Being that SA is nothing more than a hyped up name for multi-samples and real time controls to switch between and articulate them, it was only a matter of time before another Manufacturer adopted a new name for it and called it their own. Along comes Korg to rain on Yamaha's parade. This technology has been around for well over 25 years and companies like Fairlight and Synclavier have incorporated this into their CMI and Synclavier workstations way back when.

It's nice to see Yamaha and Korg claim this to be new technology but the fact of the matter is its just old technology rehashed for the masses. At least they are finally catching up with Technology that's been around for so long and it only took them 20+ years to do so!

FYI... the Wersi and Mediastation both have extensive real time controls, advanced initial and aftertouch, and are setup to switch between samples and do real time articulations. Give a listen to Miroslav or Kontaks Orchestral demos and hear the nuances the samples have. When the likes of Yamaha or Korg can produce a sound like that then they'll be seriously moving forward in the technology department. Until then only the Wersi, Mediastation, or Open Labs can offer that type of sound and feature set in an arranger/workstation.

I commend Korg for doing something Yamaha has failed to do, major upgrades to their arranger workstation in software updates. FWIW... Wersi's been offering updates to their customers for nearly 20 years. If Yamaha were more forward thinking like Wersi and Lionstracs they'd have developed the Tyros 2 with enough horsepower to offer updates that were substantial, not incremental at best. Instead Yamaha utilizes processors that are antiquated and most often not upgradeable. Hence the introduction of their answer to a Tyros 2 software update, a $4,000 instrument upgrade named Tyros 3. It's funny how anyone here would blow a gasket if they had to pay $4,000 for a software update and yet they don't hesitate to throw down $4,000 when Yamaha obsoletes their Tyros 2 rather than upgrade it. Where's the logic or reason in that?


[This message has been edited by Ensnareyou (edited 09-12-2008).]