The extraordinarily good acoustic sounds is what I have always liked about Yamaha totl arrangers. I've said this before: that if the T3 had 76 keys (and better Drums) I would already own one. I'm sure there are many others that feel the same way i.e. "if it ONLY had 76 keys (and better Drums)".

If Yamaha only wants to cater to 50% of all arranger players, then that's their choice of course. They may want to reconsider though. I think they will be pleasantly surprised at the response and enthusiasm they will get from a 76 key Tyros4.

Back to Roland. I played the new Roland Stage the other day at GC. It's not an arranger per se but it incorporates some rhythm based stuff and also has an arpeggiator along with a Chord Memory function. It also has 76 keys. If I could sum it up in a few words I'd say the Stage is a Sonic Cell with keys with some other goodies added on. It doesn't have very many preset sounds though. Unless I missed something somewhere, but I don't think I did. Oh,.. it also has USB 2.0 if anybody is curious.

Best,
Mike



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