Ian....any rumors on S900 features, voc harmony, better speakers, buttons , sliders, two mic inputs, weight, etc etc ?

Cant wait

Squeak, the S500 is a new model and does not replace a current PSR.

The PSR-S700 will replace the PSR-1500...the PSR-S900 will be the top of the range and under the T2.

Donny, I haven't been able to get much info lately as Yamaha has been closed up for the holidays...perhaps when things get back to normal.

Possibly the PSR-S900 will be at NAMN.

Ian

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Ian keep me posted if ya can .....maybe by next Xmas they'll be available....its worth the wait.....I'm not in rush being I can't even find or demo a E80/Pa800/SD5 anywhere around here at this time.....

Ian,
Let me correct you. The PSR-S500 replaces the PSR-1100 as stated on many web sites.

I hope the new Motif XS will inspire composers all over the world to produce better pieces of music. It sounds as if the XS could replace an entire orchestra. If only it didn't have so steep learning curve I might consider it for my classical type of music.

Donny, it is my feeling that tells me Yamaha is branching the PSR series into S series and E series. The latter have sliders and arpegiators which help produce very interesting pieces. Check it out PSR e403 demo

George

George,

I can assure you...the PSR-S700 will replace the PSR-1500.

The PSR-1100 was out when the PSR-2100 was current a few years ago.

Ian

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Nice demos thanx for the link George...
I guess we'll see very soon whats on the horizon....

Just another tidbit...

For chord players wanting the use of ON BASS or being able to play slash chords...the PSR-S500 does NOT provide for this.

The older PSR-1100, and PSR-1500 had this feature and were more pro orientated.

It is highly likely the PSR-700 and PSR-900 will have ON BASS ability.

Hope this helps.

Ian

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I hope they put the VOC HARMONY LITE & ON/Off button back ON DECK also....Argggg

2 mic inputs with sep vol control to

I'll think of more

Some of the stuff proclaimed above reminds me greatly of my retired Ensoniq SD1, which had (up to) 6 element per note sound generation technology, elements switchable by buttons near the modulation wheel. Admittedly it only had 28 sound generation elements so using 6 elements per note gives you a huge 4 note polyphony.. but what notes!

Squeak,

Does this mean you are going to buy an PSR S900, T3 or Motif, or all of the above?

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