Hi again,

I personally think that the real dilemma when one starts to play with pure audio is the cost to create these loops against the cost to just use Mega technology to update any ordinary midi loop. Hence Yamaha has thousands of good Mega midi guitars present in their styles. It does not take real musicians & a studio recording for any new variation.

So starting off by using pure audio has a serious future cost impact and this might cause it to loose out against the competition over a period of time.

I think whatever Yamaha is currently developing, is the way to go forward to stay competitive in this business of arrangers. If Ketron would mix something similar to Mega voices with their current audio technology, it opens up the doors for all sorts of improvements cost wise for the future.

Henni