Scott...Sorry I cant agree with you about "Leading the pack" but its a good contender depending how how you look at it, use it, and utilize it. As a former prof Yamaha player for years I have moved on & returned to Ketron which at this time serves me very well for my performing needs. All these studies and consultings mean squat unless they satisfy the consumer which in the last years for me & many they have not regarding 76 keys, MFD features, vocalizer, independent & simultaneous mode play & a few others......but I do applaude them for some of their updates to
Tyros 2....who knows what the future will bring not only with Yamaha but with many of the manufacturers offerings.....wait & see seems to be the ticket here eh?

How about the idea of creating a new company with synthzone members as some of the main contributors of the features ? Who knows we might just create a very profitable company, or at least a decently profitable company.

How hard would it be to come up with a prototype ?

Maybe start with the keybed of a popular synth/arranger. How about start with the keybed of the Yamaha DGX 500 ? and then we can modify the rest to suit 90% of the synthzone members.

In todays day & age theres no reason for manufacturers to make KB's that can be modular interchangable....this would let the user be the judge of mixing & matching components within the KB to suit his/her needs as a performer....this would include many various types of plug in modules to create your perfect "Custom Arranger" KB....instead of every few years teasing people along with "just enough features" so that when the next one comes out you have to sell and get another to keep up to date if you want to. Choices, choices, choices, is the wave of the future IMO.

Agreed... in fact, I think that keyboard has been announced: the CME VX series. Here's a link to press release, pix & videos . This is supposed to be a "modular" keyboard with coming expansion cards for sound modules with sampling, analog synths, digital mixing and more. Plus, this keyboard is supposed to somehow use "styles" for accompaniment - quote: "VX also builds in many MIDI songs and accompaniment in different styles, including loop variation and chord change...". With built-in audio/MIDI over USB the CME's look like they're ready-made for use with laptops loaded with softsynths & sequencing programs (esp. as the first keyboard ever to offer motorized faders). Best of all, it comes in every keyboard size you could ask for and is supposed to be affordably priced. This could be where our hardware and software arranger threads finally merge.

The CME VX-series controllers are generating a lot of talk in the other keyboard forums and with it's built-in arranger functionality I think we'll be talking about them here too. Needless to say, Yamaha is involved on the distribution side.

You're right, Donny, so why not make the choices a 'menu' so that a player COULD dreate his/her own custom board??? The manufacturers could still entice us with newer styles, sounds, etc., and still every couple of years come out with a board that is 'physically' different ...

To Scott: I know you LOVE your Ty2, but I still think the best board I've heard was the Ketron DanO played for me at his studio ... Dan was that an SD1 ???
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Jim.......very interesting ...I gotta take a good look at those units for sure asap.....

Tony I agree!!

Scott keep your mind open theres life after TYROS 2

Well since I own both the SD1 and the T2 I can easily say that the SD1 now sounds dated to my ears compared to the T2 (my SD1 is in its semi flight case waiting for a buyer) so roll on SD2 or whatever it will be called. If one is in production it has to be good
This is only my opinion by the way, so those that do not agree fair enough, lets not get into another damn debate on here again lol

Tyros3 !

Scott.......Do you know something we dont?



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sounds interesting...what do you think?