these little keyboards sure have come a long way since the OPLL days. Awesome playing too!

It’s a fantastic little keyboard. I play it daily to relax. But there’s one sound I miss greatly, which would go so well with the world rhythms. That is the Steel Drum sound. I can’t believe it’s not there. I’m so used to having it available with all GM keyboards I’ve used.

Wow you're so talented! great review :D

You know I love your videos! I hate how long they take sometimes…but they are always worth the wait!

Good review!!!!!jealous o your playing capabiliities!!!!

I was thinking of buying this thing on amazon, but was confused. but watching your video made me to go and place the order. and yes, awesome playing. ended up subscribing!

Incredible for the price. Great starter and i had nothing like it 30 years ago when I was learning.

yay! I love these videos

Excellent video...!! Greetings and thanks. Greetings from Chile

I was waiting for you to review this model, great review. I have this one and the A-50. Actually play this one more lately. I agree with you on the harmonium sounds, they are really good for an inexpensive keyboard. I notice they are sold out a lot of places in the US right now. I've seen this before, some sites say they are back ordered. I had to wait to get one months ago. In a perfect world there would be a little bitty pitch bend wheel on the left side on the next model. :)

Superb playing skills.

An EXCELLENTLY done Demo! Whenever I have to pack up and carry my S90, I'll be tempted to trade it for this.

Hi Keen on keys. I really like your videos. They go well into every functions on keyboards. I have to say, I am quite excited by Yamaha bringing back the PSS models. Who knows how far Yamaha will make this series grow. Usually Yamaha updates their models every 3 to 4 years so we might see another PSS keyboard soon.

Thanks a lot for this video. . this is very helpful to buy this

this will be perfect to make soundtracks for small video games / videos, absolutely getting one

this demo will make me buy it!

Your vids are amazing

When watching this video, it brings me back to my primary school days back in 2005 when me and my buddies, classmates would compose and sing during any school events or special days, and we do challenge other classes too. But the problem is non of us have access or own a proper electronic keyboard, İ only have a small Yamaha keyboard mainly build for kids like myself during those years back than to learn how to play keyboard that cost almost exactly like this one. I forgot the model of it, it only have voice and pre install melodies. No drums or accompaniment, seeing this new Yamaha keyboard like this one should have been made back than where it would cheap to buy....

It's always good news to see your videos in the feed. Always an amazing work. It's nice that there are new compact keyboards with newer voices but it's disappointing to see that their construction and design is inferior to the old ones. And I think three octaves is not enough.

Can't wait for the Casio S-46 Full Review

This is definitely the best review that Ive seen!! This keyboard is what I looking for to take to church and play some strings, pads and pianos.

About your reviews the best part is always your performance!!!

Wow, that was a banger at the end. I definitely prefer this to the Casios, not that I need either of them. For one, I love that it still has recognisably “Yamaha” design sensibilities, such as the typography for the function keys, or pretty much the same interface/voice selection method as they did on the PSS-270! Second, the voices where they sampled what sounds like one of their FM engines are wonderfully-applied for their purpose. It’s not the most ambitious device, but I appreciate that they’ve played to their strengths.

Excelent video!

Wonderful presentation❤

I like the sound of this mini keyboard ❤❤❤

Fantastic presentation.......

Your lessons are beyond helpful Thank You!!

you are really² keyboardist.... good demo style.... all beat and all voice very fantastic.... ♥️♥️♥️😘👍🏾

S/out to Burgmuller's Arabesque from Op.100 showing up at 24:25- always so interesting to see what gets used for demos in these old keyboards

Your presentation makes a simple keyboard just like it is motif or tyros.

Got some brilliant designers at Yamaha. Once these functions/features are burned into a chip Yamaha can cut costs and put out different models with simular or better quality depending on hardware..anyways most important the sound comes out of it...which is great. Thanks for the excellent review

Great THANKYOU very helpfull

Would you consider doing videos on music theory / songwriting tips at some point? You're really talented I love everything you play in these demos.

Excelente muestra. Maestro. 👍👍🇨🇱

And sir your keyboard playing skill is very impressive.

Perfect, I love it 👌👌👌

That pipe organ really does sound like a street organ. The ones that you still hear here mostly play covers of pop songs these days! Always funny to hear, until they're in front of where you're trying to work for a couple of hours.

I saw it last month being sold where I bought my Casio SA-47, and wondered how it might sound like ...I think it's cleaner sounding, and made me wonder whether PCM sampling is different from brand to brand. I've always loved Casio, but Yamaha always seems cleaner, and Reface already has a good rep. Saving money for one, thanks a lot for this take. First video of your, instant sub :-)

Great review. I've got the PSS-F30, had over a year now, and play it every day. 3:22 the missing chip is the USB MIDI interface device, found in the PSS-A50. The PSS-F30, PSS-E30 Remie, and PSS-A50 are all the exact same hardware, with main difference been the firmware, and front panel printing.

dang, such a banger tunes coming from small device, but seeing you'll be reviewing casio sa-46, will hold from buying it first

outro with such an underrated banger lmao

Great video, as usual. I really enjoyed the world voices as well. I might have to get a F30 companion for my A50... Also, looking forward to your insightful video on the Casio SA-47!

Make more of these keyboards, Yamaha!

I was expecting a sound similar to that of a classic casio keybord. The kids ones from early 90s 80s. Sounds great for what it is.

This is just unbelievable how cheap you can buy such a cool instrument. I have a PSRE303 which is a 61 key Yamaha (from the family, bit used) from about 2005 and I just started to learn stuff on it and if anything happens to it I'll be buying one of these. Love the sounds which are really at the level or higher than the PSR (yeah, I know, decades apart) and that it can be used via USB and not a specific charger. And it's CHEAP! Thanks for the vid! Subbed! PS: why do they usually advertise it as "for kids"?

Pretty cooooool little keyboard imo.

I like the voicing at the 5:20 Grand pipe organ , trumpet stop ... and the one before it the Grand theater pipe organ sound

So good sound 😍

Woa. Really good demos… also you remind me of Captain Pikant… hmmm

That demosong is right up my alley… I’m probably going to steal it… 🥸🤓😁

Great review! Have you ever tried the Kurzweil KP30? It's really difficult to find some info about it

I can't play the piano to save my life. I'm a drummer! I Yet I love watching your videos! I always look forward to you making these keyboards sing in the final performances.

I like this review, this would be a great little piano for travel. I wish it had an intro / ending button like my beloved YPT300, however, I like the fact that you can adjust accompaniment volume. The mute switch is nice. My YPT300 has 5/4 timing, I have lots of fun with it, wonder if this one has 5/4 as well? I also wonder if it has boogie woogie on the piano only accompaniment? I guess I will buy one and find out! :)

Was that 2 Unlimited on the timpani? Magnificent.

Hi, please help how to ON - Styles program. Is program button + Chords finger key??. My style system looks not working.. Please reply

since The 8-BitKeys hadn't showed up lately... I've found my new substitute... 😀❤️❤️❤️❤️

Great review. I think I’ll buy this for my 10 year old niece.

Wow!

7:28 every song in the Dark Cloud video game had this keyboard voice for sure lol

Hey Mr Keen. Thanks for your efforts as ever, this channel is very enjoyable. Do you mind if I ask a quick question? I am in the UK, and I tried one of these keyboards last week because I was thinking about buying it as a Christmas present for my niece. However, the unit I got had an audible constant-volume hiss from the loudspeaker which came across every headphone and power supply set combination I tried. This was irrespective of the master volume level too. Did you notice this at all? In the end I returned it to the shop.

GOOD!!!

I think the unit is probably worth getting just for that harmonium voice.