Yamaha Tyros 1: The orginal. Tour and direct recording 

Yep I think (for the right price) it's still a highly usable keyboard in 2020 and beyond :) #gearfacts

Hello!! Look I had the Tyros 1 !! It was good!! then I had the Tyro 3 !! Awesome!! And now I have the Tyros 5 !! Sounds improve every year !! In fact, I have an excellent musical ear !! And I feel the difference! Richi

I remember wanting a Tyros 2 during my college years and considered buying a used one last summer and very nearly ended up getting a Tyros 5 just before I resigned so unfortunately buying a high end arranger keyboard never materialized. However nearly a decade ago when I saw a guy in the supermarket playing either a Tyros 4 or Tyros 5 when he said he used to have a Tyros 2 I said to him "personally if I had bought a Tyros 2 back in the day it would still be my current keyboard". And that's very true, I did also consider the Yamaha PSR-SX700 but sadly I can't afford any of them but I do have Haliion 6 as part of Cubase Artist 12 and some instruments like the saxophones sound very similar to Tyros 2 and to be honest Halion 6 is probably better for midi sequencing alongside other VST instruments like Spitfire Labs, BBCSO Discover and Kontakt.

@@LittleRichard1988 there are some amazing vst's. I'm using cakewalk connected to the tyros 2 and it's great midi sequencing with it!

Indeed it is!

Wow nice kit you’ve got there :) GF

I agree Barry, it should be a standard feature. There was some great Roland gear in the 90's that actually gave considerably more information if you plugged into a monitor, it was a great option :) Gearfacts

@@gearfacts what is needed is a output so you can connect your iPad or Android tablet or phone.

I didn't really like it. I think there are better things out there for the money that ppl still charge for these /GF

THanks LB :) GF

About US$500

Yes

I wouldn’t be able to explain it in one short RU-vid comment but we can still get the manual for this system online. Just search for the model number for eight by “PDF and the manual should appear. I use control+F (search particular word) to jump to specific sections, it saves a lot of time

@@gearfacts thanks

every sound is usable in the correct context

I think AMD has a point there. Also I've looked very closely at the PSR-E series (all of them) and I'm pretty sure the Tyros had a few sounds that you won't get on even the highest PSR-E models, although I do lurrrv the PSR-E, especially the 463. It is a very interesting comparison: Super high-end + 17 years = today's mid range :) Gearfacts

@@gearfacts Yes, Tyros have voices that lastest PSR-E doesn't have, like the vibraphone, some synth pads, bass, guitars, customizable organs, and MegaVoices. But the lastest PSR still have the piano sound of the Tyros 3, some choirs of the Tyros 4, "Super Articulation Lite" voices, and Tyros 2 drumkits. But in terms of features, the Tyros is better. Really.

The Sweet Soprano sax is still one of the highest quality soprano saxophone sounds I have ever heard on any keyboard. DSK even used that same soprano sax sample in his free saxophone VST instrument. I did consider buying a Tyros 2 last summer or at least considered it as my base choice and I came very close to buying the Tyros 5 before I resigned. So my Yamaha PSR-295 is still my newest arranger keyboard but fortunately it does include the Sweet Soprano sax, the PSR-295 was the first entry level arranger to have selected Sweet and Cool voices. It's fine for playing public domain songs like traditional Christmas carols.

RU-vid should put some kind of ban on this guy's keyboard playing ;)

The only time I tend to use pitch-bend on saxophones is when I'm playing the melody part of a song. Maybe I might consider going back to not using the pitch-bend all the time. I never used to use the pitch-bend that much with my PSS-790.

Not sure. It's passed Yamaha quality spec anyways.

Why apologise? I'm inclined to agree with you :) GF

It is simply obvious. Tyros1 was released in 2002 and S710 in 2009, there is a huge difference. S710 is no match to the Tyros 4 or Tyros 3 compared to now.