The Yamaha PSR 340 keeps popping up across subreddits and forums - people looking to sell theirs are astounded by the prices this early nineties entertainer/home keyboard still fetches. If you find one below 500EUR you are very lucky. This is very unusual for what is essentially a very middle of the road instrument from the early 90s. Threads full of speculation ensue: does it have a desirable retro sound? Special features? Is it even the next TR-808/303 and will see a further "to the moon" price hike? I ordered one and tried to find out why this seemingly underwhelming keyboard has so many fans willing to pay top dollar.
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Hit Song by Maximo Paitan:
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FolkrockManiaPeru History:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XfGsqL-9So
Shoutouts:
https://youtu.be/Y2SN36qUIJU?si=jKUKY9jTqJS6OIvM
https://youtu.be/6uI4dE5zVHA?si=yOKU1COgQNaxd6E9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8WqxhN-LM
https://youtu.be/Sqd9-uCsoYY?si=PD0FLN-ZgY83IOzi
Tutorial for Folk Rock Sound Like Maximo Paitan:
https://youtu.be/GE63bk35RwI?si=GF-X_kdg01k7i4qh
Forums:
https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/comments/rbxnp5/yamaha_psr_340_asked_for_50_people_want_to_give/
https://www.musiker-board.de/threads/yamaha-psr-340-wert.568847/
https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/3i3zlj/why_such_high_prices_for_yamaha_psr340/
https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/1700thr/why_are_yamaha_psr340_so_expensive/
https://yamahamusicians.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=79548
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