Perhaps not "new" technology, Fran...but Yamaha has taken it to a new level and offers it on a mid range keyboard...pretty cool stuff in my book.

The G70 or the PA -800, both MUCH more expensive than an S900, do not offer this level of "live" control over samples.

The SA Sax is another example...terrific realism...legato and staccato playing give different nuances and attacks and switch between polyphonic and mono according to the player's expression.

Roland has some new technology, started on the Atelier organs that resembles SA, but the demos I heard didn't impress me, and the "SuperNatural" sounds on the new RDs and Fantoms are supposedly pretty cool...no doubt Roland will have these in their new G-series arranger.

Until they do, these very expressive voices are a Yamaha exclusive.

Ian