Hi Chuck: Many thanks for your kind words. As far as the inability to 'universally' raise/lower the velocity (or volume level) of specific drum notes (kick, snare, toms) go, I was only referring to the KN5000. I'm now curious to find out if the KN7000 may now support this, and hoping Alec Pagida or another KN7000 owner can provide answers for us.

In all fairness to the KN7000 vocalizer, I actually was less dis-pleased with its sound quality than I had initially expected. Though it certainly doesn't sound as good as the one in the Yamaha's, I felt it at least passable (minimally) for certain situations where you want to fill out your voice with the impression of a 'chorus' of voices behind you. The weird thing is that I couldn't find any other 'vocal harmony types' to choose from: ie female backup singer, male backup singer, female and/or male duo, etc. Was I not looking in the right place? Does the KN7000 only support ONE backup harmony type? I hope someone will FINALLY come forward and provide details about exactly what the KN7000's vocal harmonizer 'will' and 'won't' do.

Hi Larry: Unfortunately the Tyros STILL hasn't reached the California shores yet so I have yet to audition it. I'm of course anxious to check it out and compare it with the KN7000. One thing for sure though, the KN7000's speakers sound VERY IMPRESSIVE. The Tyros doesn't include built in speakers and I'm certain the Tyros computer type sub woofer/ satellite combo speaker system won't sound nearly as good the KN7000's. The KN7000 supports SD card technology, the Tyros opted for the older traditional HD approach.

Happy arranger keyboarding to all,

Scott