Oh my, there are so many differences between the two!

1. Build quality - aluminum(3x) vs plastic(900)
2. Controllers, sliders(3x)
3. dedicated outputs(3x)
4. Top line vocal harmonizer and XLR mic preamp(3x) vs LOW END mic pre/harmonizer(900)
5. More USB slots(3x)

just to name a few ....

Dave may you should of kept the 3x..and worked on getting some kind of monitoring speaker system instead to keep the vocals in your face vs the lower quality on-board speakers that you require to perform, you don't sound too thrilled with this KB so far, wheels spinning? ......

Nope - the silent slab was worse for me. I'll figure this out. I need a one piece unit for cocktail hour type parties. For more important vocal situations, I'll just have to carry the right gear. This kb is working out great in all other respects. I'd never give up the speakers for the sliders and vocalizer.

Thank you Dave for the comparision list. I am sTILL leaning toward KRONOS or PA3X. tHANKS

The 3x is fantastic in the studio, or played through a good monitor system. My needs are not very conventional, I admit. The Korg design is so deep with editing capabilites, it's hard to go wrong for a studio piece.

Graham,
having owned the Korg PA2-X Pro, could you comment more specifically on the differences in sounds, key-feel and styles between the two?
Also, how is it working with an SD card instead of an hard disk? For example, how much faster is the boot-up time or to load samples?
Thanks

Hi Dreamer, it's a little tough to be specific on style and sound comparison to the Pa2X since I have had a Tyros 4 for 2 years, but I am loving the Pa900. The styles are very natural and well balanced, and I have been able to find sounds very quickly that sound good to my ear.

Obvious differences like the significantly lower weight is a great plus for me, even though I miss the 76 keys, but then I've coped just fine with the Tyros, arranged some pieces in different keys to accommodate.

I personally have been struggling with the keybed feel, because it is so different from the Yamaha. It reminded me of the feel of the Pa2X in that, as I mentioned above, you have to use quite a lot of pressure if you play the key at the inside. The Pa2X had a longer key movement, closer to a piano. With large hands it's easy to get to the inside, especially on the black notes, if you are playing a fuller right hand part. I have changed the sensitivity to soft, and am confident that I'll get used to it. Btw, I seem to be alone in this, others like the fact that you need to exert more pressure.

There is a hard disk installed, I believe the SD card is an option, and have not looked at that. I use a USB stick to update the OS and to backup what's on my hard drive.

Boot-up time is slow compared to the Tyros, frankly it does not seem much quicker than the Pa2X, but that's really not a problem as long as the keyboard is reliable once powered up! I'm praying that will be the case.

Graham,

I have the SD card installed (16 Gb) and a USB stick - when the USN to PC is "Enabled", the Korg disk show 1 Gb capacity and the SD card shows 15 Gb and the USB stick does not show up. That seems strange to me that Korg does not give us access to the USB stick via this connection as it sure would give some extra organizing ability to have that access.

I also had three different Tyros keyboards and really loved the feel of those keybeds and their after touch too, but I have spent some time with this keybed on the Pa900 and find it is okay too now.

BTW, I don't think anyone makes a i Gb hard disk these days, do you? ;-)

Bill G

Thanks Billy, I'll look into that. 1Gb is crazy, I'm throwing away all my old USB sticks lower than 4Gb!

Graham,
since you mentioned having had a Tyros 4 for two years, may I ask what made you change to a PA-900?
Thanks