All Yamaha's present mid-range series instruments (S950, S750) are clearly intended as "home keyboards" first, with, of course, many pro (stage) players taking advantage of the high feature per cost ratio.

The PSR-S670 will be on the bottom rung of the new "70" mid-range series...quite likely to be called PSR-S970, PSR-S770, etc.

I would consider the SD-7 a home keyboard as well.


Ian

So...

It seems like the arrangers have not reached the end of their cycle as many of you insisted.

Just saying...

Henni

I believe Arranger Keyboards will stay at a basic level; in other words, they will still use styles (auto-accompaniment) which defines what they are.

If you can get into style editing, the instrument won't grow old so quickly. I know several players still using Tyros2's and PSR-3000's and have no intention of upgrading, mainly because they have learned to edit and re-assemble styles.

The Audya is another example of an arranger than could be considered a long-term investment.

I must say, I'm very happy with the level of my Tyros4, and it would take quite a lot to tempt me into buying anything else...in spite of having the T4 for a few years now and playing it extensively everyday, I'm still on the honeymoon.

Ian

So it is officially out:

http://au.yamaha.com/en/products/musical...670/?mode=model

Can't say I am a fan of the new design...

The design looks great indeed, they should stick to it for the whole series 770 and upcomming 970. With a bigger and collor screen...

But when you look inside the box, the upgrade compared to the 650 is fairly minimalistic..