AJ, I was more referring to how fast sampled instruments load up in the sampler. I believe you have mentioned that 'Live loops' stream directly. But Akai instruments in the sampler will have to be loaded into sample RAM. How fast is THAT pipeline?

I am also still concerned about how well a HD is going to remain viable when asked to stream continuously while the keyboard it is in is being pounded and bouncing around on a stand...

Is it shock mounted?