They haven't made a major leap forward is donkeys years and considering the state of the world over this recession, I bet the dealers would say anything to generate hype and get some sales. Every one of them has felt the pinch for sure.

Sure, Yamaha do produce really nice keyboards and I have no doubt that the Tyros 4 will sound mighty fine. But one thing is for sure, there will be no major leap forward in anything here. It will be nothing more than an incremental upgrade. Just look at the new Motif XF. Enough said.

I miss the good old days. My VL-70m and it's WX-5 controller is still to this day the most expressive instrument I've ever played in my life. That's what I miss from Yamaha. True innovation.

I bet that very soon KORG will show their hand for both the workstation market and the Arranger market.

My 2 cents.
James.