For many reasons, the Yamaha PSR-E263 Portable Arranger is the ultimate beginner keyboard/arranger. As the successor to the PSR-E253, it is packed with 400 stunning instrument voices and a wealth of accompaniment styles — and it features 61 full-sized keys, onboard lessons, and 32-note polyphony. Onboard you'll also find the Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) — and of course a Portable Grand Piano button to return quickly to the main piano voice for practice and performance. The PSR-E263 is somewhat smaller and lighter than its predecessor and features 10 extra preset songs that can be learned via the Y.E.S. lessons.
The 61-key Yamaha PSR-E263 Portable Arranger has the same phrase recorder as the PSR-E253 — great for capturing ideas or whole songs, which can then be played back through the keyboard's built-in speakers or headphone jack. But the PSR-E263 has 15 extra voices in which to record phrases (400 total) — for even greater creative freedom — as well as 30 extra music styles to explore and 112 preset songs to practice and perform, utilizing Yamaha's nine-step Song Lesson program. Duo mode even lets you split the keys up into two separate keyboards with the same octave range for teacher/student partner practice. Sweetwater Academy of Music and Technology instructors love the PSR-E263's many useful upgrades!
| Number of Keys | 61 | |
| Type of Keys | Full size | |
| Polyphony | 32 Notes | |
| Presets | 400 voices, 130 styles, 112 song presets | |
| Effects Types | Reverb, Chorus, Stereo DSP, Master EQ | |
| Audio Recording | Phrase recorder | |
| Audio Inputs | 1 x 1/8" (aux in) | |
| Audio Outputs | 1 x 1/4" (headphones) | |
| Built-in Speakers | 2 x 4.7" 2.5W stereo | |
| Power Supply | 12V DC power supply (sold separately) / 6 x AA batteries | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | PSRE263 | |
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