Yamaha PSR-2000

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I have a small problem, my PSR 2000 pitch bend wheel has broken and this afected my accompaniment side of the keyboard, in other words, when I play using the accompaniment keys come in other pitch, usually higuer that the rest on of keys, but this only hapens when I use the accomp. function.
Can any one help me on how to set it back to the same tune?
Where can I buy a all new pitch bend wheel, including its electronic board inside please.
Other than that I have no regrets regarding my PSR2000, I had it for 4 years now and never desappointed me, I have just aquired MOTIF XS7 its more professional and nothing to compare at all but I still whant to sort out the PSR2000.
Cheerr

Very good

Impressive

Maybe now I will not but stil a verry inportant tool in my music ministry

Never used,can anybody help with contacts?

Just fine

I have been a professional musician for over 40 years, mainly as a singer/guitarist. I have always had a Yamaha keyboard around going back to 1971 when I had the Yamaha YC-20. I have had many other Yamaha keyboards since then. I have had my PSR 2000 for over 7 years now and the only real problem was with the floppy disc drive. I have fixed this. I use it for creating backings for my stage appearances. It is a solid piece of gear, the sounds are great and it still looks as good as new. I have compared it to other similar products and they always come out as the losers. The only thing I might like to add to the keyboard would be an SD card slot as a backup to the floppy disc drive. It's the best keyboard I've ever had, and it will probably be be the final one, so I plan to make it last.

Great keyboard and easy to use. I've had mine for about 4 years now and I've played in a band all of the time. The quick registration buttons are superb for recalling anything, quickly and easily.

The keyboard itself is great for sequencing your own tracks onto and listening back, I frequently do this to see where I'm making mistakes and then correct them. Not much more to say.

The sounds are great! I love the Nylon Guitar and the Flute sound, I'm always using them in my Jazz Peices. You'll also end up falling in love with the electric piano sounds, layer some of them up and you get all sorts of intersting combinations! Great for rock gigs!

Like I said, I've used this for four years and I've never had a backup (pretty much because I can't afford one). I've never had to reset the software on it except for one time when the polyphony was playing up.

It is still playing up to the day, I'm not sure whether this is a software / hardware fault. What you'll find is when you layer up Grand Piano with Strings and play a fast sequence of notes, the piano will cut out after every other note but the strings will remain, it's a very weird thing to do but oh well, I got myself a Roland RD-700SX Coming soon!

Never had a major problem with the keyboard so I've never had to call these guys.

This is a great board for the money if you're interested in sequencing, playing gigs (semi-pro's) etc. *Need Coffee* Night night!

Version 0.3. I have had a few keyboards over the years and this is the most friendly keyboard I've owned. The presets are refreshing.
Lots of acoustic sounds that are very natural. I'm impressed with the presets..., some are a bit weak but that's only because you get spoiled listening to the rich sounding Brass and Organs. Editing the voices is easy and the manual wasn't necessary to perform changes. The manual is better than most but you'll find yourself whipping through the pages to find the references in other sections. Yep,
the binding is coming apart after 1 week so I downloaded the manual from PKclub and placed it in a binder - much easier to use. The MIDI
to joystick connection is starting to wear me down - might cave in and buy the USB/MIDI cable.

Polyphony is fine if you don't try to over use this machine. If you're a one man show, you'll want a back up machine anyway. Effects are great, very easy to use. With the connectivity to your computer,you'll be able to expand your capabilities with out expansion slots. The PSR 2100 has more RAM but you can get this board for an excellent price so you'll have a decision to make.
I'm working through the MIDI capabilites right now and it's a test after the ease of using the sequencer, mixer, and other devices.
What I really enjoy is the ability to practice with out having to plug it in to anything! Feel some inspiration - turn it on and play it!

No aftertouch - no biggie. The touch sensitivity is very nice. The instruments are very realistic! I've had many compliments on the French Horn, Trombone, Flutes, Organs, Cello, and woodwinds. The triangle needs alot of work, (Sounds like a finger cymbal!) The ability to search for a proper genre, style, and time signature is very inspiring. For arranging a piece of music - this is right machine for the semi-pro.

