"Yamaha also needs to get on the bandwagon with a touchscreen interface on its next generation of keyboards. Touchscreens make sense because they eliminate some of the hassle of navigating the various menus."
I want to put this out there once again. Yes Touch Screens may be great for those who can see to navigate and touch the items they want but for those whom can't see it's a night mare. Right now the Tyros and PSR line are the most accessible arrangers on the market with Ketron a close second. Roland didn't put a Touch Screen on their newest MOTL line of arrangers - the BK series but with the addition of an iPad one can use it's touch screen to select Performances and make edits. A note that the Roland iPad apps do seem to work with IOS VoiceOver for those whom can't see - my demoing the app without an actual BK9 to test - at least I can get around the app...A Gold Star to Roland for this!!
If Yamaha decides to go to a Touch Screen and take away it's most direct access to their MOTL and TOTL boards for the blind, they better create an app for the iPad which will work with VoiceOver. This goes for any of their boards. The layouts of each board, including the PSRs, Motifs, S-whatever's, etc all have an easy layout to go through and know where you are.
Another feature everyone forgets about is the Direct Button where you press the Direct Button and hit one of the other buttons and you can go directly to that screen without navigating all those menus.
I Also recommend you speak with Frank from AudioWorksCT. His prices on a brand new one can't be beat. I was ready to purchase a 76 key last week but because of some uncertain matters at home the money I got from my Audya sale has to be held until we see what the damage is for some Dental work for my wife...disappointing but my wife comes first.
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Vince Mistretta