My SX900 has arrived.

[EileenL]

Hi Folks just had a phone call that my keyboard is at the shop. Picking it up tomorrow so will be busy at weekend.

[DerekA]

How exciting ...... please let us know your first thoughts! My questions are:

+ Out of the box, does it sound more like T5 or Genos in terms of tone / EQ etc
+ Does the keybed feel more like T5 or PSR-S

[metcam]

Congratulations!

[Lofty(dave)]

Great Eileen that's good news means they are coming into this country , waiting a bit impationly for my phone call hopeing it arrives before our skeggy meet looking forward to your first impressions and of course your first demo posting cheers Lofty(Dave)

[Toril S]

Hello Eileen! Great news! So I know what you will be doing this weekend!! Have fun!!❤️❤️

[rgw]

Hi Eileen, 

Mine is being delivered tomorrow. It'll be a restless night tonight.

Richard.

[sunny]

Hello Eileen! Great news! Please let me know how PSR SX900 voices sound when compared to Tyros5 voices for live performance . I wan't to substitute SX900 in place of my Tyros5 for live performance.

Sunny

[rodrigo.b]

Hi Folks just had a phone call that my keyboard is at the shop. Picking it up tomorrow so will be busy at weekend.

Congratulations! I'm very curious, could you upload the demo songs please?

[ton37]

Hy EileenL, have a good weekend, don't forget to take your rest at some moments: the SX will keep you soooo busy . I'm waiting for mine ...

[ikmusic]

Congratulations!
Waiting for review.

[Enildo]

Congratulations Eileen!
Waiting for your first impressions. Your opinions are very important!
Have fun!

Enildo

[Joe H]

Eileen,

I have some questions for you.

Once you install the sx900 in YEM,

1. Is there still 1GB of expansion memory with the 4 preinstalled packs that come with the keyboard?

2. Is it possible to uninstall the preinstalled packs to increase the expansion memory to larger than the 1GB of memory?

3. If the preinstalled packs are in a separate memory block... is it possible to uninstall the preinstalled packs and replace them with other packs?

Thanks in advance.

Joe H

[EileenL]

Hi Joe,
  Will get back to you on this but as you can download the packs to put into YEM I would think they are installed on the 1 Gb and as these will be lost on loading in new packs you have these packs to reload if you want to keep them.

[beykock]

Hi Eileen :

Congrats with your new SX900 !👍

I am sure you will share all your experiences with us.

As usual, most of us will be grateful for all your contributions and feedback.

Enjoy, Babette

[MINKYCATS]

Hi Eileen,

Congratulations on getting your new SX900.

You will have a very busy and interesting weekend which  I am sure you will enjoy immensely.

We all look forward to hearing your first impressions and performances.

Take care and enjoy.

Trevor (MINKYCATS)

[EileenL]

Hello Jo,
  The first thing I did was install the update 1.3 and it went with no problems.

I have now looked a little into the pre loaded packs. When I first got the keyboard I went to this section and found all the style titles but could not get them to load. On then going to the Expansion page I then found a restore file for these four packs. I pressed it and it tells you that this will format your memory, so anything else you may have loaded in will be cleared. Now you see why you need to download the packs to put into the YEM if you want to load other packs as well. Its clever really. Having gone through the styles I won't be using any of them as in the UK we are more into standard styles for big band and dancing.
  I don't think anyone should try to compare this model with other keyboards. The SX900 is a new keyboard in its own right. The operating system is very similar to genos and touch screen works well and the Keyboard no longer tattles and has a nice feel to it.Yes it dose use some Genos styles and voices and registrations from Genos and the PSR970 load in and will work nicely.
  I have also loaded in a couple of Genos packs and they are working fine.
That is as far as I have got so far. Taking a break before moving on to the other new functions.
  If you are looking for a 61 note keyboard for home use or gigging then it is well worth having a try
of this keyboard if you have the chance to.
   

[Toril S]

What about the sound? Does it sound very different from the S975?

[Joe H]

Thanks Eileen,

I guess I could have asked in 1 question... do the preinstalled packs use the 1GB expansion memory.  I suspect so. I'm with you, I wouldn't be interested in any of those packs.  I think it's a marketing strategy to get a bigger market share in certain parts of the world.

Joe H

[EileenL]

Hi Joe,
  Yes they will use Memory when loaded from the YEM.

[EileenL]

Hi Toril,
  To my ears if sounds fuller but I have not spent a lot of time making up a registration yet. Just used a couple from my Genos and they sounded very good.

[Toril S]

Thanks Eileen

[motekmusic]

 
Big Congratulations Eileen,

Am sure you will just thrive and bloom with your new machine,
Will have to live vicarously for a while as these machines not expected here at my dealer till next year.
Thanks for all your reviews.


cheers
elaine

[beykock]

Hi Toril :

We have to wait for approx. 6 - 8 weeks before more SX900 feedbacks are coming in, I guess.

I may hope the SX900 sound quality has been improved.
That's what new owners are expecting and hoping.

May their wish come true !

Is it your intention to sell your S975 and go for an SX900 if the sound quality has been improved ?

Enjoy your Sunday afternoon, Babette

[Toril S]

No Babette. I will not sell my S975 because it is more practical for me to have buttons instead of touch screen. Just curious. I will try it in my store when it arrives.

[beykock]

I wonder if Yamaha will ever come back with buttons ?

I do not think so. 😰
Touch screens seem to be much cheaper for them. Lower production costs, I guess.

Babette

[DrakeM]

Congratulations Eileen and thanks for your finding with the keyboard.

Regards
Drake

[EileenL]

There are buttons as well as touch screen on the SX900. So you can choose to select voices or style sections using these if you prefer.

[Henni]

Could the deafening silence perhaps indicate disappointment? An excited person would have said a lot of things by now.

If it was me and the results were as expected, all over here would by now be exhausted by my continuous babbling...

[Fred Smith]

Could the deafening silence perhaps indicate disappointment? An excited person would have said a lot of things by now...

An excited person would be busy playing with her keyboard.

Cheers,
Fred

[Henni]

An excited person would be busy playing with her keyboard.

The person posted here twice since receiption - not a single statement thus far on what an incredible investment this turned out to be.

We have another owner having it for more than a day already - no feedback whatsoever. "Fraid all of this makes quite a statement by itself. I am a huge fan of Yamaha - no intention of discrediting anything of theirs. I just expected more optimism.