Yeah this last episode with Yamaha was the clincher for me, and nothing has changed in the last month since I made these initial comments. It's one thing for Yamaha to not support the 9000 Pro but it's quite another to not support new accessories so they will function fully in the 9000 Pro - this is a purposeful negligence and deceitful marketing. And trying to have an intelligent conversation with Yamaha about this is impossible... each rep says the other is mistaken and I'm convinced that the left hand (ie: pro keyboard division) doesn't know what the right hand (ie: home keyboard division) is doing. I'm sure they are all hoping that anything regarding the 9000 Pro will just go away, but for me and many others it will be a permanent reminder of their corporate incompetency and customer inconsideration.

My current Yamaha keyboards will satisfy my performing needs for the next few years as they are, and I will not buy any more "compatible" accessories. My long-term plans are to eliminate Yamaha products from my arsenal completely, as I did Roland products some time ago for the same reason - lack of support. Someday soon we'll have keyboards without compromises or excuses, and they wont be from Y/K/R.