Originally posted by Tapas:
Having a collection of sound modules at my disposal for making rich multilayers, I was more interested in the quality of the backing tracks. This is where the Tyros2 excelled. The factory styles had the right degree of authenticity, playability, creativity and sounded like a polished CD. This is no garage band backup. This is like playing with a group of studio musicians in a recording session. -------------------------------------------------
The Tyros2 with its 61 keys, light weight, snazzy looks and form factor makes the perfect companion.
Since I bought the Tyros2, I have had so much fun I have not even fired up Sonar or played on any other modules. I just don’t feel the need to augment the built in voices of the Tyros2. ------------------------------------ I can now call up any song in the Music Finder, engage OTS, start easy record, play the chords and leads all in one pass and you have a finished song.
This makes life so incredibly simple. Music making has never been so much fun. When you consider the quality of the styles, the Super Articulated Voices, the big and bright display, the simple user interface and elegant ergonomics and stunning looks, you cannot but recommend this Arranger wholeheartedly to your friends.
As a bonus it doubles as a mighty fine renderer of GM2, GS and XG MIDI Files that you can download off the net.
If someone wants to buy a state of the art Arranger, I would say get the Tyros2. For under three grand, this is the best deal in the business.
Tapas
[This message has been edited by Tapas (edited 02-07-2006).]
While I respect Tapas' opinions and observations about the Tyros 2, and especially appreciate the fact that he made it clear that this was just his opinion, I would stop short of recommending this, or any other arranger keyboard, to a friend based upon MY assessment of the quality of the styles, voices, ergonomics, looks, etc. Aside from being purely subjective, it does not take into account the NEEDS of the other person, which may be completlely different from one's own needs. For instance, there are a whole world of musicians out there who DON'T WANT to merely plug in a few chords and come out with a "finished CD". While I actually AGREE with most of Tapas's observations concerning the Tyros 2 (not the OASYS comparison), some of the qualities that he admires are the very ones that have made me relegate mine to a sound module, a glorified host for a few (sax, guitar) SA voices. This is not a knock of the Tyros 2 which I think could be a wonderful fit for some, but rather a caution to prospective buyers to go through the same rigorous (comparison) process that Tapas did rather than being caught up in the hype (as I was). After an initially shaky start, I have come to like my PA1x Pro with nearly the same passion as Tapas does with his Tyros2 and can truly say that I haven't touched my Tyros 2 more than a half dozen times since I got the Korg. In fact, on those rare times when I do swing around to play the tyros, I feel as though I DID just push a button on the CD player and that I'm not a part of the musical process that is happening. I also become very aware of the limitation of the 61 keys. There are unquestionably some features on the Tyros2 that I wish were on the Korg; I could say the same about my old G1000 (still an excellent board, in my opinion). There are so many components that go into making a keyboard appealing to one person and not another that I think you'd be hard put to make a unconditional recommendation to "buy this board". This may be the perfect keyboard for you but don't make a $3000 mistake (as I did) based on anything other than your own first-hand evaluation and your own personal needs. All of the above is just my opinion.
Peace,
chas
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