Retro-Toys: YAMAHA PSS-390 Realtime FM

retro toy keyboard demo by RetroSound

YAMAHA PSS-390 Realtime FM Keyboard (1989)
one of the coolest mini keys ever!

2-Operator FM digital synthesizer controllable through 7 digital slide switches (spectrum, modulation, attack, decay, release, vibrato, volume) with each 8 step resolution;
100 FM tones;
dual voice button to layer 2 voices;

more pics:
http://www.retrosound.de/The_PSS-390.htm

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[zombieAndy1979]

This is cool !! :D Somewhere I still have a Yamaha SHS-10 !!! "Key-tar" I must do a video on that ...

[retrosound72]

@zombieAndy1979

yes like this toy a lot. thank you andy.

[chriskras68]

Was habe ich die Dinger damals im Kaufhaus/Musikabteilung gequält! Bis zum Rausschmiss! Ja, ja - die Achtziger...

Gehen Dir etwa die Moster-Synths langsam aus?;-)

Beste Grüße

[retrosound72]

@chriskras68

;D das ist einfach mal erfrischend anders. FM hat Potential ohne Frage. Yamaha sollte da weiter machen, wo sie aufgehört haben. Ein Realtime DX würde einschlagen wie eine Bombe! Da bin ich mir ganz sicher.

[BlueLoftStudio]

Cheapest way to get FM sounds !!! : )

[retrosound72]

@BlueLoftStudio

:)) yes

[retrosound72]

@CleverDjembe

I translate:

these old yamaha shit is fucking cool!

;D

[CleverDjembe]

Die alten Yamahas waren schon geil!! :DD

I'm just kidding, I don't know any German ;PP

[nickantibarney]

could you play "there are 7 days in a week" on this keyboard for bella please?

[douro20]

Pretty good for a 2-operator synth.

[bsidwell]

for what was supposed to be a cheap little toy this thing sounds pretty cool

beats a rompler any day of the week

[sargetech]

@zombieAndy1979 I used to have an SHS-10!! Flaming Red!! It was so funky!! and it was also a midi controller!

I would trigger my Synth with it and have a good time, alas I gave it to my young niece about 20 year ago!!

Dag-nabit!!! oh well!!

[manekimaki]

1:12-2:17, felt like I was playing Mario Kart back on the SNES.

[digitalhll]

I love the pictures

[MondoReyTV1]

these cheesy grooves cheer me up!