I was very impressed by the amount of features this keyboard has. This keyboard also has ridges engraved in the plastic on the face of the keyboard, giving it a nice texture instead of a flat, plain, boring surface. This knob is cool looking and easy to use, so I think it’s a win.
But if you have a specific sound in mind, there’s also a keypad where you can enter the number of the patch you want for even quicker access.
It was easy for me to use and I had no trouble getting through all the patches quickly. I personally like the variety that comes with having knobs, buttons, and sliders on keyboards, because it makes it look professional.īesides the buttons, there’s also a wheel that scrolls through all of the sounds. These knobs are really cool, and I’ll talk about what they do a little later. The master volume is a knob, but they are two other knobs below it. The buttons are matte black as well, so it can be a little confusing to look at them and find the button you want to press, but they’re all labeled so I had no trouble finding the button I was looking for. That’s a clever design element by Yamaha that helps the user know where the screen is even when they’re not looking at it. It certainly drew my attention to the screen. Surrounding the screen is a gloss black border that makes the middle of the keyboard’s face all shiny and sleek looking. The screen lit up blue when I turned on the keyboard, and the display was easy for me to read. There are two speakers, each covered in a mesh-like speaker cover. This allows you to see all of the buttons more easily without having to lean over the keyboard.īelow, please take a moment to view some of the best selling keyboards online: The face of the keyboard gradually slants down like a ramp and flattens out horizontally where the keys attach. This is extremely common for a keyboard to have it’s nothing unusual, but it’s worth noting because some people prefer thicker keys.ĭespite the slimmer look, they’re still very standard and comfortable to press. There’s a gap below them that allows you to press them all the way down. On this keyboard, the keys hang and stick straight out.
Now, on some keyboards, the keys appear solid, like on a real grand piano. They keys are full-sized and they look great. It’s lightweight plastic, but it’s a matte black color with standard black and white keys. Yamaha’s PSR-E453 has some pretty awesome features. I’ll also talk about how it compares to some of the other great keyboards in its family, such as the Yamaha PSR E-443, PSR-E253, PSR-E353, and the new PSR-EW400.Īnd below, please take a look at our interactive table that allows you the ability to compare and contrast the Yamaha PSR-E463 (the successor the PSR-E453) to other excellent keyboards worthy of your consideration.ġ60 x 160 Dots Graphic LCD (with backlight) In this review, I’ll dissect the PSR-E453, including breaking down its sounds, buttons, screen, learning and recording function and more.
It’s part of the PSR series, which also has the E253 and the E353, as well as a few other models. I recently demoed the PSR-E453, a 61 key digital keyboard made by Yamaha.