Custom Yamaha PSS-460 FM synth/keyboard

Nice retro keyboard from the 1980’s. It contains the same synthesizer chip found in the original Ad-Lib and SoundBlaster cards from the early PC era. Inexpensive way to get the Yamaha DX sound, using a  very simplified means of FM synthesis manual editing mode with six sliders to shape FM sounds. The SPECTRUM slider is akin to a DX's frequency setting. The MODULATION is more of a timbre/brightness control that renders the sound from dull to bright, which is almost like filtering. The ATTACK and DECAY sliders both control the characteristics of the envelope. There is also a VOLUME slider which controls the output level of the synthesizer section.

Lots of fun. Very easy to quickly get some wicked sounds by manipulating existing presets. If I had the room, I would be keeping it for personal use, but my DX100 has midi.

49 mini keys

21 preset sounds

12 drum patterns plus “Custom Drummer” function

5 manual drum sounds - kick, snare, tom, cymbal and hi-hat

Synthesizer Controls – Waveform/Spectrum/Modulation/Attack/Decay

Sustain, Vibrato & Duet Mode

Stereo RCA outputs

Runs on batteries or DC power, from 9V to 12V (neither included in sale).