The Yamaha PSR-E273 is a portable arranger keyboard with a host of features designed to make learning easy and fun for beginners. The unit sports 61 full-size keys and 401 realistic onboard sounds that are exciting and interesting to play, including acoustic and electric instruments, drums, sound effects, and of course, a grand piano. Built-in speakers and a headphone jack make it ready for both your home recitals and private practice sessions.
The PSR-E273's Quiz mode expands on the Yamaha Education Suite (YES) found in many of the company's home and portable keyboards. Quiz mode prompts you to repeat notes, simple melodies, or chords, giving feedback on correct and incorrect answers—turning ear training into a gamelike experience.
The LCD displays notes for the 112 built-in songs (with a corresponding songbook available as a free download). It also shows learning modes to teach both pitch and timing. The keyboard can pause song playback, if you strike a wrong note while playing along, resuming once you find the correct key. Another convenience is Duo mode, in which a teacher and student (or parent and child) can sit side by side and play the same range of pitches on either half of the keyboard.
The 143 auto-accompaniment styles put an entire backing band at your command, following chord changes in a wide variety of music genres, from rock and R&B to classical, country, electronic, and many more. Begin by using the Smart Chord feature to play chords with one finger, and then return to multifingered chords as your playing evolves.
The PSR-E273 features a Song Recorder, which offers traditional recording and playback of your performance for practice and evaluation. A second recorder, the Phrase Recorder, operates more like a musican's loop pedal. It records a short one- or two-bar phrase, then loops the phrase continuously, so you can improvise over it—a fast and easy way to create modern-sounding grooves and phrases.
The 3.5mm input jack allows you to plug in a phone or MP3 player and play along with your favorite songs on the unit's speakers. For total portability, the PSR-E273 can be powered via six AA batteries. It can also be powered by a PA-130 AC adapter (power supply and batteries available separately).
 
Features at a Glance
Lightweight, ultraportable design
61 full-sized, synth-action keys (no touch sensitivity)
Up to 32 notes can be played simultaneously
Sustain pedal input (pedal available separately)
DUO mode allows teacher and student to share keyboard for lessons
Quiz mode and Yamaha Education Suite (YES) learning features make practice fun
Portable Grand button enables grand piano sound at the touch of a button
Over 400 high-quality AWM stereo-sampled sounds including drums and sound effects, to keep players interested
Reverb, chorus, EQ, and stereo widening effects to sweeten the sounds
Includes music rest to support sheet music

 
Yamaha PSR-E273 Specs
Digital Keyboard
Keyboard
61 Full-Size Keys, Synth Action
Sounds and Songs
Number of Sound Presets
384 x Sounds
17 x Drum Kits
Number of Song Presets
112 x Factory
Effects
Chorus, EQ, Reverb
Maximum Polyphony
32 Notes
Performance Functions
Duet Mode, Tuning Adjustment
Auto-Accompaniment
Number of Style Presets
143
Types
Single-Finger, Multi-Finger, Auto Chord, Auto Harmonize
Practice Features
Lessons, Lesson Songs, Metronome
MIDI and Recording
MIDI Note Memory and Resolution
300 Notes Total
Number of Recorder Tracks
1 x MIDI
Connectivity
I/O
1 x 1/4" Headphone Output
1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm Aux Input
Pedal Support
1 x 1/4" Sustain
Data Port
None
Amplification and Speakers
Amplifiers
2 x 2.5 W
Round Speakers
2 x 4.7" / 11.94 cm
Power
AC/DC Power Adapter
PA-130 (Not Included)
Battery Type
6 x AA
Physical
Display
LCD
Included Accessories
Music Rest
Dimensions
12.5 x 37 x 4.1" / 317 x 940 x 104 mm
Weight
8.8 lb / 4 kg (without Batteries)
Packaging Info
Package Weight
12.35 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
42 x 14.5 x 6.3"