BTW, the Pop and Rock demo sample of the new Tyros 2 is I think as cheesy as it can get! Really bad dist guitar, really bad kick drum and snare drum, quite dizzy hi-hat not a very impressive sound I have to say...! The Korg PA has better drums it seems like. For some reason the Power Kit demo sample was removed...

I really have mixed feelings about the Tyros 2. I have to admit that I'm not THAT excited about its sounds, much because it doesn't seem to address a solution to the quality of the basic elements.

Maybe I'm just going through a period or something, but I'm kind of starting to feel a little annoyed about keyboard sounds in general. It's realistic and very cheesy sounding. The low end of the new Yamaha Tyros 2 is not very impressive... The only thing that seems interesting about it is its expansion features. I just want to hear more "good sounding" stuff before I'm hooked. It's incredible what Yamaha has done, but the keyboard manufacturers in general are far from getting close to the real thing. I don't think I will buy the Tyros 2, I have to wait for more sound samples and I would also like to hear some of those optional samples downloadable from the internet...