It's built very smart. Weighs 1 pound more than the Korg 61 key Triton. Very mobile and it's not a back breaker. I use it without a back-up but better to be smart than sorry..., any electronic device can have problems.

Called Yamaha for some advice, they called back the next day with an answer. Quick response - good advice - so far so good.

It something happen to this board, it's tough to say you'd buy the same thing again. But, I'd definately but a Yamaha again and I'd probably buy the PSR 2100 for additional memory (even if I don't need it). The important issue for me is the internal speaker system for practice and ease of use. Yeah, I'd get another one.

The presets are decent and some are very good. Arrangers tend to focus on imitating acoustic instruments and do a decent job of it vs other types of keys / synths, with some decent attempts at some of the "standard" and more popular synth sounds as well. Patch editing is primitive though vs what can be done on a pro synth / workstation. The manual is ok and does detail most of the board's functions, but it is a typical Yamaha manual, not always the easiest to understand.

Polyphony is 64. It has a very nice effects and mixxing section for a keyboard in this class. keys have touch sensitivity but no aftertouch. There are no expansdion capabiltities, except that there are sveral software products out there ( many of them free ) that can be used in conjunction with the board and or and external sequencer. Even better detailed patch editing can be had via the use of a computer and an XG edit program. Unfortunately, the 2000 gets a 5 here because the feel of the keys is very weak and cheap, and would be more what I would expect to find on a low end Casio home keyboard ( only after trying this I realized that the Casio's keys feel more responsive )

The instruments sound fairly realistic as far as keyboard sample based instruments go. The sounds could work fairly well for any genre of music, but this isn't the board I'd go to for anything electronica based, where unique and edited sounds are a prerequsite. Othe than that, the sounds are well represented. Pianos, electric pianos, guitars are all good to excellent. The sweet flute is very convincing. The saxes / horns are good.. again as far as sample based saxes and horns can be. Nice strings, Decent brass patches, and very good effects section. Some decent organs, nothing overwhelming.

The board reacts well to velocity, and would be even nicer with a slightly more rigid key feel.

Except when I want to do a "One man band " show, I would not bring this board to a gig or a studio job in the first place. If I was to do a solo act, and I still had the 2000, I'd bring it as a backup to my other boards. I've had a couple of 2000's, and the first had some serious OS issues.

Yamaha was not very helpful at all in dealing with my first 2000, which ha d a few flaws in the OS. Fortunmately, the store where I purchased it was.....

It's gone now, so no worry of it being lost or stolen. I ahev been playing 35 + years. In retrospect, this is a very good keyboard for the home player or someone who wants to have a "backup" band to practice or play along with. It's also a good backup board for someone doing a solo act. It doesn't feel sturdy enough to me to withstand the rigors of a lot of gigs though, and it wouldn't be a very impressive piece to use in a pro studio.

*dont know what software i am using
*the presets sounds are great and the styles are as well, multi pads sound good but i dont use them
*i dont use the manual, it is easier to find out by yourself

*polyphony is 64, i thought it was enough until i used Live! strings voice and strings as layer with block harmony and sustain pedal while playing a style.
*there are lots of built in effects and besides you can edit and storage your own, but i only use them on styles since they have low preset reverb specially on drums
*well, i wish it had more flash room memory, but at least we can use disks, wich work great and faster than PSR-8000
*yes it has a sequencer wich i dont use, i prefer download stuff done from internet since i dont have time to make my own sequences

*sounds are great, PSR-2000 sounds even better than PSR-2100, yamaha did a well job with this kyeboard. guitars sounds are good, rare on yamaha, 60's clean is great and Nylon guitar as well. Sweet! voices as Flute, Tenor, Trombone and Trumpet would be the best from this keyboard. And electric pianos are very good as always on yamaha keyboards. Organ flutes are outstanding.
*styles are good, specially those using 60's clean voice on their chord parts, ballads and latin styles are excellent

*i depend on it definetly

well. my psr 2000 works well, hope it still keeps like that, i've heard that some PSR2100 have come with problems as voice changing volume and more bad stuff.

