Details here and here

Thus allowing potential customers (And owners of course) to really see what they can do.

Enjoy

Bill

Bert Smorenburg doing arranger demos... that guy is capable of selling ice to eskimos Good move by Yamaha !

Hoping to soon see interesting video demos from talented Bert !!

Thanks Bill.

This should emphasize where Yamaha MAIN Arranger Kb Customers markets live judging by the Schedule..

Bert is awesome...Peter is awesome...Yamaha is very wise.

Ian

Hey Ian, Jez said "that guy is capable of selling ice to eskimos". Maybe he could sell some offence to our Eskimos! Know what I mean, Ian.

(Apologies to Jez in India and to the rest of the world, it's a reference to the CFL (Canadian Football League)).

Now back to the programme in progress . . .

Lol I am glad I settled on "ice to eskimos" and not "chopsticks to chinese" or "wmds to a war torn country"

There is something to giggle when he is doing demos and he manages to get the best out of any board he demonstrates.

Bert demoing the XS in Spain:
Part1 - Motif XS

Part2 - Motif XS

Part3 - Motif XS

Thanks for posting this as otherwise I would not have been at A C Hamiltons in Preston last night to catch most of Richard Bower's excellent demonstration of the PSR950. I thought he was really entertaining and certainly knows his way around the keyboard.

I'm still using a PSR3000, the 950 is clearly an advance on that; I can't comment on the upgrade(?) from the more recent models. I was instantly impressed by some of the new (to me that is) pianos.

The Audio styles / drums / audio triggerd by multipad / SA2 voices all sounded good too.

I can't comment on the internal speakers as this was being played through a small Yamaha rig. Also I didn't have time to hang around and have a personal play which was unfortunate.

I'm not sure that the 950 will persuade fans of other manufacturers stuff to switch. It may sound very good to me but I think I'd spot it was a Yamaha blindfold, so if you like the way your keyboard sounds and operates then the 950 probably does not change the game sufficiently to change your opinion.

Ultimately would I get a 950 to replace my 3000? The 3000 really is showing it's age now.

Tricky. The 950 is very good but also a fair amount of dosh; the 750 does a pretty good job of most of the things I need for a significantly lower price.

On the other hand I started using Yamaha keyboards with a PSR630 and then spent a lot of time wishing I'd got the higher model (the 730). Therefore I got the 2000 rather than the 1000 and then the 3000 rather than the 1500.

Therefore I'm biased towards the 950 rather than the 750 just to avoid the "I should have..." experience again.

Looks like I'll have to start saving......

I'm sorry, but selling Tyros's and PSR's to elderly retirees and home organ fans is NOT 'selling ice to Eskimos'!

If Bert wants to earn that credential, how about selling PSR's and Tyros's to players under the age of 30? LOL

If they buy 2 they get coffin with yamaha logo on it.That is where Yamaha should invest next while they tour

Regarding the age of the audience - I felt quite young and I'm 56! I thought there were two people younger than me out of about 30.

John, I'm guessing that the majority of the active posters here on SZ are over, or at least around, 50 years old...with some a fair bit older, and a few a tad younger.

In my opinion, playing music tends to keep people young, at least at heart.

I started using arrangers when I was 30 or so, and I'm now 63...still love them.

Ian

Lets see... Interesting move from Yamaha, Bert usually does synth demos; him doing arranger demos would be fun. If he can convince the synth players to switch to an arranger, that would be ice cream to Eskimos.

I belong to the "below 30" group. I don't earn any money out of playing these awesome instruments; the pleasure it gives me after a long day at work goes much beyond the money... And talking of money, in the compromise between budget and quality, budget has the upper hand as of now

And when I get to "40 plus" age group, like many here on SZ, quality may take precedence over budget while choosing arrangers. Hopefully I will have improved beyond simple chord progressions and amateur playing. All this, if both me and arrangers are around then

But honestly, Bert makes the motif line boards sound so good and arrangements with button pushes seemed seamless that I thought it can be used as an arranger. And when I tried it in the store, realised it is difficult for me to use it as an arranger even though pros tell its possible.

Ian less of the "tad" - I just turned 36 so have a fair bit to go before I reach the sz average

Stein, I was just guessing at the "average" age, based on what I thought were the more frequent posters.

It would be interesting to see just what is actually the "average" age for SZ arranger users.

I know Telmo, Joost, and Scott Yee are a few who I would consider young'uns.

Ian

Anyone took videos of the presentation?? Like to see what a pro keyboard player has to offer on this new kb.

Only kidding Ian - I'd imagine you're right with your initial comments in the main. I couldn't let a chance slide to sound young though!! Nothing beats a bit of self-delusion

I'm going to try a make a couple of videos soon. Got a camera and a 950! Just have to find time.
DonM

Don, I seem to have a lot of time lately. Ship that 950 to me and I'll be happy to make some videos for you. Of course, they won't be as good as what you would do I'm sure.