Has anyone on this thread heard the G-70 in person. The reason that I ask is that I to think the performance(sound/styles) from the videos is good, but I have heard conflicting responses. In particular, reference has been made that the sound have been heavily reworked/modified for the performance(video), and do not sound as good on the shipped g-70 product. Further, the piano sound ( grand-x, I believe dervied from the fantom-x) I have been told is not very good in person . My assesment from the video is the contrary. So you see that their are conflicting veiws. And because the views are so diametrically opposed one can't explain them just by personal preference.

Those that had a Va-7/76 state that there is not very much improvement to the G-70, which would be shocking from a consumer stand point. Who would spend the extra money for a small change. This also doesn't speak very highly of roland if ~3-5 years has passed since the VA-7/76 has been released and they haven't been able to make great strides in the yop model arranger/workstation market even with all the advances in technology that have come about in that time period.

So, I'm wondering if anyone has anymore insight into this?

Some say that the discrepancy in sound that various people are hearing is due some individuals listening to the earlier operating system, and others listening through the updated version which sounds considerably better.


Regards;
SCP