I do want to see both KORG and especially ROLAND competing with YAMAHA(esp in mid range market).This is good competition for all users.More fetures and better sound/hardware for cheaper price.

Roland ruled the market in the whole 90's(where mid Yam arrangers sub standard sound wise to most users.Korg kicked all of them when they did I3 with prosound borad in 93(full seq but no direct disk play) so it was Roland E86(PSR 3000 of that time) who was the winner for some years(in mid east in EU)then came newer Es,G's when Korg failed with IS series(better sound but same luckluster features and OS for an arranger) and so on.

The success of E86 = success of PSR 3000
What are they? - Light weight,usuable sounds for gigging,more instant features for live arranger play than competition,better OS and cheaper price than competition.(E86 can read SMF and styles from FD with no load time- where I3 can't do)and it was in 1993.

Yamaha may be selling,but it doesn't make them the best(I agree).Some KORG and ROLAND has much better hardware,some better(unique) features,more synth editing power and sequencer.Can Yamaha do that,ofcourse they can.But why not?

After 2k's hit(and failed 9000 pro),Yam got the secret:More features for an ARRANGER,light weight,good price,good must have sounds(subjective),still got away with bad hardwre,no seq,synth editing) etc.Their intention - "TO SELL WELL in arrager market"- and so they did.

Arrangers are mostly sold in EU and mid east.KORG(especially) and Rolands are selling well(BETTER than YAM as I said in my above post) -3k,T2 is starting to change) there.Do you know that in some EU countries KORG PA50 is $720 and PSR 3000 is $1700 new?

US is a different story.(and most pro arranger users who are playing out(not pros at home) prefer YAM as an arranger to gig(they don't need mid east sound and styles,where other guys including GEM and KETRON shines).
In US arranger gigging(nursing homes-senior residences ,you use arranger styles for a request if you don't have SMF(espicially for oldies -40's ,50's and 60's).So yes,PSR 2000,3000,T1 and T2 are the best sellers (also for their well programmed simpler western styles,fills),and most seen in OMBs in USA.


In ASIA,also interesting -(except for INDIA -who demands more ethnic sounds and mainly SMF playback(for songs in film music- where you have to sequence and sound it right or the audience will notice)(similar to EU and mideast -mainly current hits- sequenced closed to original)-KORG has a good market since O1w/fd days.
Malay and S'pore,Thiland,Indo,V' nam and Philipines -most OMBs plays WESTEN songs(also their own)-YAMAHA tridionally have very good market and 2k,3ks are doing extremely well.


I prefer KORG(overall sound with some exceptions) and as a all in one KB-synth power and sequencer.I also like some ROLANDS's sound and some features/hardware.But I have to admit(hard to ignore) that Yamaha has done things right (not the best)in most important areas in recent years as an arranger,so if I want to take a gig that needs mostly ARRANGER backing -YAM will be the choice.(But for my band or sequencing at home or SMF (alone)playing gigs - I have other choices).




I LOVE ALL KEYBOADS.JUST DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THEM!

Peace.



[This message has been edited by jamman (edited 10-13-2006).]