*well if it were lost or stolen i would buy it again since PSR2100 its almost same price, i dont wanna take a risk since i know 2000 is more reliable.
PSR3000 looks great but it seems to be over my budget
*well i compared it with other brands as korg and roland and let me tell you that yamaha offers you the same quality sounds and features or even better on some spots, for a lower price, if you wanna get the same quality sound in roland products you gotta spend more money :(
*finally i am happy with it as you can see, i had psr510, psr620,psr7000, and now psr2000, and it always happened to me that when a new model was released i wanted to change my keyboard for the newone, but now it didnt happen the same with psr2100.

I'm using cake pro-audio and cubase as my sequencer.
The preset sound of psr2000 is great, actually it sounds better and louder than the XG.
The editing patches of psr2000 is not really that excellent compared to the motif.

The keys were light and it doesn't have a after touch effect.
The built-in effects are ease to use.
psr2000 has a 3.5 floppy disk drive for voice, styles, songs and memory expansion.
Psr 2000 can recognized SMF,GS,GM and XG midifiles.
Yes, it does have a on board sequencer but the cakewalk and cubase is more easy to use.

Some instruments like the live strings, cool piano and sweet saxophone sounds perfectly like a real acoustic instrument.
The styles like ballad,pop and dance where amazing but the classical is too plain.
Using the fingered chord in each sounds good but sequencing the styles through a midifile will sounds better.

The psr2000 is a one man band keyboard. You can do everything without back up.

the preset sounds are pretty good
but the Manual is rubbish . doest give step to step details

playing the internet midis into the keyboard is amazing compared to the other boards i have tried on for example korg pa80

the sounds of nylon guitar , sax n piano are amazing

i m a one man band n i dont use any back up . its dependable

there is no customer support

the vocal harmony is to complicated to set . doesnt sound good with some songs. i've been using this keyboard for six months as a one man band.
compared to korgpa80 it doesnt have a dual sequencer mode . the live sounds are comparable to korg pa 80
but the midi files sound amazing on the psr2000 as compared to korg pa80.
its very light compared to korg pa80
only wish it had a dual sequencer mode . in order to play non stop music ( midifiles)

Easy to use with its large screen, and many buttons that are clearly labeled.

- A 16MB sound set with several hundred sounds
- On board 16 track sequencer
- Several hundred accompaniment styles
- Effects

- Piano, EP's, and some Strings and Pads are quality
- Some Guitars are usable, this is rare
- Bass patches are strong, from guitar to synthesizer
- Drum kits are generally good
- Some horns and woodwinds are fair, although I wouldn't use them
- Synthesizer and ethnic instruments are generally not very good

It seems fairly sturdy, although not great

No experience here

It gives you some good sounds and a sequencer for $999. I think that this is a good deal, the PSR2000 is all you need to go for your record deal.

I bought the PSR 2000 back in November of 2001 which was shortly after it appeared in Retail stores. My OS version Main Boot is 1.03. The newest version chip currently shipping is at least 2.0. Contrary to what many people might believe, the PSR 2000 is NOT software upgradable via the Internet. Yamaha blundered bad when they originally told the public the PSR 2000 would be software upgradable "even after it started shipping!" but later retracted that statement and "deceived" their customers in the process. Only the very first few PSR 2000's made have the upgradable chip in them, (mine is one of them!). All of the PSR 2000's shipping today do NOT have a Flash ROM upgradable chip in them. Even though mine has the upgradable chip, "and a few others do", Yamaha nixed the R&D of software patches altogether and indefinitely. There was major complaints from PSR 2000 customers to Yamaha about this flap and rightly so. Okay enough said about that, just remember: You can't upgrade the OS via the Internet!

