Originally posted by keybplayer: That is good news if it is indeed 128 note polyphony Glenn.
The Ketron Specification page does not list the polyphony and I can't understand why they have chosen to leave out that important piece of information. If you've got it flaunt it as they say. By choosing to leave out how much polyphony the SD5 has Ketron unknowingly may cause some people to pass on the SD5 thinking to themselves that is has the same amount as their other products but not more.
I guess it's a similar situation to what Yamaha did when they chose not to list the WAV ROM amount of the Tyros2 on their web site. 300 MB linear is not the true amount because Yamaha compressed the ROM. Compressed we're looking at 160 MB or possibly even less depending on how much compression they used. Yamaha said they didn't want to 'confuse' the consumer by posting the compressed amount so they end up not posting anything on their web site choosing instead to let their spokespersons 'announce' the linear amount on various Forums i.e. the '300 MB' figure; and on their Tyros2 video demos with Michel Voncken. In my opinion Yamaha was and is being devious by leaving out the WAV ROM info on the Tyros2' specifications page on their web site. OTOH, Ketron is just being negligent by not posting the polyphony of the SD5. One thing to think about is even though Ketron 'says' it has 128 by word of mouth, there is still no concrete evidence to support their words however trustworthy they might be. If they post it for the world to see in writing then that written statement and acknowledgement is legally binding in a court of law and the consumer has legal recourse if the SD5 is found to not be what they stated i.e. 128 or whatever the case may be.
Also there was the PSR 2000 fiasco (remember that debacle? ) with Yamaha saying to the public [in writing] that the PSR 2000 could be upgraded over the internet and then shortly after they started shipping Yamaha reneged, reversing there original statements and started putting in non-Flash ROM chips in the PSR 2000 and making excuses left and right to a 'furious' public who had already purchased one.
But what can a guy do really? I suppose someone could have taken them to court. But with their high faluten attorneys and Yamaha's immense financial resources and the average joe's lack thereof it would have made it senseless and a waste of time and money for the average joe i.e. you and me. Just what Yamaha was counting on I suppose as I've never heard whether Yamaha was actually ever sued over the PSR 2000 fiasco.
What am I getting at you say? Make sure the facts ARE KNOWN to be true before you fork over your hard earned cash. I bought my PSR 2000 on good faith that Yamaha was telling the truth when they said the PSR 2000's OS could be upgraded over the internet. They misled the public and I got burned. It won't happen again I can assure you. Before I personally would even think of buying the SD5 I would have to know for 'certain' that the SD5 did indeed have 128 note polyphony. So if Ketron chooses not to list the polyphony on their web site and/or within the specifications pages of their Manual for the SD5, then I for one would have to 'test drive' the SD5 firsthand and put it through extensive rigors to see if notes easily drop out on it. If I put it through the most grueling polyphony note drop off test I can muster and don't hear any drop outs or just an occasional one then and only then would I reconsider and possibly get one. IF it had '76' keys that is. Which it doesn't sorry to say...
And I am learning to take a wait and see approach when a new product first comes out to see if everything is on the up and up and that the things stated by the manufacturer are indeed found to be true with the product in question. If that means waiting 6 months to a year so be it. I waited 10 months from the time it was released before I purchased a Tyros. The only problem now is Yamaha's shoddy support for the Tyros with not a single update being released for it in over two years! Now I know how the PSR 9000PRO users feel. And I can only imagine how Yamaha will treat Tyros2 owners when it comes to OS updates or enhancing the Tyros2' capability with added upgrades or bonus features. We won't go there...
Best regards, Mike
[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 06-02-2006).]
Remember: Most manufacturers usually say specifications subject to change Without notice.
So they are not in the wrong if they state one thing in the specs and later down the road change their minds.
[This message has been edited by to the genesys (edited 06-02-2006).]
) with Yamaha saying to the public [in writing] that the PSR 2000 could be upgraded over the internet and then shortly after they started shipping Yamaha reneged, reversing there original statements and started putting in non-Flash ROM chips in the PSR 2000 and making excuses left and right to a 'furious' 
public who had already purchased one.
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