This video does not do justice to the sound quality of the styles. It seems that the RH part has been boosted way too much. Although highly unlikely, it would be a shame if the style part volumes are set that way by default. The Bk-7m has some very good drum and bass patterns in many genres but had some reverb which needs some altering to my liking... Each to his own here.

And this would definitely be a step up from the 7-m with those 500 new tones and 22 Supernatural tones. This keyboard has some good features especially for live use. The favourite tones is a good idea especially for those using arrangers in a band setup where you are expected to play just the few tones. Touchscreen would have been nice but if there are dedicated buttons well laid out then it can perform as smoothly or even better than the touch. The Audio key feature is also great. It makes sense to have this chord looper feature because it frees up the left hand to use the joystick or articulation buttons more expressively and with accurate timing. However, what I fail to understand is if you can use your iPad Screen as the touch screen controller for BK, why not have additional USB slots ?

Overall, I feel the Supernatural sounds and DNC need some catching up to do with the quality of SA voices. The best and obvious way we could judge on the sound would be to play it with a decent pair of headphones or through HQ monitors. Its pricing of 2500 USD is a little too steep when one considers the Bk-7m to be at 1000 USD. And they should also have a good followup plan with OS Updates(like they did with the G-70) and expansion packs to justify the customer`s investment. And it won`t be a bad marketing idea for Roland to give BK-9 owners(first hand) a discount on the Integra modules and vice versa