Hi all,

nice to hear, that the PSR 9000 already arrived to the USA. I hope that Yamaha will be more motivated now to implement OS updates quicklier.
I have been playing the PSR 9000 for exactly 84 days and I can tell you this instrument is FOR ME awesome, terrific, wonderfull, ...
But I would not say it is the best instrument generally, because everyone has another preferences, priorities and another "brain-ear system". Therefore, if I like the instruments of the PSR 9000 the best, anyone else can tell me for him the G-1000's instruments are the best. I would take as a fact and would not try to persuade him, that he is not right. I think, that the discussion which instrument is the best or which has the best soprano sax has no sense.

Regarding the polyphony: the PSR 9000's 126 voice polyphony can be achieved simplier I thought at the beginning: it will do to choose two complicated voices with many layers (e.g. Grand Harpsichord and Live! Strings) push down the sustain pedal and play quickly any arpeggio. You can run off the polyphony with only these two voices (because they have long sustain). Thus, the sustain pedal can be very dangerous tool by some songs with full orchestral accompaniment, multi pads, left voice and right voices with harmony (it has already happened, that the leading voice, I was playing, was cut short).
(Remark: full orchestral accompaniment on the PSR 9000 takes about 60-70 polyphony banks - you can see it on the "utility" page).

On the other hand I experienced, that there is no keyboard without some flaws or disadvantages. That is also the case of the PSR 9000. I decided not to write about them until OS version 2.0 will be ready, because I talked many times with Yamaha hotline, sent them a fax with my remarks and I hope that solutions of my complaints will be involved in the OS version 2.0. I will inform you in any case.

Stevizard, I would suggest you to subscribe to the Bob Gelman's site, because it is an excellent site for PSR users (Bob, you have done a very good work). There are many good styles (user or factory), which you can download and extend the style database in your new PSR 9000 (especially if you are intending to buy a HD).

Regards

Marek