Hi Tony, thanks - just saw your post. When I started this thread last June I was full of hope of seeing AJAM shortly (as promised).I understand about getting software/hardware perfect, not an easy journey. However, 'what's the big difficulty about communicating on progress'?? Why all the 'secrecy' and silence - the intense and widespread frustration caused is surely unnecessary. If it's a flop - then 'say so', if there are problems 'say so', if there are delays 'say so'. But if you 'promise' product release shortly and then stay virtually silent for 7 months, you don't make many friends in this business, I believe. At this time I wish I hadn't trusted AJ and started this thread.
HAPPY New Year to all - have a much better 2012. Carl

Carl,

Do you really think this thread has had 51,000 hits or is the counter been incrimented evertime AJ has add another COUNTER, if his sales go as well as the 51,000 he will need to change his name from AJ to (BR) Baron Rothschild. Oh happy days. Just sussed out the 51,500 hits, it's Leezone keeps looking every 5 mins to see if it's ready, like a turkey done in the oven (stove) or whatever! Just noticed our post counters are not going up, yours is stuck at 61

HNY Carl

Tony

BTW Where do you live Carl are you on Skype

Happy Prosperous New Year 2012 ... which hopefully will start on a good foot!

A short moment of silence (and prayer) for those who didn't make it to 2012. May their souls and those of the faithfully departed rest in perfect peace.


AUDYA AJAMSONIC Demos ... at last can be found on this link ...

(www.4shared.com/folder/5JEjYZR6/AJAM_AUDIO_Demos.html).

The Password [when asked is] 'abc123'.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE THROUGH GOOD STEREO SPEAKERS (and a sub if available), OTHERWISE YOU WILL LOOSE A LOT OF DETAILS!!

Detailed Brochure can also be downloaded here...

Things to have in mind when/as you listen:-

1. Demos where done with the Deluxe Package - out of the box (the only thing the Deluxe package has not found in the others is the Vocal Hold feature. If you Click on PLAY rather than download, you will see a description of each file below.


2. I intentionally tried to play LESS so as to showcase more of the style and features and it's potentials in YOUR hands. In some cases, new features (e.g GUITAR MODE) where implemeted and if you listen to the audio guitar strum, you can tell where.

3. Many of these styles have been programmed with a length of 16-32 measures long in many cases so as to reduce redundancy in the style. You will also hear variations within Variations (our goal was to make the style NOT sound like a style, but rather a BAND playing or you 'Jamming' together with AUDYA) ... e.g Guitrs, Drums, Bass, horns ...etc. When Programming a style, if you make it too busy, the player plays less. If you make it too empty, the player plays more (prefered by most professionals). In this case, we believe we were able to tackle both angles.

4. Do not pay attention to my errors, but rather listen to the quality of the 'new' AUDYA. These were recorded live from Keyboard to MP3 recorder and not in a studio as initially planed. This way, you get to hear and see exactly what you get.

5. Videos are coming up next week on Youtube and our website with more detailed illustrations and some other styles and features shown.

6. These can be purchased from us or you may contact your local dealer. Packages available are:-


A. STANDARD (30 Styles and 25 Sounds only on USB stick).
Price = $299.00

B. PREMIUM (120+ Styles, 30 New Sounds + Modified Existing Sounds, Fixes (Drum Timing issues, Midi Sync ...etc), New Features, RAM expansion. For those outside the USA, you can send us your (or purchase) hard drive (additional cost will be added). We will install and send both the Hard Drive and RAM expansion to you (we need to modify the RAM Expansion chip). Extended warante doesn't apply to installations not made by us.
Price = $499.00 (128MB) or $599 (256MB)

C. DELUXE (Includes the PREMIUM Package PLUS VOCAL HOLD feature). Requires modification to Sound card which you need to send to us if not sending entire keyboard.
Price = $899.00

We will continue to provide updates and upgrades to our Products.

Thanks for your feedback ... and support.

The AJAM team.

PS: We have also included the AJAMSONIC RETRO Package for those with the MS, X, XD, SD and Midijay Series - who are also looking forward to a FRESH UPGRADE!

Great to see Aj, really interested although from Australia, will want to know price of hard drive and ram 256 chip and will you give written and detailed illistrations on how to install, as my dealer is in Sydney and I'm in Melbourne, and not sending Audya all the way, will want to install myself. Thanks

Robbo.

That’s when your problems will start, take my advice leave your Audya as is, leave the top on it, don't take the top off yourself or for that matter let anyone else take the top off. If you have not taken anything in of what has been happening with the Audya since it was launched one thing is foremost and it is this. If things start to go wrong with your Audya, it won't be going back to Italy with loose screws, and have not noticed when things do start to go wrong Ketron are the last to be involved, they just shrug their shoulders and say "Non capisco” in Spanish “No comprendo” you might not even get that. Be sensible there is not one thing wrong with the sounds or styles on the Audya and the new ones I have listened to by AJ don’t jump out at me and say £500 -£800, in fact there are better ones on the Tyros 4. Robbo,the Audya once lived on it’s real drums, that’s why people jumped at it, have yours suddenly disappeared, mine are still perfect, perhaps you need to speak to Skude about taking the top of his Audya, it’s been on and off like a fiddles elbow.

Robbo, you have a very Happy New Year and get on with paying for all the fireworks you just let off and leave the Audya alone.

Best Wishes

Tony

Hi Tony, many thanks for your 'private' e-mail message (your e-mail address please when convenient) ta. I wrote to you on Skype when you have a mo! HNY all. Carl

I listened to AJ's style samples this morning. They sound good, however I agree with Tony, nothing really jumped out and made me say "Wow"!

Maybe after a year of waiting I was expecting to be blown away. I'll listen through them again paying more attention to style part voicing and improvements in the instrumentation.

I would be interested to know how many of 130 styles are BRAND NEW and how many are just re-worked old offerings.

I'll look forward to hearing more demo's and seeing some video's.

Perhaps after that the excitement level may jump up a notch or two.

As far as the hardware upgrades, I would be a little nervous about any unforeseen conflicts that could arise. Most of us that have had problems with the Audya do not want the possibility of more glitches in the operation.

I'm certainly not ruling out AJ's upgrade yet, more hearing and seeing and info is needed at this point.

Jim

Jim,

Got to agree with all you say, I think too long has passed now, you can't market something like this and take years to get it on the market, the number of possible sales are tosh even if AJ had got it on the money. I don't think I will even see a Audya with AJAM sticker by the side of the Audya label.

Guess I'm just getting old, but looking at the list of demo styles posted a couple days ago, I don't see but maybe a couple of style types I would be interested in having added to my Audya if I was brave enough and rich enough to go for it. They all sound real good but not much I would use in my programs. Why not more good ole "Big Band", "country/western", "50's rock & roll" and "unplugged"?

gruhs,

Coming right up in the new folder ... same directory. There was a lot of demand for new (Modern/Dance) styles as many believed we did get right the contemporary/country/ballrooms in the begining. The new folder will also include some new styles and sounds as some have asked to hear some of just these.... just give me a few hours to get those arranged. Remember though that I can't demonstrate every sound and style in the keyboard. The final list is also being put together.