The Polyphony is 64 note which is not bad but if your like me and do very complex song arrangements, layering voices, using the Mutipads, etc., "in realtime" you should expect to hear notes start to drop off because they almost certainly will. To alleviate some of the problem I have to choose a voice that uses less polyphony, eg., Strings, instead of Live Strings, and maybe only use 1 or 2 Multipads together instead of 3 or 4 at a time. I can't wait until the Polyphony problems are eliminated on Arranger Keyboards! Another 1 to 5 years from now I think note drop off from lack of Polyphony will be a thing of the past on new Arrangers, thank God!

The PSR 2000 has great effects, dsp's, reverb, etc., that are fully customizable. But it has no expansion capabilities. It has velocity touch sensitivity but no after touch. The on-board 16 track sequencer is very flexible and once you get the hang of it, very easy to use and navigate.

The sounds on the PSR 2000 are utterly amazing! No other Keyboard in its price range compares in quality to the sounds of the PSR 2000's imo. There is a great Grand Piano voice and the EP Pianos are top notch also. The Organs are really good imo and I have had fellow musicians complement me many times about the Organs while playing different Organ patches. One thing to note is the Panel Organs are NOT touch sensitive BUT the XG Organs ARE. If you have a song where touch sensitivity is important it is nice to know the XG Organs are there at your disposal, and they are of very good quality also. Drum Kits are really good. They have plenty of punch and pizazz and are very realistic sounding. The guitars are extra good imo. Of special note is the 60's Clean Guitar, Nylon, XG Jazz, Vintage Amp, Vintage Open, Heavy Stack, and Pedal Steel just to name a few. Bass, Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and even the Synths, are outstanding imo. All the sounds are customizable and even the Organ Flutes drawbars are editable. But Yamaha makes some of the worst User Manuals for their Keyboards. Only the basic instructions are shown on how to, what to, etc. The rest is up to the user. On top of that my manual's pages started to unbind itself after only a short time. I have several pages that are loose that I have to keep stuffing back into it once I finish reading it. You will learn SO much more about the Keyboard from help sites, "Forums, User Groups", on the Internet than you would from the manual imo. It is nice to know that the PSR 2000 is fairly easy to figure out and use right from the get go though. And once you get the hang of things it becomes a breeze to operate. When you want to create your own Style files and do some of the more technical stuff, that's where the Internet User Groups come in extremely handy. The Style files on the Keyboard are very good plus there is a wide variety of Genres and you can download thousands more at various User Groups, Forum sites, web sites, on the Internet, put them on Floppy disk and load them into the PSR 2000 Floppy Disk Drive and Voila! you have unlimited space to add more Styles, Midi Files, Registrations, Multipads, and custom Voices, to the Keyboard. The only requirement is buying the needed Floppy disks which are very reasonably priced I might add. The User Memory area is only 512KB which is rather constraining but then again you always have the unlimited Floppy storage when needed. There is 4 Variations in the Styles with breaks and fills in each. There is also an Intro and Ending button, a fade-in fade-out function. Oh, and there is a Music Finder function which gives you the option of selecting a song title from the list, eg., "Texas Rose" and to immediately play the song with the accompanying Style and Genre, tempo, time signature, and a lot of times the same type of instruments that was used in the original song recording. And of course the PSR 2000 was the first portable Arranger Keyboard on the market to incorporate OTS (One Touch Setting)when playing along with the Styles. OTS is basically preset voices used in conjunction with each of the Main Variations "A,B,C,D" of the Style. Lets say for example you choose a Style file and begin playing it on Main Variation "A". With OTS enabled "preset voices" are used in conjunction with the Style, ie., Main, Layer, Left, Multipad. When you change to Main Variation "B" usually different voices will be used for the Main, Layer, and Left. It really spices things up when playing and creates a real Live Band feel to it and eliminates much of the hassle of 'manually' selecting different voices when playing, although once you catch on it is actually very easy to manually select your own voices if you choose to do so. It is very impressive in its ablity create sound enrichment. And another thing is Midi Files NEVER sounded this good! We've all heard midi files on o

