Thanks for the update AJ!

Winter NAMM 2009 is a little over 2 months away and if the Audya is currently in the final stages of fine tuning then Ketron "should" be able to meet its obligation of a Winter NAMM release date.

A few questions if I may AJ. Will it be possible for the Audya to incorporate "new" audio Styles developed by Ketron or other third parties? First, would there be enough OS flash memory overhead on the Audya to allow the loading of new audio Styles into the Audya? If so, could the new audio Styles be loaded into the factory "preset" Style memory area or would they need to be loaded into a custom "User" memory section or Hard Drive section of the keyboard? Also, would new audio Styles be necessarily much of a concern as far as data size goes? In other words, would an audio style take up that much room to begin with within the OS memory area or Hard Drive e.g. only kilobytes in size or more like megabytes in size for each audio style? If it would be possible to load in new audio Styles how much would Ketron consider selling them for, or would they consider giving the audio Styles for free to Audya owners like Korg does with the PA series (although Korg only uses midi data styles NOT audio styles of course).

The Audya WILL be flash ROM up-datable right? What other goodies is Ketron considering throwing in with the purchase of an Audya? There are also some online retail outlets (some brick and mortar stores too) that have 'special' bundle prices they offer with the Yamaha Tyros3 (onboard speakers system, Stand, Foot Pedal, soft carrying case), etc. for a lower price than could be gotten if each item was purchased separately. A two or three year extended warranty from Ketron on an Audya would go a long way in drawing in more customers to purchase the Audya too in my opinion. With such a "high" street price Ketron may want to consider sweetening the deal somewhat with the purchase of an Audya, especially in this global economic finanical market meltdown we're currently experiencing.

Thanks again for filling us in with a few more pieces of the "puzzle" concerning the Audya and of its release to the public AJ. Everything you can tell us is really appreciated.

Best,
Mike