posted 03-28-2008 03:11 AM
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"Here is the problem with the point the Yamaha apologist are making.
They say that Yamaha has “the most successful arranger keyboard on the planet”.
We can assume that they are talking about the T2.
Well, if that were the case, then there is no need for the T3.
Why mess with success. Even worst, the changes Yamaha are probably going to make with the T3 is going to be to the Sounds, Styles and he OS. Ironically, those are the selling points for the T2 and for the T2 success. So why would Yamaha take a chance and make changes to that winning formula?"

Your gonna love this answer Genesys ! The motive to make the T3 is ......wait for it....Profit !!!!

Heres how the magic works. You make a keyboard , you sell it to avid loyal customers. you wait a couple of years until the sales cycle has matured and your sales are saturated i.e slowed right down to a trickle, you repackage the same keyboard with a few extra lights and switches, you sell it as an upgrade and your market ( Who largely never got to grips with the technology of the first keyboard) sell their ~"old" keyboard and buy a brand spanking new one TOTL one (Which in fact was their old keyboard dressed up a bit !

Now tell me thats not bloody genius !!!

But that just the theory. does it work in practise ?

Korg pa1x to korg pa800
Korg Pa1xpro to Korg Pa2x

Yamaha Tyros 1 to yamaha tyros 2

Roland G70 to Roland G80

Seems like this idea is catching on !!!

But are people really fooled into buying the same instrument repackaged again ? surely it cant be that simple ???? Ask some of the members on this board who have multilpe purchases of repackaged keyboards and "up graded" with virtualy no change in keyboard functionality just a few new sounds and still dont understand the instrument that they have bought...

I have probably said too much. now the secrets out we will all start making keyboards and some of the smarter ones here will clean up with a 76 key version....or will they ?

You tell me ..........

last bit

Yamaha spend thousands of punds/dollars/yen on R&D , they came up with the highly techoological advance of SA voices. Thats brilliant. They also thought about continuing to bolt on speakers to the keyvoard that to a pro user is next to useless and risks being broken if set up and broken down regularly (funny thing is it works quite well for a home user who has the instrument permanantly set up ) and for the finishing touch they shaved off some of the edges to give it that space age stealth bomber highly "technical" look whilst the inner workings of the instrument remain largely the same as the T1. But with all that RD budget blown they missed a trick didnt they . I know what you are thinking....76 KEYS !!! Its just soooo obvious !!

Please dont take offence at my heavy sarcasm. Its English humour and meant to be light hearted

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