I wanted to start a new thread instead of hogging the Tyros5 thread...

Drum kits have been improving with each new model..I have noticed this with Roland for sure...

When I got the G70 the drums were better than the G1000 (I did like the G1000 drums)...mostly the editing feature on the G70 made the G1000 obsolete..

The E80 added a few more drum kits that I wished were on the G70...but overall, the G70 was better all around..(sold my E80 to DonM)

The BK series took another forward step with new drum kits..It made the BK5 a standout for me...again wishing I had the kits on my G70

When I started to use the "Studio" expansion card...several new sounds diminished my wish list from the BK series..including some of my favorite "Studio Drum Kits"...and some great basses..

I am sure the other brands are getting better too...maybe not to the degree I feel Roland has..

I always like drums and bass on Ketron 's lineup...I never liked the "old" OS on Ketron..

I found Korg 's drums to be okay, not in Roland and Ketron level..

I found Yamaha's PSR and Tyros drums to be the poorest..(the PSR2100 I couldn't wait to find a new home)

They just did not sound real or live..The Tyros (early models) were the same...The Tyros 3(short lived here)..was a disappoitment in the drums...

The Tyros 4 seemed a bit better, a few new kits....still not up to the front runners..

I think if the Tyros 5 has enough audio drum kits and some editing capabilities...they can turn some heads and be competitive..We shall see..


We did that drum kit shoot out a while ago...that showed a sub $1,000 Roland going head to head with the $3,000- $5,000 Korg and Yamaha..even the Ketron MIDI drums didn't touch the BK..

As I said in the begining they are all getting better...but since most of my hard to hear friends don't think drums make a big difference...it is all in vain..