I have had my 2000 for almost 1 1/2 years now and I have not had ANY major problems whatsoever hardware or OS related. There are a few software quirks that happen once in a while but they have been very infrequent in occurrence and very minute in severity. The new version chips in the current shipping PSR 2000 have most likely eliminated even these miniscule glitches that I experience once in awhile on mine. Over all it is a very solid board with a very stable OS. Using it on a gig without a backup? I have from the get go and I have never been disappointed yet. But if you have deep pockets and you want the peace of mind "just in case" something happens while playing live; buy a back up. In a few months the PSR 2100, 2200 will be hitting the stores. The 2200 has more sample ROM, USB connectivity, and more voices VS the PSR 2000. You may even want to wait for it to come out and buy it before you decide to purchase the PSR 2000. The price point on the PSR 2200 should be right around that of the PSR 2000. Or you could wait until the PSR 2200 comes out then watch for the price of PSR 2000 to drop "hopefully considerably" then purchase the PSR 2000.

When I first purchased mine, I called their tech support a few times regarding questions about operation and they seemed to be pleasant and tried to be helpful but they were not extremely knowledgeable on the in's and out's of the Keyboard. My reasoning is that the Keyboard was brand new on the market at the time, ie., new model, new architecture, etc., so the tech's were in the process of learning about the Keyboard too. Which is not a very comforting thought to the person who calls in and wants an expert answer or solution to his or her question or problem they are experiencing with the Keyboard.

If it were lost or stolen I would be sad but since becoming more proficient in my playing ability and in my knowledge of Arranger keyboards I would probably wait until the next generation boards come out before purchasing another Arranger. My needs now are more geared toward playing Professionally (which I do already, btw), so my gear needs to be more geared toward the Professional player. Korg is suppose to come out with an Arranger at the Summer NAMM 2003 show in Nashville called the Pa-X which will, "they hope anyway", blow the socks off of the competition. If it's all that it's cracked up to be I would probably end up getting it. But as it stands now, I am extremely satisfied with my PSR 2000 and it would take something major and dramatic in the World of Arranger Keyboard advancement technology and sound improvement, etc., to get me to sell or upgrade my PSR 2000.

I mainly use this for midi sound module. I am a one-man-band but I rarely use auto accompaniment. I don't have to edit patches because the sounds are very good as is.
I found out that the manual did not assign large portion for midi operations. Seems like there are some limitation for this machine compared to work station. I maybe wrong about this.

I like the big LCD display and direct access to each features, volume control for each voices, etc.
What I don't like is similar song dictionary(?) which I never use.
Even though it offers sequencer capabilities, I do not use this. I better use computer-based sequencer becuase that's what I have been using and PSR2000 does not offer better feature than the stand-alone sequencer.

I read some one says it has super piano sound but I don't think so. It may have better piano sound than same level of Roland product. I like drum and Bass sound most. There is punch in there. Very heavy. Horn sound is super,too.

No problem except one.
LCD contrast feature has broken.
If I turn it brighter or darker sometimes I do not see anything.
But if I turn it back back and forth then it shows. To avoid any hassle, I taped the knob so that no one touches by mistake.
Other than that, so far OK.

I had to consult about midi operarion and got response from someone.

I don't know whether I buy it again.
But it is good machine.

since i turned it on it was very easy to use it, there are buttons for everything, and the direct acces button, makes it so easier even, instead of "next"-ing and "back"ing as in other keyboards. but i dont find the 16track sq, that easy to use, i really have to spend some time to get my songs donde, but on the other hand they finally sound much better, than roland's and korg's sequences. i like to change xg voices for panel voices to make songs more realistic.

