The T5 will not "have" a touchscreen , it "is " a touchscreen .
Without keys and buttons , everything is on the screen .
This is the message I got from a musician in Spain .
Easy to use for MP3 , WAV and Midifiles .

http://www.psrtutorial.com/forum/index.php?topic=22358.0;topicseen

No touchscreen .

Obviously, the S950 was the first clue.

Including the keyboard? The Tyros 5 is just an ipad app then? ;-)

This is what appears at the link to PSR Tutorial. Thanks Impulse. Screen appears much the same as Tyros4 and is likely non-touch.

A few buttons moved around and sliders are still there, registration still on right hand side. Difficult to identify color of case due to lighting.

Could this be Yamaha's Tyros5 76 note?

Looks like the same ol', same ol'...

Once again, I repeat... the ONLY people who do not like touch screens on keyboards are those who have accepted that Yamaha do not want to give them one, and have never used a Korg or a Roland long enough to get used to it.

Most arrangers out there have roughly the same number of primary buttons for use while you are playing, but the touch screen allows FAR greater choices for other stuff on screen. Yamaha has a total of what, 18 things you can select from on screen tops, with most pages far under that number. Usually ten (the five side buttons from each side, for sound or style selection, right?).

Guys, I've used BOTH types of arrangers. There is simply no comparison. Wait until you use a good one, THEN tell me not having a touch screen is good, OK? LOL

I'll take buttons, knobs , sliders, over touchscreen any day..

Thing is Donny... the others have BOTH.

Everyone seems to paint this as an either/or scenario. No-one's coming to take your buttons and sliders away. The PA3X has tons of buttons and sliders. So does the G70/E80.

All they have is something EXTRA...

having both is fine also ...I just don't use the Ts if I have a choice...for me speedy navigation is essential IMO a TS doesn't offer that..but off stage or in studio editing with time it's ok to use for things,...with Tyros previous successes so far and sales a TS isn't gonna limit buyers at all now that a 76 & 61 version is offered.....get ready to see many players jump ship.

The photo is fake .
The keys are on the touchscreen .

The experienced players with know how from Roland and Audya camps will not be "jumping ship" ....It is about the sound and professional components ..

G70 will continue to reign in the Roland camp..and Audya in Ketron camp...I would not be surprised to see the experienced Korg (PA3X)..camp staying loyal too...You can't fool everyone

Korg and Ketron, and, of course, Yamaha, are still producing TOTL arrangers...clearly there is a good market for these sleek up to date flagships.

Mmmmm...the old(er) Roland G-70, now out of production, was a very well equipped ship in it's day, and still is a real pleasure cruiser....

Just kidding, Fran..I know you love your G-70 to pieces...what I find hard to understand, with all the great new products and technology recently introduced by Roland (the Jupiter 80, the V-Piano, Ateliers, etc,)why Roland didn't go whole hog and really use all these great new ideas to create a worthy G-70 replacement. The BK-9 is pretty good, but it lacks those old Roland TOTL features like the G-70's nice semi-weighted, aftertouch keyboard, touchscreen (G-70 was allegedly one of the best) and...well, you probably know more about a wish-list than me.

Do you think they will ever do another TOTL?

Ian

If I wasn't playing in a live band, where the G70's touchscreen is at a premium, I'd be on the BK-9 already, Fran. It honestly is a HUGE improvement over the G70 in most areas of sound and usability.

The action takes some getting used to, but it's no worse that Korg or Yamaha TOTL actions, and massively better than Yamaha's MOTL offerings.

And, if you are using styles, the synced audio loops can make some awesome Latin or modern loop music possible, truly quite a meeting of arranger ability and workstation sound...

I'm a believer, Fran. Sure, I miss the touch screen, but an iPad is in my near future, and then I'm cool..!

And Ian... I sort of see Roland testing the MOTL waters with the BK-9. If it flies, we might see Roland test the TOTL market out again.

Thanks for your interesting reply, Diki.

So, Fran, since my question was originally directed at you...do you think Roland will ever do another TOTL arranger in the same vein as your G-70, with aftertouch, touch screen etc?

And also, what's happening with no BK-9's in your area...aren't the local dealers going to bring one in for you to try?

Ian