This is a little OT, I'll respond to this taken out of context, "but these half steps that they are doing".
I realize that mfg's need to make money, but these 1/2 steps and also 1 step forward, 1/2 back is frustrating. Yamaha removing the buttons from the PSR3K, that is so wrong. Will they re-introduce them with the next model?
1st the Tyros had Mega voices, now the PSR3K has mega voices, next year, the PSR1500 replacement will have Mega voices. Duh..Gee that is so inovative. The software on the PSR1500 looks similar to the PSR3K. So is the PSR1500 all that it could be? No. Could they have made it better? Absolutely.
The PSR550 has been replaced by a downgraded PSR450: More voices, but XG voices downgraded to XG light, more high quality voices, but can only record on 6 tracks, the PSR550 had a button below each track, this is gone on the 450 (more give and take-away). If Yamaha would have introduced the PSR450 without being downgraded, I would have upgraded, but the PSR1500 is out of my budget (for now). Was this a marketing mistake?
Ok I am just ranting. I apologize. The good news about all this, especially for me (since I can't afford either one right now), is this. "TIME IS ON THE CONSUMERS SIDE". The longer you wait, the better keyboard you will have. So I will patiently save my pennies. By the time I can afford a PSR1500/PSR3K they will have become even better. The PSR1500 will be where the PSR3000 is today. Maybe the PSR3K will have all the buttons returned.
Starkeeper

P.S. Here's my prediction( for the record): The PSR1600 will have mega voices. We'll see.


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