Squeak, you nailed it! ROFLMAO

or

Freakin'
AUDYA's
Computer
That
Slow?

:-)

I don't know why everyoine is so excited about something they probably wont buy anyway unless Ketron cuts the price in half....plus most never seen or played one to date ....what makes you think its all that anyway a few studio demos?

Until anything gets released, studio demos are the only thing that gets us all worked up... The frenzy about the T3 happened on the basis of the factory demos alone until it actually hit user's hands as well.

I've got to admit, the Audya's demos were some of the most realistic (and useful, stylistically) that I've heard so far. FAR beyond the T3 (and my G70!) IMO...

I guess it's just Ketron's bad luck that their product cycle came to fruition at the start of a global recession and financial meltdown. Were it not for that, I think that the price would be lower (exchange rates would not have gone crazy) and financing would be easier to come by, and all y'all's 401k's would still be healthy enough to afford it!

I don't often contemplate this, but if I can find a dealer with a VERY low restocking fee, I may very well make this the first 'try to buy' keyboard I've ever got, because I know for a FACT there won't be one in a store anywhere NEAR me...

I doubt I'll buy it, but I would SURE like to try it out, after those demos. Even the T3 didn't tickle my curiosity this much

i will buy it IF:

the price is below $4K ($3,999.99)

AND

NEW styles (with AUDIO loops) can be created and/or current styles can be modified.

There are MANY rhythms that i need that NO ARRANGER in the world has.

[This message has been edited by leezone (edited 01-07-2009).]

I have a hard time accepting the price on this thing will be under 4K. Ketron keyboards are just expensive period. Look at the price of their "budget line". NOTHING budget about those prices.... You can't call a keyboard's price BUDGET when the low ends price is just about that of a top end workstation.

i've said it before and i'll say it again:

i think KETRON would sell MANY more keyboards and would be a MUCH more popular company (among the TOP 3) IF their prices matched those of the other 3 (Roland, Korg, Yamaha)...

ESPECIALLY in this recession...

it's an opprtunity for them to REALLY make themselves known...

just my $.02

And what styles would they be?

Mike thats alot of crap your spewing out on someting that isnt even on the market yet....Although I can hardly agree with any of it but your entitled to your opinion.
Yamaha IMO has NO need to worry at all just wait and see..

portuguese styles: marchas, bailinhos, corridinho,

brasilian styles: axe, pagode, forro, calypso

latin stuff: reggaeton, bachata, lots of merengue and cumbia

african rhythms: kizomba, zouk, sembas, tarraxinha, funana, kuduro, bonga