SHS-500
JAM function story
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. This Keytar ("Key"board + Gui"tar") gives you the freedom to dance, jump and move around while you play!
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!
Recommended songs for Jam Mode
The Chord Chart feature of the Chord Tracker app does a great job analyzing tens of thousands of songs. However some songs, especially those that are more harmonically complex or less harmonically defined, are not as well suited for the Chord Chart analysis. We have analyzed a number of popular song titles to give you an idea of what type of music tends to get the best results so that you can get the best experience with this innovative feature. If you like these songs or artists, then it’s likely that other songs like these, by these or similar artists, will also achieve good results when using Jam Mode with Chord Tracker.Download the free Yamaha song "Sonogenetics" to try it out!
Product Information
SHS-500
Sonogenic SHS-500 is perfect for music lovers who want to participate in making music with or without musical training. Use the free dedicated "Chord Tracker" app together with the JAM function and play like never before!
- JAM Function allows you to play along with your favorite music without special musical skill
- 30 high-quality Voices (instrument sounds) with 48-note polyphony
- Assignable real-time Control Knob, Pitch Bend and Modulation wheel
- USB Audio & MIDI interface
- Wireless Bluetooth MIDI connectivity
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