Mike,
I don't think my standards are high (hell I used to have the Casio WK-3500--and loved that board)--

Personally I think Yamaha focuses too much (lately) on the signature voices, and not enough to the panel voices.

Like I said my simple Roland RS-70 that only cost me $629.00 has panel voices that blow the 3000 away (including the grand piano--of course my opinion on that considering how subjective sounds are). Personally I can't stand the pianos on the upper PSR's and have always liked Rolands to all others.

I think I was very fair in my review. I really dug into those keyboards, and spent hours on them (not minutes, but hours--tweeking this tweeking that and so on).

Sure those signature voices shine, but for me that's where it stops. Plus the drums, my goodness! Sorry, but I still say they lack any punch. Yamaha has always been weak on the drums with the PSR's (and I know I'm not the only one here who feels that way too). Rolands drums have so much bite to them, and the pure sound has all the natrual effects from the kit, such as hearing the snare buzz when hitting the toms and bass drums, plus ghost notes as well. Roland has got their sh@t together when it comes to drums!

Of course the 3000 works well for many here because like I said it fits their styles of music (being more traditional--as arrangers have always been designed primarily for) which is fine, but it falls seriously short for anything modern.

Squeak

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