What amazes me is that Yamaha put a pretty decent sampler into the T2 (but unfortunately make it proprietary, so you can't load in Akai format, the most common multi-sample format), but absolutely suck at releasing titles for it that people need. You would think a 64MB, ballsy multi-velocity modern drum kit would be a no-brainer for T2 users that want more realistic drums. But do Yamaha make one (or three!)? A fat bass library... does one exist?

If it could import Akai, no problem (there's a heap of them available). But Yamaha's own proprietary format is probably the LEAST well served in quality and choice. But this will only improve if owners scream long and loud for this stuff. However, I doubt whether 5% of T2 owners have EVER used the sampler (half probably don't know it's got one!). It IS the solution to the problem, but involves either doing a boat-load of work yourself (to roll your own drumkits and translate them from other formats), or making a boat-load of noise at Yamaha to get this import problem fixed.

Proprietary formats are only as good as how well they are supported. Time for Yamaha to either come out with a LOT of new sounds in it, or open it up, finally...