Spot on King Frog ! I applaud any company that can take old or new tools be it physical modelling, sampling or any combination and push forward the boundaries of technology in terms of music but just because something can be done in a different way to get the same or very similar results doesnt mean that it should be used that way.

In the case of the T2 and 3 Squeak the old technology was there before , yes i grant you, but never had it been put together in such an intuitive and expressive way in any hardware keyboard to produce such authentic sounds. The VPiano uses old technology to produce great piano sounds. But great piano sounds already exist in the bucket load on hardware electric/stage pianos. Velocity switching is just a technique to fool the ear and it does so extremely well. In normal piano play no one is going to hear velocity switching or looped samples. Physical modelling is just another technique to fool the ear and it does so very well too. But you will have to pay 3X the amount to use PM for minute audible differences. I listened to the Vpiano demo closely and i listened to the RD stage pianos closely. Did the Vpiano stand out significantly if at all.....only if you believe that the Emperor has new clothes on..to my ears. remember that story .....

[This message has been edited by spalding (edited 02-06-2009).]