The 970 blows the 950 away. Even the same old styles sound way better on it. Vocal Harmony still suffers in comparison to the other brands. Some of the drum kits are finally better, if you are comparing to 950.
In my opinion it is quite a bit improved over the 950. The screen is a biggy! Still, they could have done so much more . . . Like Johnny Cash, you get One Piece at a Time!

Definately true.... There is not much exciting things happening

But i fear an s series update is 3 or more years away...maybe 2 when Geros releases next year

Thanks Don,
That 's interesting that it has improved to that degree.
Can't sing at all, the harmoniser is a waste on me, so not an issue.

Rikki, My sax player refused to sing; although he played a great sax he felt he had no voice for singing. That was years ago – the last job we played he wanted to sing every song. Today he sings and plays his sax with midi he creates on his Kn7000.

My daughter, which I love dearly, (smile) sang off key. She would sing a song using one or two notes. The last time we attended a church she sang all the songs right on key. ?????? Who knows; she is singing with the choir now.

Sooooooooo, give it a try, it’s fun.

My wife was standing by the piano with her dog next to her; she loves dogs. My friend started playing the piano and my wife started to sing. He stopped playing and said, “I’m calling the ASPCA this is dog abuse”. All in good fun, we laughed for the rest of the night.

Rikki, let us know, John C.

Rikki

You obviously have a good ear and sense of timing. With a little work on phrasing and breath control, I would bet you could sing.

Bernie

Rikki, not everyone can sing, however, most folks can be trained to sing on key - most, but not all. Some folks just cannot sing. That said, singing takes a lot of time to perfect and like any facet of music, practice is the key to success.

Believe it or not, Don Mason once told me that he really does not sing well and the only reason he did at that time is because the singer did not show up one night for a job. Over the many years I have known him, his singing abilities have improved dramatically and his vocals are second to none. Keep in mind that Don, like many of us that were are are currently on stage, essentially practice constantly.

Some singers, including myself, have taken vocal lessons at various colleges. For me, it was one of the best pieces of advice my wife ever gave me about music. Those lessons taught me breath control, level control and the importance of diction while singing. This also allowed me to switch to a headset mic, which provides me a lot more freedom while performing as an OMB entertainer using an arranger keyboard.

As for the S-970, I have only had the opportunity to play it once - it sounds fantastic. I currently own an S-950, which also sounds fantastic, but there seems to be a significant improvement with many of the voices and styles on the S-970. If I were still on stage every day, I would have upgraded to the S-970 when it first became available. Retirement pretty much eliminated any new keyboards for this old codger, though. I'm blowing all that cash on sailing expenses now.

Good luck,

Gary

If you A/B the same styles between the both KBs you will hear a significant difference....
if they listen to the people add a flip up display, front USB ports, XLR Mic inputs, on the
S980 and some other goodies it would certainly be an improvement to an already awesome arranger.

Fully agree, Donny. With those added goodies, I don't believe there would be a MOTL arranger on the market that would come remotely close.

Gary

With all those added goodies does it stay in the MOTL price range ?!?

Korg PA900 is far and away the best MOL arranger I've owned and played!