Hi again,

The outstanding thing about the Audya is the ability to simply browse in audio or midi loops into any part of any style. This is unique to an ordinary arranger. The only problem is that this novelty starts to wear off after hearing some of these over & over in the various styles over a period of time. It's almost like being able to browse a very high quality multipad anywhere into any Yamaha style which of course cannot be done.

Hearing that the SD7 might also have multipads shortly, is also another step in the right direction. So, the possibilities are there. To bad not as many individuals are laying down free style modification software & updated & modified styles as is the case with Yamaha. One thing in favor of any arranger manufacturer is the ability to be able to share improvements amongst the end users themselves which hardly is the case with Ketron users, mostly due to a lack of tools & styles copy protected to the specific arranger as per serial number..

Also, I think that if 3rd party Ketron style programmers let go the un-required need to specifically have new audio drums or guitars for any new styles, that many new exiting styles might just suddenly become available for it.

Okay, I'm no expert on anything & the above simply is my personal take on this matter.

Henni