A new arranger keyboard is on the market and I just received my first 6 today. It's the 88 key Yamaha DGX500. It is a really good looking keyboard with light wood colored sides and stand. The keys are ligtly weighted piano keys and the keyboard features a new "live" grand piano sound along with about 600 other sounds including XG. There is a 6 track sequencer and a floppy disk drive which will play back 16 track standard midi files and you can save your 6 track songs as standard midi files. This is a wonderful entry level arranger keyboard for those wishing 88 piano style keys but very affordable. Also, the weight of this keyboard is extremely light and easy to move around. The selling price for this keyboard is around $650.00 with stand and it can also be purchased as a 76 piano style key keyboard without the wood sides and stand for around $450.00. I've been asking Yamaha for years to give us an affordable arranger with more keys and they've finally arrived!
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California