I purchased the TYROS last year during November. I was excited because the VH was included and I had less wire to carry including the DIgitech Workstation EX. Using an SM Beta 58, I purchased a monster cable for it thereby having no question of a proper signal. I monitored this forum all year for the different settings. The end result: I PURCHASED A TC HELICON VOICE WORKS. When I sing back-up and use my voice, I want my voice to sound like there are 3-4 more people behind me. Not distortion. When using the Tyros, I had to use my voice very lightly in order to get the harmony out without distortion so I wasn't really singing, only whispering. You guys are right. Yamaha should either compensate us for a defective section of the keyboard. I even tried a Shure Beta 87A, but no phantom power. Why don't they just contact TC helicon and gain an update for the Tyros so we an use the VH. What a waste. This was one of the features I purchased this keyboard for.

[This message has been edited by firehead (edited 11-12-2004).]