According to the Yamaha's Online Services Facebook Page, they are announcing some "Serious News" later this week for Tyros 4 users.

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Either a 76 key external keyboard is announced, or maybe software that lets you controll T4 from your DAW, an improved style format using audio styles, playing samples directly from disk.

Or it could be just 2 extra new styles..

The Okey Keyboard Festival starts later this week, so it might be announced there.

Bill

. . . maybe another $3800. upgrade???
DonM

Ah.... i just love guessing.... Maybe they'll announce a T4 Module, or even a software version of the T4 that can be controlled in combination with a Motif XF, just like the KARMA for Motif...

If one shouts enough things, in the end one of your list might be true... and you can claim to have had inside information.

Tough if it is announced at OKEY, then it might be something far less spectacular, like a T5 because the T4 is almost sold out.

Can't see Yamaha making a module, as Roland's BK-7M is doing pretty bad sales wise...the store I visited on my last tour in Newfoundland had three BK-7M modules returned by dissatisfied buyers. It is hardly a success story, although some of the accordion crowd seem to like it.

My guess is some kind of a package that allows the instrument to be set up as a dual manual...maybe a special controller keyboard that is designed to fit under the Tyros4 (and perhaps T3).

I will say that anyone who actually knows, isn't going to say anything.

Ian

Don, Don, Don,

Do I detect a little sarcasm coming from confederate country? Remember, you are the one who sold me an awesome Ketron x1 just so you could go back to Yamaha because you liked the placement of the buttons better. You should call Yamaha(and maybe Donny who has been too quiet lately) and apologize.

Tom

I think it will be a new OS with more styles and sounds

If you read into the announcement; it says "T4 Users" so it's not a new keyboard, but some added value to an existing T4 which I agree with Dan could be Styles, Voices, or a better yet a brand new "Music Finder!"

Maybe Craig Knudsen's pitch correction software....???? Who knows Ron