If the Adaptive Chord Voicing (ACV) works as advertised then Roland probably has struck "gold" with the G70.

One of the main 'hiccups' in an Arranger Keyboard IMO is smooth transition (or lack thereof) when playing in Accompaniment mode. Using Styles while you play along with Melody & Chords {normal stuff for OMB's, right? }, can and is a challenge to be able to 'seamlessly' have the music "flow", i.e. no jerks, glitches, hiccups, etc. to where the music doesn't flow naturally. Roland's use of Adaptive Chord Voicing should hopefully eliminate that stifling aspect of Arrangers while playing in Accompaniment mode and being able to have the music flow naturally and smoothly, i.e. seamlessly.

I know a lot of it depends on the Player himself; in his or her skill and ability to play with precise timing to cut down on the music not flowing naturally with no musical bumps in the road so to speak.

With the Adaptive Chord Voicing less attention will seem to be needed to keep the music flowing naturally with precise timing while playing, as the G70 itself will allow for smooth and natural transition between Chord changes in Arranger mode using the Adaptive Chord Voicing feature. At least in theory it should do so. If it works as advertised it should help sales significantly IMO and should give G70 owners a "one up" on the OMB competition since it allows your music to sound more like "real" and lifelike sounding Audio, instead of canned and mechanical sounding music that is sometimes apparent in Arranger keyboards.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 11-06-2004).]