If only they had offered more than the paltry 64MB of sample RAM and computer-like speeds to load it up, this wouldn't be an issue. 512MB, or even a GB (like Yamaha do) and high speed loading (which Yamaha DON'T) and Akai import (which Yamaha ALSO ignore) would go a long way towards making any soundset shortcomings moot...

Lee,
Also, I have found that the Ketron's styles adapt better to "our" style of music than Roland, Korg and Yamaha. (Malhao, Marcha e fado/fado cancao). Also since we also play a mixture of latin music, I haven't found any keyboard company that can match Ketron's latin section. That's why most of our musician competitors/colleagues use ketron over any other board out on the market.

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What do the latin music experts think of the styles in the GW-8L?

I know it's a much less expensive product than the Ketron's, but how are the styles for authenticity?

Don't know yet, I haven't found a store that carries it, I'm hoping that Mr.Sound has one when I go check out the Audya. I really want to try it, but Samash or GC doesn't have it, only special orders.

Better not be drunk or on drugs when you call them up to see if they have one in stock!

I know this doesn't help but I will have one on display when it is released, and you will be able to play it side by side with a T3, and a PA2xpro

Frank

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There is no conspiracy theory in portugal about the Audya. The as per the website the FCMUSICA is a store that received a audya in late December and demoed it to customers and it also states that they started selling them as of 1/15/09 to customers that were waiting for them, I can only assume that they were waiting for additional units from 12/20 through 1/15.

The also say that some of the videos are the Sd1 styles that they demoed.

From what I can tell the Audya has now been released in europe, I guess the states will get theirs soon enough.

Hello.

Just a small correction to AJ.

In the new videos we produce in Portugal , we use 99% of the new audio Rom Styles.

Only KIZOMBA african styles are old SD1 Style but with small corrections on the AUDIO STYLE MODELING.

If you see in my blog , The musician RICARDO ALCAIDE plays 100% Rom Styles ,
MARCO MARUJO plays 100% Rom Styles
JORGE MIGUEL only use the KIZOMBA user Style in the 3rd video , all the rest are Rom Styles.
PEDRO TEIXEIRA plays 100% Rom Styles.

In the vocal we use the LARGE HALL reverb and in almost all videos , the VOICETRON in the preset DUET UP with low cut equalization.
Only the last video of PEDRO TEIXEIRA use the quartet , the Quintet and the fixed interval MALE FEMALE preset in the piano bossa at the end of the video.

The audio of the videos on the YOUTUBE are not good quality, i prefer VIMEO quality but they limit to 500MB uploads per week.

For now its impossible to produce USER AUDIO STYLE , and i ask AJ , if he wants to answer me , when Ketron thinks to deliver the Software to create the User Audio Styles?

We ask every day to Italy for the software with no answer. Only we are working , you must wait....

The Rom Styles are OK to hotel players , but for Portuguese keyboard musicians are not OK , because we need to develop our Tradicional Styles , Brazilian Styles like FORRO , VANEIRÃO , And the African Styles , KIZOMBA , SEMBA , MORNA , KUDURO , ZOUK , COLADERA , FUNANA.

And , in my opinion , is not a good politic from Ketron , sell the Keyboards and tell the costumers to wait some weeks for the software to produce the Styles from the zero , Audio or midi styles.

Also I Think it`s a Big mistake ketron dont include in the OS of the Keyboard the PATTERn EDIT funtion , some litle corrections on the midi tracks of the style could be easy correct on the pattern edit.

The AUDYA is a fantastic keyboard , the sounds and the arranger are fantastic , when we play with the rom style , we think we are playing in a really live band.
In Portugal all Keyb. Players are loving the quality of the keyboard.

For our traditional music this Latin "flavour" is much better that the Japonese models.
No , i`m not telling that Ketron AUDYA is better than Korg or yamaha or Roland models.
Is Very diferent , and for Portuguese market will be a better choice.

I read here that KETRON dont go to the NAMM 2009 , in my opinion , is a mistake , KETRON is one of the best Keyboard builders , and must be present in all the big events.
I Hope they will be present at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2009...

Best Regards from PORTUGAL.
Sorry for my bad english

FC www.ketronaudya.wordpress.com

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Thanks for the correction. I believe Youtube doesn't do justice to most high-end Arranger keyboards.

The software for editing/creating Patterns will become available soon. Remember too that since the machine has an Open Architecture Operating System, updates to include other features are just around the corner.

We are also working on many of the Latin/African styles people have been asking for especially the Zouk (send me an email to axa130@hotmail.com with the subject 'AFRICAN STYLES' and I will send you a taste of what is to come".

So much work, so little time ... but we'll get there sooner than later.

Thanks,

AJ

no disrespect AJ but,

someone mentioned here that you would/should know the AUDYA inside and out, more than most people...

you stated that most of those styles were NOT the new ROM AUDYA styles, but rather, the "old" converted SD styles

my question is:
how can you NOT tell that 99% of the rhythms/styles in all those "Portugal" videos were actually the ROM styles and NOT the SD styles as you mentioned?

and sorry, bad sound "you-tubish" quality should not be an excuse for not recognizing the styles which reside in the AUDYA, the keyboard which you've been playing/developing/demoing for quite some time now...???

still looking forward to hearing the AUDYA in NY...