I was hunting around the internet tonight and I see there is a new Yamaha PSR keyboard getting ready to debut in the UK. So I'm sure this will hit at NAMM in January.
It is the PSR-S500. This is a new 61 key lower end model with Cool, Sweet and Live voices plus 150 Styles with 4 variations each (up until now, all have had only 2)
Here are the specs right from the site:

"The heart of the PSR-S500 is in total of 283 realistic instrument voices, 361 XGlite voices and 15 Drum /SFX kits. Yamaha's highly acclaimed Sweet! Cool! and Live! Voices let you play with all the expressive nuances of the original instruments, and make your performances come alive!

* Exceptionally clear and powerful sounds strengthened by high quality DSP
* 283 realistic instrument voices, 361 XGlite voices and 15 Drum/SFX kits
* Super-realistic Sweet!, Cool! and Live! Voices
* 150 built-in accompaniment styles
* Simple and logical panel layout

Built-in Sound System
Drawing on our long-standing expertise in acoustics and sound reproduction as well as your advanced technology, we've given the PSR-S500 a built-in sound system that perfectly complements the authentic Voices inside. Exceptionally clear and powerful sound in a small, portable package.

Live!, Cool! and Sweet! Voices
A huge palette of acoustic and electronically amplified instrument sounds. A blend of long, stereo and multi-layered samples is used to fully capture the natural presence, resonance, expression and vibrato of the real instrument.

Dynamic Styles
Everything you need to make high-quality music is right here - at your fingertips. The PSR-S500 provides fully automatic, fully realized accompaniment with drum, bass, guitar, piano, organ, strings, and more - with 150 built-in Styles, expertly programmed for playing a wide variety of music genres.

Easy to play, Easy to use
The PSR-S500 is an absolute joy to play. With the simple, logical layout of the panel controls and the full dot LDC display, you get complete at-a-glance control over the workings of the entire instrument. The Style, Song and Voice controls as well as the One Touch Setting buttons are conveniently located for optimum operation. In music creation, in performance - the PSR-S500 is remarkably easy to use.

USB TO DEVICE Terminal
Insert a USB flash memory in the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the instrument. It would let you save or load the registered settings and user songs created on the instrument.

Easy Performance with Music Notation Display
When you play back a song, the corresponding score will be shown on the display as the song plays. This is a great way to learn how to read music. If the song contains lyric and chord data*, the lyrics and chords will also appear on the score display. * No lyrics or chords will appear on the display if the song you are using with the score display function does not contain the appropriate lyric and chord data.

Music Database
You want to play music in your favorite style, but you're not sure how to select the best voice and style for the type of music you want to play ... simply select the appropriate style from the Music Database. The panel settings will automatically be adjusted for the ideal combination of sounds and style!"



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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566
www.kayesmusicscene.com