I had a very short run with one back in 1998, I can't remember all of its functions though. Sounds were fairly decent (up to date for the time. Sequencer was good. I think it had styles, phrases, ect. Good keybed, with aftertouch, Good quality construction, Screen was typical of the time, and I think remember reading a review a ways back about a owner comparing it to his PSR for chord work.

My guess is at the time (10 years ago) the stereotype on arrangers was much more harsh then. That has changed a lot over the years, but I would assume that the public wasn't ready for this type of keyboard yet just as they weren't ready for the Casio MZ-2000 when it was released. Many people probably saw styles on the QS and ignored the board.

It would be nice to see Yammie do it again. Basically they could do the same thing all over. Take the internal workings of the QY-100, beef up the sounds (by adding more of course), add a nice keybed, pitch/mod wheels, decent screen, ect and voila!

Squeak

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 09-16-2005).]