SHS-500
IT'S YOUR TURN TO BE THE STAR
The Sonogenic SHS-500 is a Keytar ("Key"board + Gui"tar") from Yamaha that gives music lovers who want to play the freedom to enjoy music.
Designed to play anywhere
This stylish Keytar matches any kind of music you play, and has been designed around an all-in-one concept that combines a high-quality tone generator with powerful built-in speakers in a body weighing just 1.5 kg. It can also run on batteries, making it extremely portable!
Play any type of music
The SHS-500 features 30 instrument Voices that are essential to any kind of music genre, including synthesizers, guitars, basses, pianos, strings, and wind instruments. The expressive 37-key mini keyboard provides a premium feel and response for fast, accurate, and natural playing even when you are standing while performing.
FEATURES
High-quality sounds
The SHS-500 features 30 instrument Voices that are essential to any kind of music genre, including synthesizers, guitars, basses, pianos, strings, wind instruments, and even drums. Enjoy playing dance, rock, jazz, or any other genre you want, all with Yamaha’s world-renowned sound quality.
Live control at your fingertips
In addition to Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels, the SHS-500 also features an assignable knob that lets you control a wide range of effects, giving you extraordinarily expressive, dynamic performance power. You can also assign effect control to the Modulation wheel to control your sound easily!
Pro-quality mini-keyboard
The SHS-500 high-quality mini-keyboard is inherited from the Yamaha reface series, highly regarded by professionals for its outstanding touch, feel, and expressive power.
This high-quality keyboard lets you make the most of your playing skills, even when you are performing while standing.
Infinite expandability
The SHS-500 is equipped with a MIDI (mini-DIN) terminal to allow you to connect with external digital instruments via MIDI, including both hardware and software synthesizers. Connect to your smart device using Bluetooth(R) MIDI*, or a computer via USB for 2-way audio and MIDI.
Play with even more Voices, or connect to a computer or smart device to record or create music—the possibilities are endless!
* This function may not be included depending on the country in which you purchased the product.
Just pick it up and play
The SHS-500 comes with a high-quality on-board tone generator, powerful built-in speaker and strap, but weighs just 1.5 kg. What’s more, it can even run on batteries, so all you need to do is turn it on and play!
Product Information
SHS-500
Sonogenic SHS-500 is a new type of instrument from Yamaha that is perfect for music lovers who want to participate in making music, but maybe haven't learned how.
- All-in-one configuration
- 30 high-quality Voices (instrument sounds) with 48-note polyphony
- Assignable real-time control knob, Pitch Bend, and Modulation wheel
- Pro-quality mini-keyboard
- USB Audio & MIDI interface
- Wireless Bluetooth® MIDI connectivity (This function may not be included depending on the country in which you purchased the product.)
- JAM function
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The SHS-300 Keytar (“Key” board + Gui “tar”) features a sleek, compact design that gives you immediate access to the exhilaration of playing music.
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