Donny: I am sorry you are sooooo frustrated by the S900. It is an incremental step forward, not a leap. The leaps are reserved for the Tyros series. You know that. I agree that not having the mic volume on-deck is a minus. If the USB recording works like the Tyros Hard disk recording I think it will be of use. Pop a key in and you are all set to record. I don't see a spot on-deck or up front for the key. Is it just on the back? If so, that is another bad decision on their part. If I was buying a keyboard and comparing the T2 to the S900, I would really considered the S900. I have a T2. I really miss having on-board speakers as a personal monitor so when the final specs are known (voices and styles) I still might consider going from the T2 to S900. My guess is that T2s are going to go the way of the T-Rex as retailers will see the S900 as a more marketable system to the mass consumer. They (manufacturers and retailers) don't care as much about the few 1000 players that define the pro-arranger market.