Indian Music Practice and Performance in a 61-Key Portable Keyboard
The Yamaha PSR-I510 is a 61-key portable keyboard designed for learners, hobbyists and players exploring Indian music. It includes 887 instrument Voices, with 40 Indian instrument Voices, plus 382 auto-accompaniment Styles, including 60 Indian Styles, so you can move between traditional Indian sounds and everyday keyboard tones like piano, guitar and drums.
For practice, the PSR-I510 includes 40 Riyaz patterns with Tabla, Mridangam and Tanpura, along with 65 built-in Songs, including 25 traditional Indian Raga and Geetam pieces. The lesson functions and downloadable Song Book support step-by-step learning, while the screen can display the notes you are playing for daily practice.
Touch Response gives the keyboard more expressive control, and Super Articulation Lite helps reproduce details such as Bansuri vibrato and Santoor tremolo. A mic input lets you sing while playing with a microphone sold separately, while individual L/R outputs, pitch bend wheel, Quick Sampling, Looper functions and app support add more creative options.
At Riffs & Licks Music, we think the PSR-I510 is best for players who want an Indian music-focused Yamaha keyboard with strong learning tools, authentic accompaniment styles and enough creative features to grow with them.
Features / Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Colour | Metallic Dark Grey |
| Dimensions | 992 mm x 136 mm x 404 mm (39-1/16" x 5-3/8" x 15-7/8") |
| Weight | 7.0 kg (15 lb, 7 oz) not including batteries |
| Number of keys | 61 |
| Keyboard type | Organ-style |
| Touch response | Yes (Soft, Medium, Hard, Off) |
| Other controllers | Pitch Bend, Art. Switches, 2 Control Knobs |
| Display | LCD with backlight |
| Tone generation | AWM Stereo Sampling |
| Polyphony | 64 notes max. |
| Voices | 887 voices (347 Voices + 42 Drum/SFX Kits + 40 Arpeggio Voices + 458 XGlite Voices) |
| Featured voices | 40 Indian Voices, 20 Super Articulation Lite Voices, 10 Sweet! Voices, 6 Cool! Voices, 3 Live! Voices |
| Compatibility | GM, XGlite |
| Effects | DSP1: 41 types, DSP2: 12 types; 15 Reverb types; 7 Chorus types; 6 Master EQ types |
| Functions | Dual/Layers, Split, Melody Suppressor, Panel Sustain |
| Accompaniment styles | 382 preset styles, including 60 Indian Styles |
| Fingering | Multi Finger, Smart Chord |
| Style control | ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC START, SYNC STOP, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN(A, B)/Auto Fill, TRACK ON/OFF |
| Auto Chord Play | 135 Chord Progressions + 10 USER Chord Progressions |
| Expansion style | 10 |
| Preset songs | 65 |
| Recording | 10 songs, 6 tracks (5 Melody + 1 Style), approx. 19,000 notes |
| Compatible data format | Playback: SMF (Formats 0 & 1); Recording: Original File Format (SMF 0 conversion function) |
| USB audio recorder | Up to 80 minutes, approx. 0.9 GB per song |
| USB audio format | Playback/Recording: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo) |
| Quick sampling | Oneshot, Loop; 4 samples; approx. 9.6 sec sampling time |
| Sampling sources | AUX IN, MIC INPUT, USB audio interface, WAV format files |
| Lesson/Guide | Lesson 1–3 (Listening, Timing, Waiting), Repeat & Learn |
| USB audio interface | 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo |
| Registration | 4 buttons x 8 banks, Freeze control |
| Overall controls | Metronome, Tempo 11–280 (Tap Tempo: 32–280), Transpose −12 to +12, Tuning 427.0–453.0 Hz, Octave Button, 5 Scale Types |
| Riyaz | 40 Tabla/Tanpura patterns |
| Other functions | PIANO Button (Harmonium/Piano), Mega Boost, Motion Effect (57 types), Looper |
| Harmony/Echo | 26 types |
| Arpeggio | 179 types |
| Storage | Approx. 1.72 MB internal memory, USB flash drive support |
| Connectivity | DC IN, AUX IN, Headphones, Foot Switch, Foot Control, USB TO DEVICE, USB TO HOST, OUTPUT, Microphone |
| Amplifiers | 6 W + 6 W |
| Speakers | 12 cm x 2 |
| Power supply | PA-150 AC adaptor or equivalent recommended by Yamaha, or six AA batteries |
| Power consumption | 13 W when using PA-150C AC adaptor |
| Auto power off | Yes (Disabled/5/10/15/30/60/120 minutes) |
| Included accessories | Music Rest, Power Adaptor |
| Song book | Download from Yamaha website |
(VHX9320)
| SKU | VHX9320 |
| Model # | PSRI500 |
| Barcode # | 4957812718950 |
| Brand | Yamaha |
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