I left out the fact that the MP30 is not an arranger keyboard but instead a really nice sounding digital piano. The sound I heard was really good. There are no styles on this portable piano. I'm sorry I neglected to include this informatin on my first post. It was very late at night when I wrote it.


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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566
www.kayesmusicscene.com

I have a question.... If the new PSR models are to be released in early June.., taking into consideration today is May 16th, why in the hell hasn't Yamaha put them up on the US site yet? Early June is only a few weeks away.

Squeak

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

Well they need to snap to it "chop, chop!"... I haven't yet decided on the S-900 or the S-700. Some "actual" info on the US site with full specs and possibly a few demos would be nice I've got a space cleared for (one) of them, just need to look at the manuals (voice lists), blah, blah, blah.

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hi george, and thanks for the headsup on the new boards...can any of your contacts at yamaha tell you when the N30 will be released in australia? no-one has heard of it out here...(pretty typical )
thanks
dennis

You are seriously considering a Yamaha arranger? What about the drums?

Starkeeper,
Although the drums aren't the best on the PSR's, I don't think I'd find too much of an issue with them for what I plan to use the keyboard for.

I have no intentions of using it for anything "modern" like hip hop ect. I've got my synth for that. However, I'd use it for more traditional work. It would be used heavily for orchestral/classical, instrumental, and film score styles. I'll of course tweek the livin crap out of it to see how far I can push the tone generator. If Yamaha allowed tweeking of individual instruments within the drum kits on the S-900 I'd be tickled pink ... However, they'll be more than acceptable for what I plan to use the board for....

So it's gonna be either the S-700 or S-900. I could buy the S-700, then take the money I'd save on that compared to the 900's price and use the difference to purchase that new digital piano of Yamaha's (I think it's the NP-30 or something like that).

I just got a brochure from Yamaha for the NP30.
Weight is 12 lbs
10 sounds (single or layer)
2x6 watt speakers
49" x 10.2" x 4"
6 AA batteries or optional AC adapter
Midi mode is multi timbre
hard, med, soft and fixed sensitivity transpose
32 note polyhony.
Keys are non weighted (piano style) graded.
4 types of reverb
headphone jack, midi in and out, sustain jack


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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566
www.kayesmusicscene.com

George is it safe to assume the keybed is similiar to the 76 key YPG models? Are the keys not semi-weighted?

Squeak

What does graded mean?
I thought it only applied to hammer action pianos.
Starkeeper