Originally Posted By: Diki
This illustrates exactly why this 'feature' is a total boondoggle. I doubt any of us here would use more than 50% of these styles, if that.

So, let's think about this. Rather than add 25 new drum KITS, using the sounds recorded for these styles, and then ALL of your Yamaha styles would sound this good, Yamaha give you closed, uneditable audio styles that you can't add to in any practical sense. And so few styles that, out of 400+ styles in the arranger, you'll get maybe 10 you might use.

What the heck are they smoking over there? smoke


I have to agree with Diki here. As a matter of fact I unexpectedly managed to play the PSR950 for half an hour in the local shop. First I have to admit that I am not very much impressed by this "ambient " thing to the drum sounds,similar to this addition on the PA3X. But that is a matter of taste. As you may know I play the PA800 and the PSR900. It goes without saying that the 950 has many improvements to the 900 but I never once had the feeling while playing it, gee I have to get rid of one of my boards and get this one in. It also makes me wonder which people are going to buy this board. The Tyros people cannot seriously be interested. Those owing a PSR910 at present will have to think real hard whether yet nearly another 1000 bucks is going to be a worthwhile expenditure, personally I would think not. That leaves only those who start from scratch like Deane. And he is doing the wisest thing no doubt by purchasing both this new Yamaha and the new Korg PA600. They compliment one another to the extreme and I will be looking forward to his assessment of both keyboards with great interest.

regards,
John.

P.S. Donny, should you feel the itch again, go for the PA600 and not the PSR950.............