Trident... I thought I had explained it adequately here and on the other Audya thread...

OF COURSE I like the demos of the styles. Who wouldn't?

Here's the problem. Firstly, just exactly how many different chord types and extensions will the Audya be able to do with the guitar loops? I don't want to hear a straight major when I ask for a maj9. I don't want to hear a 7th, when I play a 7#9. I've heard NO answer yet from Ketron about this.

Secondly, what percentage of the styles are going to have the live loop guitars (and other sounds)? If they sound THAT spectacular (which they appear to), I am NOT going to want some of my tunes to sound great, and some not so great.

And finally, what commitment is Ketron going to make to continue to produce these live loop styles once the machine is released..? Prior experience says NONE. Which won't matter a bit if your ENTIRE style needs are taken care of at the initial launch. Sadly, few arrangers ever do, and even if the initial offering is adequate, we will always hunger for diversity and choice, even on styles that ARE represented.

Third party and additional factory styles (and user styles) is what keeps our interest up in an arranger once the first bloom has worn off. Which, from experience (I work a LOT with loops in the studio) will be few and far between, if at all, from prior experience.

So, technically, and sonically, it's a breakthrough. But practically may be another thing altogether. Time will tell. I'm not counting it out prematurely, but I'm not willing to go along with the hysteria about the hype and demos. There are legitimate questions that have not been answered yet, and I await those answers as much as anyone else...