i like the built in effects, it has got a lot, to be honest i dont use them so much since i find sounds amazing as they are set. the polyphony is great, i havent had any cut problems. i like to layer osunds and use harmobu echo, and it works great. i havent had any touble downloading midis from the internet and making them run into my 2000, it loads them fast and i like the disk direct function. (i use to take much time loading them and then play them at my PSR740)
the music finder works great, but there are some songs names that would sound diferent from those names you already know, if you have one you know what i mean

the sounds is the best reason i got it, it sounds better than the so much more expensive PSR8000, the sweet voices are amazing, i have a doubt, since the PSR1000 doesnt have nylon guitar voice, and the PSR9000 got Live! nylon guitar, and my PSR2000 only says nylon guitar, i thought they were diferent, well, let me tell you i have compared them, and i would say that PSR2000 got Live! nylon, it sounds amazing! my favourite sounds are: Sweet trumpet (my father thought it was a real trumpet when heard it on the stereo) and tenor sax, the breath effects are the best.
The styles are so great, i use latin styles a lot, and y have storaged many diferent styles from the PSR-8000 and changed voices XG to panel voices in registration memories to make them soind even better. After touch can be set, dozens of effects are included, i spend much time shaping diferent voices, then finally you can storage them in user's memory and you'll get more than 800 voices

of course i depend on it

my PSr2000 works great, i havent had any trouble....yet

if it were lost or stolen i would definetly get another PSR2000, i bought it last year (2002) and it works cool,
I have a doubt about in the manual says that the speakers are or got a dome, what it makes it better over the PSR1000.
mmm...i wish it had...maybe a sampler, but there is the PSR9000, but to be honest i prefer the 2000, since it is so much cheaper than the 9000, and they have almost the same features, it is so much you have to pay for a sampler, as if 800 voices werent enough!

It is pretty easy to use as an arranger. I use it for praise & worship.
The sounds are incredible & very easy to edit. The manual is fine.

The polypholny is ok. I would have liked more considering I love to layer sounds.
The keyboard action is good if you like to play really fast.
However, I wish they would have used the action from the DX-7.
You can download styles & sounds from the web, that's cool.
The internal sequencer is the only thing that isn't that easy to use.
The sequencer is going to take some time reading the manual.
Would have like a touch screen, but for what I paid, it's definitely better than the Korg counterpart.

The piano sound is awesome, it blows away all my Korg & Roland piano sounds.
The guitar sounds are great, however the lead distortion guitar preset needs some editing.
The sax sounds are awesome. The sounds are the main reason I bought it
I have tons of Roland & Korg sounds & I wanted something different.
The effects are good. It reacts to my playing very well.
It's much better than the Korg PA80 in the keyboard action & arranger response.
It has better sounds than the Roland VA-series & it's way cheaper.

I could easily use just this board at a gig without a backup.

Never needed customer support. Works great.

If it were lost, I would buy it again. This is a much better board than
the Korg PA80, & all the Technics stuff. It is a much better value than
the Korg PA80, all the Technics stuff, & all the Roland V-series.
My only issue with this board is figuring out the sequencer.
I'm used to using Alessis MMT8 & Cakewalk. It'll just take some time getting used to it.
Without question this is the best value arranger keyboard out there.
The Roland, Kurzweil, & Korg stuff is too expensive in comparison.

Pretty easy to master, if you read thru' the manual religiously. This is only my first 'big' keyboard. So, can't compare against anything else.
Buttons are all easily reachable and the LCD interface is easy run around.

The feature list is awesome! This is what made me decide on buying this.
Especially the voice/style list, vocal harmony, sound editing, effects..etc
No expansion capabilities. But still serves my purpose as I'm not into anything 'real' big.

Honestly, I haven't quite figured out how to 'really' make use of the vocal harmony to have female backups to my voice. I might be doing something wrong. But, the manual is not very descriptive on how to use this. I wish there were turorials for these kinds of 'significant' things.

Instuments like the guitar, bass and some flutes (in Wind) are very juicy. I cut a whole album with these and my wife repeatedly asked me if this 'really' was from the keyboard. She (and some others) were pretty amazed when I played my CD on a commercial player.

On board effects are good. Equalizing opens up a lot that can be achieved.
The accompaniment patterns, especially Latin and Rock were really good!Velocity and aftertouch can be configured, so again this opens up to creative audience.

I was not particularly happy with some ethnic instruments and percussion set but I was able to configure the sounds to my taste, eventually.

Reliable, alright. Atleast till now.
I don't see why I can't make this my primary source of background music (for my vocal) on a gig.

