and some might keep what they already have & maybe take the time to read the manual and learn what their arranger can actually do inside ....then practice more to become a much better player....but Nah that makes too much sense

Seems about as likely as landing Michael Jackson a job as a mall Santa.

Ketron have clearly made a mess of the launch, even worse than Roland did with their G70, and that cost the latter a bunch of sales.

Why would a pro want a Ketron arranger that won't play professional quality chords without sounding like the hybrid (audio + midi) it is?

The guitar audio tracks that add midi bits for complex chords sound simply awful....they are supposed to integrate seamlessly, but they are about as subtle as a smiley face lapel pin on an undertaker’s suit.

Good luck, Ketron...you're going to need it.

Ian

I think your 100% on the mark. Ketron has a various products Audya being their higher end product. No one is forced to buy the audya. Many people maybe upset because the audya is out of their financial reach, so its easier to bash the product, then just move on to something else. I see a lot of repeat diehard ketron customers who owned the Sd1 and the Sd5.

i think what KILLS the AUDYA is the lack of memory, or miniscule memory

i mean beef this thing up already,
and come up with more Super-Voices,
give us the ability to load 100 super cool voices simultaneously...

AHHHH!!!!!! You want a MediaStation..

no i want the AUDYA with 1gig RAM, and 1TB HD

for $3,999 US

at twice that they couldnt come close to Yamaha Tyros3 sound.

I have the pleasure to play and work on a
Tyros 3
Korg PA2xpro
Mediastation
G70
SD1+
SD5

They all have pros and cons. to dismiss a keyboard on 5 minutes of playing or a demo seems to me a little rushed.

I agree about timing and some hardware options that should have been upgraded but overall, an arranger should sound like a band and have useable styles and sounds for many genres of music, if you need to add styles or voices it should be by choice and not necessity.

I have always favored the styles and combined overall sounds of Ketrons when in an arrangerment or midi file, hated their interface and Operating system.

So hopefully when I get to truely play the Audya I will be happy.

I talked to Ted from CMC yesterday and he said they were not in as of yet, and he expected them hopefully next week.

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[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 04-16-2009).]