Scott,

That is some tirade concerning the Ketron products. I'm not going to rehash the reliability question. Lots of folks use Ketrons and have no problems.

I had a x1 before meeting you and using your Tyros at the SynthJam. I decided it was time for a change and sold the x1 and got my own Tyros. The Tyros isn't really any better it is just different. There are many many things the Ketron did much better than the Tyros. There are many many things the Tyros does better.

What I miss most are the saxes and trumpets that I had on my X1. I also miss having 24 presets available at any one time. I get a lousy 8 on the Tyros. Freezing parts of a style was also a very valuable tool. You could get the good walking bass and drums from variation 3 or 4 while getting the simple backing from variation 1.

I'm detecting that Donny is getting ready for a change. Don M already changed. I'm starting to get the urge again. I'm thinking possibly Midjay with a Tyros for the controller.

Anybody want to swap a Tyros for a Sd-1? I might be interested.

Tom