With Tyros 4 possibly on the way, I thought I would post prices of the current TOTL Arrangers for comparison purposes, so as to get an idea of the price category that it will have to enter. (Assuming Tyros 4 is fact not fiction)

Prices Ascending:

Wersi Pegasus Wing €2590

Korg PA2x €2985

Yamaha Tyros 3 €3499

Ketron Audya 5 €3749

Lionstracs Groove X6 €3680

Ketron Audya €3990

Lionstracs Groove X7 €4270

Bohm Silverbird 7 €5143 (Last known price, so may not be accurate)

It’s interesting how the Wersi was once one of the most expensive when made in Germany, (Using the estimated price of the prototype) but is now the cheapest now that it is made in the Far East.

Bill

For anyone Interested.
P E G A S U S W I N G

WELCOME TO THE MAGIC OF PEGASUS WING
The Pegasus Wing features a large 10 inch
colour touch screen that is vivid and a joy to
use. The new touch screen allows the user
to quickly see an overview of all sounds, settings
and other functions players find useful.
The Pegasus Wing is also very light. It is
made from lightweight aluminum, wood
sourced from renewable sources and only
the highest quality components (Solid State
Hard Disk, Slot Loading DVD / CD writer
drive, USB 2 ports, real drawbars for right
and left hands).
Storing your settings is a breeze. Simply
save your presets and then export them to
DVD/CD or USB memory stick. Naturally you
can store as many presets as you like on
your hard disk.
Pegasus Wing is the exciting new arranger
from WERSI. The Pegasus Wing has been
described as the new WERSI that is “big in
sound but very easy to play”! When we designed
the Pegasus Wing we wanted music
making to be the focus of the keyboard.
We have created a special new version of
the acclaimed WERSI OpenArt-System for
the
Pegasus Wing. The new OAS system has
much of the technology and features of the
bigger OAS models, but it is hidden away in
the back ground to ensure that Music Making
is the priority.
Making beautiful music with the Pegasus
Wing is not only easy, but it is remarkably
quick. The new arranger keyboard lets you
quickly choose the voices you want and the
accompaniment you want. Further more
hundreds of one touch setting presets allows
every part of the Pegasus Wing to be
setup instantly at the push of button. You’ll
be amazed by what you can do!
The BIG Sound!
The Pegasus Wing features 750 stunning
sounds from the WERSI OAS sound
library. Grand Pianos, multi-sampled
guitars (both acoustic and electric), string
orchestras, latin brass, beautiful orchestral
solo voices are but a touch button away.
You’ll be spoilt for choice.
If you want to expand the Pegasus Wing
with new sounds, fear not for WERSI have
made the Pegasus Wing expandable. Five
sound packages are preloaded and ready
to be activated, offering an additional approximate
500 sounds*.
Simply contact WERSI to purchse additional
sound packages and within minutes
you’ll be
enjoying the new tones of the additional
sounds simply be entering a code into the
keyboard!
*The additional packages are detailed in the technical
specification on the rear of this brochure.
RIGHT: WERSI OAS Drawbars
ACCOMPANIMENT
The Pegasus Wing feautres an easy, yet
advanced accompaniment section.A style
library of over 300 styles (all including 4
variations, 2 breaks / fills and up to 3 intro
and endings as well as 8 track auto accompaniment)
makes the Pegasus Wing
style library extremely diverse covering
everything from 8 beats to chillout styles,
traditional ballroom and swing / big band
styles. Additional to this, you can now load
all Yamaha styles into the Pegasus Wing
without any need to convert styles. Other
manufacturer styles can also be loaded
with the special external style converter
program available from WERSI.
You’ll love the easy play auto accompaniment
features to. Whether you play full
chords, Jazz or single fingered, you’ll
sound great!
Real Drawbars
WERSI wanted to ensure that players still had
access to REAL drawbars. With more and more
people wanting to get back to physical controls
we are proud to include our famous drawbars
in the new arranger keyboard. The Pegasus
Wing features 9 drawbars for the right manual,
7 drawbars for the left hand.
The drawbar section of the Pegasus Wing
include percussion, keyclick, an excellent rotor
effect as well as WERSI-VOICE type vibrato
effects.
Naturally all settings can be saved so you can
instantlly recall those magic drawbar sounds at
the touch of a button.
Technical Data : WERSI PEGASUS WING
• OAS ‘Lite’ Operating System
• 76 Note Keyboard (Semi Weighted, Dynamics, After Touch, Multi-Split Keyboard Mode).
• 2 Sounds For Upper, 2 Sounds Lower.
• 750 Sounds (5 Synthesis Types. Professional Digital Effects For Every Sound (Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Compressor Etc, Stereo Pan, Sound Control, Tuning, Octave, Pitch wheel, Modulation Wheel, Dynamic Curve and Many More. (Expandable options include: World of organ, Grand Pianos, World of Synths, Theatre Organs and Classical Organs).
• Over 300 Styles (Each Style With 4 Variation Types, Multiple Intros, Endings, Fills, Breaks and Auto-Accompaniment) The accompaniment section of the Pegasus Wing is based upon the OpenArt Arranger.Yamaha Tyros 1 & 2 styles can be loaded without any need for style conversion.
• Realdrums (Tempo-Variable Studio Recordings Of Real Drummers! All Inclusive Of Auto-Accompaniment and Individual Effects.
• Auto-Accompaniment (8 Track auto-Accompaniment utilises the beautiful sounds of the Open-Art System). Different Types Include Single Fingered, Organ Mode, Full Fingered Mode, Auto Bass and Many More Options.
• Special Accompaniment Controls Tempo, Start / Stop / Break / Var A, B, C, D Intro 1 & 2, End 1 & 2, Auto-Accomp. On / Off.
• WERSI-Chord (Special Auto Chord Harmony Covering 14 Types Including Country, Big Band, Classical and Many More).
• 20+ Drum Kits (Multi-Sample Stereo Drum Kits.
• Drum Kits are GM and XG Compatible)
• WERSI Drawbars (Legendary Drawbar Sound)
• Total Presets (100 Factory Total Presets and 500 User Total Presets For Instant Setup Of The Entire Pegasus Wing).
• General MIDI and XG Compatible
• WAVE & MP3 Player
• EASY Record (Record Professional Wave Files and MIDI Sequences)
• Multi-Mapping For Sounds and Styles (Direct Allocation and Organisation Of Sounds and Styles To 5 Layers of Sound And Style Buttons)
• Digital Effects (Reverb, Delay, Chorus & More) (Professional Reverb, Delay & Chorus Effects. Factory Presets For Easy Effect Selection and Setup. User Settings Can Be Saved As User Presets For Direct Recall. All Effects Are Stereo. Delay Can Be Tempo-Synched. Other Effects Include:Phasing, Wah Wah, Distortion, Compressor and Flanger).
• CD / DVD-Burner & CD / DVD-Player
• Large 10Inch Colour TFT Touch Screen
• CD / DVD-Rom Drive, USB 2 & Hard Disk
• Foot Pedals (Volume Pedal With Left & Right Foot Switches, Hawaiian Glide, Preset Up & Down, Syn Start / Stop, Fill / Break / Transpose Up & Down, Piano Sustain & Sustenuto, Effect and Many, many more).
• Inputs / Outputs (1 x MIDI In, 1 x MIDI Out, 1 X MIDI Thru, 1 x Audio Out (L&R), 1 x Volume Footswitch Pedal Input,
Specification are subject to change without prior notice. (Yamaha is a registered trademark of Yamaha Japan)
WERSI CITYSOUND Loud Speaker System.
The WERSI CITYSOUND is the perfect accompaniment for the WERSI
Pegasus Wing keyboard. The speaker system is designed to produced the most crystal clear clarity of sound. Two ‘egg’ satellite speakers provide the mid and treble while a powerful Subwoofer provides the depth with the bass. WERSI produced an external sound system to deliver the best sound quality for the Pegasus Wing. Because of the positioning of speakers within keyboard cabinets, the sound quality is often compromised or does not reach the player from the correct angle due to cabinet constraints. WERSI CITYSOUND corrects this and delivers the sound direct to your ears from the correct listening position.
The system is a powered 300 watt active sound system. The speaker system is available in White or Black to fit into any home, studio or room.
You’ll love the power and sonic experience that the WERSI CITYSOUND provides. WERSI believes the Pegasus Wing deserves the best sound system, and we believe you do too.r anyone Interested,

