Thank you all for the contributions and thank you General Music for the new products and last but not least, thank you Nigel for the opportunity.

Hello anyone. Does anyone know what a SK880 IOP is ?

The SK880 IOP is a SK880 tricked out for Praise and Worship. IOP= Instrument of Praise.

NEW Stereo Piano Sample
NEW Praise & Worship Drumkit
NEW Bass with Playing Effects
NEW Organ Samples
NEW 8 Meg Amazing Grace Demo
NEW Praise & Worship Styles
3 entirely new sound/style blocks

Paul,

very interesting. How come I never heard of this? Where Can I hear a demo? How much and where can I buy it from?

The SK880 IOP was shown at NAMM in January. This was a project that was in the works for a year. I suspect that you already own an SK880, in this case just an upgrade to your board would make the most sence. Your local GEM dealer would be able to have your instrument upgraded, which inculdes a Hard drive swap, some re-wiring, and a new E-Prom.

I am working on having an Audio Demo of the IOP avilible online to have a listen too.

Paul,

Thanks for the info. Just to let you know that I also have the oriental kit. Also there are some flash styles included with my current setup that are my all time favorites. Can I keep all of this?

Shall I ship my keyboard to GEM distributer in IL?

Unfortunatly you can not have Both an IOP and a Oriental upgrade. Either or, not both. A suggestion would to get the genesys or genesys pro and midi with the SK880 and have an incredible rig. I personally like to have a weighted action and a set of synth keys to play.

Dear SK880user, if and when you get the IOP upgrade for your keyboard, would you be willing to give a report on what you think of it ? Thanks. ( esp. the new piano sound ).

dogman,

Hello to you. I have found out that I won't be able to keep my oriental kit if I upgrade to IOP. Oriental kit is very important to me to write music that depicts middle eastern/arabian cultures. Therefore, I will not be upgrading. I wish there is a way I can upgrade without losing the oriental sounds and styles. Maybe it is time for new keyboard afterall. I recently got laid off, so I cannot afford to buy a keyboard now, but maybe later.