Nice demo, thanks for the link.
At the moment I've got other construction sites, so my pre-NAMM Montage fever has turned into a considerable indifference even if many sounds are impressive. This instrument is just much too heavy for my needs, I hope some day there will be a MoXF-dimensioned version (preferably without FM-X). Still have to check strings, French horns and woodwinds in detail...
You're welcome!
As soon as they post new demos featuring more acoustic sounds (pianos, guitars...) and orchestral sounds in particular (strings, brass, woodwinds...) I'll let you all know.
I can't wait to hear it and even see it compared to the Motif XF! Personally, if its 8 arpeggios can be made to sound like an arranger's 8 parts, I might consider it, instead of an actual arranger. Why not just buy an arranger? Because I like the idea of having a workstation/synth. Plus, they usually sound better than arrangers.
Dave Polich spent over a year and a half programming on the Montage. Here is what he says regarding its sound quality compared to a Motif XF:
"Sound quality - yes this is where Montage really shines. It’s better than the XF, and also for you Korg lovers, it’s much louder than the XF. There is no other FM anywhere that sounds quite like FM-X does. It’s not the old grainy aliasing FM of the DX7, and it’s not the plasticky FM of FM-8, or the rubbery FM available in the Kronos. It’s very detailed, sharp, crystal clear. You have to hear it for yourself. And the only way to do that will be to go see a Montage in some store somehwere when it is officially released."
I'm not into FM synthesis, either, but for some sounds, FM is great, like bell sounds.
I've read it has 10 times the wave Rom of the Motif. I hope a lot of it is used for acoustic and orchestral sounds.
Maybe, if there are many great orchestral sounds on board, I won't need to buy separate gear for that, like a Kurzweil or Integra-7. Here's hoping....