Aardige synth, presets zijn wat braaf. Minder controle mogelijkheden dan de CS6x, ook maar 1 slot voor plug in board, geen audio of phrase clips, die vier sliders zijn wel handig. In de hoek van de Roland RS5/9/50. Als je niet al te diep in synthese wilt en je een set all round sounds nodig hebt is het een leuke synth, 200-250 euro ? Nieuw was -ie op het laatst iets van 5-600 geloof ik. Als je verder wilt gaan dan zou ik voor de CS6x gaan, die kun je nu al voor 500 euro krijgen
Manuals van beide op deze yamaha site:
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/index.php
Van de yamaha site
The 61-key S30 features aftertouch, an expandable synthesis engine and the architecture and sound of the larger Yamaha S80. The S30 provides full 64-note polyphony, 64 multi-mode resonant filters and 24MB ROM. ON-board voices include 256 presets with stereo-sampled pianos, strings, brass, as well as a complete sonic palette of other high-quality sounds. Create your own sounds (including analog-style synth sounds) and store them in any of 128 user-voice memory locations. There are also 128 user-storable performances for layers, splits and multi-timbral sequencer setups.
PLG Modular Synthesis Plug-in Expansion Boards
There's more to the S30 than what's in the box. With Yamaha's PLG modular Synthesis Plug-in expansion boards, you can add new synthesizers and effects processors to your system. Load a plug-in board to give the S30 new sounds and effects, more polyphony and new synthesis technologies.
Control Your Music
Control your music with four assignable data sliders and five assignable knobs. An on-board song sequencer plays back Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from SmartMedia™ cards, which allow storage of up to 100 songs – including keyboard setups and chained playback. You can store entire MIDI setups in 128 user-performance memory locations for instant recall. With all this power, plus the portability, the S30 may be the perfect synthesizer for live performances.
SmartMedia™ Storage
The S30 lets you conveniently store your voices and performance setups on ultra thin and compact SmartMedia™ cards. As well as giving you a much larger data storage capacity than a floppy disk, SmartMedia™ can also be used as an external memory bank for instant access to a wider selection of sounds.