Gilbert.

[This message has been edited by gilbert (edited 07-28-2010).]

after looking at a few like these videos I will definitly pass on this unit....nice design buit less then stellar sound and styles. Am I missing something here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2VJGFQfJZQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhSf9-HMkE&feature=related

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 07-28-2010).]

Dnj,
Inclined to agree with you regards the video's, however a lot depends on what sound system is used and of course the skills and knowledge
of the player or demonstrator.
As far as I can make out the Chap in the Video is a 50 year old home player.

Gilbert.

Probably

They were recorded on an early prototype via camcorder mike almost 12 months ago, and so are unlikely to be representative of the finished product, particularly with all the development that has gone on since then.

However the Wing is not what this thread is about, and so has little relevance in this context

Regards

Bill

Are there any GOOd Demos anywhere of the Pegasus Wing?

The Pegasus Wing has not yet been released, therefor as far as I am aware there are as yet no demos.
More details here http://www.musicstore.de/en_EN/EUR/Wersi-Pegasus-Wing-Professional-Keyboard/art-KEY0002882-000

Regards

Bill

that's interesting. Just before and after we got back from NAMM, there was a lot of BAD STUFF on the net from major music equipment manufacturers. We're talking demos shot on a home quality camera, without a tripod, using an on-camera mic...from Yamaha and the like.

You'd think some of these guys would take a little more time and make an effort to make the product sound stellar.

Likewise, very well-equipped video production houses will often have $50.00 mics and as Radio Shack quality mixer, paying little attention to the quality of the audio in their production.

Just seems stupid!


Russ

However the Wing is not what this thread is about, an
so has little relevance in this context.

Bill,
you having mentioned the Wings is now the cheapest arranger from a list of leading manufacturers.
This instrument is not yet on released, therefore I feel it quite legitimate to publish the specification so members could match these against other brands in an attempt to establish a true comparison of both value and specification,also for the general interest of members who may not be familiar with Wesi new arranger .It was in no way an attempt to hijack the thread.

Regards Gilbert.


[This message has been edited by gilbert (edited 07-28-2010).]

Hi Gilbert
The comment was not addressed at anybody specific, however over the years I have found users tend to latch onto certain postings in a thread, rather then what the thread was about, so I always try and clip it in the bud. (Doesn’t always work, but it beats having to start a new Thread)
Regards

Bill

BTW: For those that want pictures, the brochure can be downloaded here http://www.wersi.uk.com/

Bill,
No Problem,

Regards Gilbert.

Looking at that price list...makes the PA2XPRO a bargain for TOTL arranger.

I won't be paying more for a arranger than I did for the PA2XPO...so, guess I'll have it awhile...

INHO..More people need to just say no to these prices...it's like ticket prics for PRO sports...as long as folks pay that kind of crazy money...they will keep asking that much.
Lee S.