Originally Posted By: Diki
It's probably likely.... but I doubt for a while. Roland is getting VERY late into the DNC/SA game, and still has quite a ways to go, IMO to catch up. Currently, the Super Natural voices tend to be in Roland's remaining TOTL keyboards, and in all fairness, it took Yamaha and Korg several years before that technology trickled down to a $1000 arranger.

But while I might miss out on the odd SA type voice for my RH, the power and live-ness of the drums and style section more than make up for that minor shortcoming. I have spent quite a bit of time with the PA3X, and, to be honest, it's still a push in the sound department for me compared to my G70. A few things better, a few things worse. Yes, the Chord Sequencer is back, but Korg have a fair bit of work to do to get it as useful as Roland's used to be, let alone push the idea forward into the 21st century.

And sorry, but Yamaha have a VERY long way to go to getting that 'live' feel from the drums, and this Audio Style feature seems a VERY bad idea, IMO.

I'm still content. My audiences and band mates are content, and a couple of non-arranger users that are WS players have bought a G70 in the last couple of years (after hearing and seeing how balanced and easy to operate it is for ANY task) are content..!

It is still the finest all-round gigging keyboard ever made, IMHO. Not the best arranger, not the best WS, not the best stage piano. But able to hold its own comfortably in ALL arenas, and shockingly simple to use live. That's all I have ever wanted in a live use keyboard!








Ditto!!!
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