Don't know. Haven't(thankfully) had the chance to call them for anything.

I would buy it again, definitely.
Guess, it is it's money's worth.

Out of the box and up and running! The PSR2000 is very user friendly - it helped a little that I had used an inexpensive PSR340 to ease my way into keyboards with built-in accompaniment facilities, but it was a doddle after my Roland XP-80. The manual is most helpful but the maze of cross-referencing can be a bit tiring (a lot of "for details refer to Page..." etc., but a little perseverence can go a long way.

After the weighted keys of the Roland, the Yamaha felt a bit like a two-handed accordion (two right-hands, that is!) and a little "plasticky" but at this price (Euro 1366 delivered to my door from those nice people in a well-known German superstore!) one does not expect the touch of a Steinway. The floppy-disc drive is fast and efficient, but obviously could not compete with a Hard Disc drive - again, at THIS price...! Loads of built-in effects like reverb, EQ etc., but the BIG plus for a singer in need of an unaffordable backing band/orchestra/group, is the wealth of styles (everything from acoustic folk to various styles of Rock, Jazz and orchestral) plus a range of vocal harmony backings from Country to Choir. The 2000 takes your own singing voice, feeds it through the keyboard, and provides four-part harmony based on the notes you finger with your left hand. There is even a "Girl Duet" effect which, if you are male and sing the melody of "Somethin' Stupid" will provice a very passable Nicole Kidman to your Robbie Williams - honest...! Lots of other features, too numerous to mention, but you can read them on the Yamaha website.

Some of the instrumental sounds are positively stunning. The Brass had my fellow wind players reaching for their redundancy forms! I've been a guitarist for more years than I care to reveal and I was bowled over by the reproductions - everything from Classical (nylon strings) to the furthest out distorted rock. And they can be combined to produce sounds most guitarists only dream about. Life-like Flute and "growl" saxophone, right down to the breathy sounds, best drums I've heard - again my percussion pals were slinking out to the job centre...! I use it in cabaret as a backing instrument (more backing orchestra) and it is a show-stopper. Like the best midi files you can imagine - but with the added flexibility of your being able to improvise, switch tempos and instrumentation. No end to the possibilities.

I've been gigging with it since I bought it six months ago and feel utterly comfortable with it. At first I carried the Roland and PSR340 as back-up, but soon dispensed with them as the 2000 is portable and - to date - completely reliable.

Ah, not so good here. I had one particular query about the Music Finder function (this theoretically allows you to file all of your programmed settings in alphabetical order for quick retrieval in a "live" performance) which the manual did not cover very well. I tried all of the Yamaha web-sites and was passed from one to another without gaining any satisfaction. No point in going to my local agent, as they advised me to do, because I had not bought the instrument locally, so he was not interested. Luckily the Music Finder is not essential and I can access my programmes quickly through the filed One Touch Settings facility.

I would be devestated if it were lost as all of my backings are programmed into its memory, except for some I have on floppy disc, but I also have a back-up of my material on floppy, so it would not be too bad - as long as the insurance paid-up! Yes, I would replace it, or go for the larger model, PSR9000, if the bank manager was in a good mood. I began playing keyboards (piano, then an old Vox Continental organ, 30 years ago - yes, I was a child prodigy, began in the cradle...!)and worked more recently with the Roland XP-80. the PSR2000 is more suitable to my cabaret work as a vocalist and I so much enjoy being able to reproduce just about every sound you will hear on record today - and that's no exaggeration! About the only thing I would wish for would be the ability to store tempo settings and endings with the rest of my backings, as this would obviate the need to pause between songs, albeit for a few seconds, to change these two settings. This would probably not be the right instrument for a Rock band, though it produces better drum rhythms than most "live" drummers in this category, not will it satisfy the so-called purists in Classical or Jazz. But for the singer who wants to travel light - and who can neither afford, or find, the right musicians to form a versatile gigging band - this is a diamond, a perfect treasure. Oh yes, it helps if he/she can actually PLAY keyboards...!