Hi Walt,
Thanks for your message. I received the T2 last Friday evening so I have it now 3 days, am brand new user. And yes, the OS and UI is completely different and a lot to learn. But it is a nice challenge. The drawback if you know all ins and outs of a keyboard overnight, it is no fun. On the other hand if it is far too complex it gets frustrating. But the T2 is not like that. PC-minded as I am the T2 interface is more like a PC: using folders, copy/paste of voices, styles, registration, etc. With KN7 I was used to the name Control Panel which is Registration on the T2. Also many users make the mistake that they want to copy a voice in a style folder, which cannot be done. But as lover of Ballads the T2 offers by far more styles and rich sounds than the KN7, which is still also a great keyboard!
By the way did you know that all preset styles , multipads, etc. on the Tyros is not touched by any japanese hand: all designed and created by Michel Voncken, Peter Baartmans and one other guy I don't know in person. So regarding the musical heart of the instrument I dare proudly say: Made in Holland
Here is a nice movie (don't mind Michel's German explanation):
http://www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_euro...n_v1_0_300k.wmv I will keep you posted and hope to send some mp3's of my first workouts later on.
And regarding the SD-Explorer tool: it is still available normally and reduced in price.
http://vision-4-life.nl/SDExplorer.htm ------------------