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Originally posted by Diki:
No, Nedim, please don't put words in my mouth. I am NOT saying "probably leave Audya alone". I am merely suggesting that this question be a high priority for potential Ketron buyers.

To be honest, I find your vendetta against Ketron to be a gas, as pro-Audya as you were before its' release. In all fairness, you keep running down the Audya on grounds that few others really give a damn about. The vast majority of arranger users aren't really all that concerned about highly detailed voice editing, Akai compatible samplers, and detail style and SMF editing. Most of them are primarily concerned about how good it sounds OOTB.

And this is the ONE area you never seem to even acknowledge. In all fairness, the Audya sounds MUCH more realistic than the Korg's (or, to be honest, just about anything else) as is. That's got to count for SOMETHING, doesn't it?

And, for all its' advantages in the editing department, let us not ignore Korg's shortcomings in the fill department. Three fills TOTAL. Half what everything else has (actually a third, as one is usually a break). Now, I know you are primarily concerned about the synth engine, but in the REAL WORLD, people actually PLAY these things, not just use them for style making and sound creation! And, in that real world, in my book, a better selection of transitions, a smoother way to go from any division to any other division, counts higher than detail voice editing. After all, what's the use in a great well tweaked voice, if you have to use it in a style that jerks around between Variations?

But, all that aside, all I was trying to bring up is the probability that buyers looking at a Ketron Audya take a CLOSE look at how much the factory style selection grew for the SD-1 and SD-5. For the vast majority that really don't give a toss about fancy voice and effects editing (or editing much of anything at all!), this fact might make them consider the decision. I am NOT suggesting they give the Audya a miss. Lord knows, were I a well heeled retiree, with money to burn, I might already HAVE one!

But it IS something to consider... What decision they make is up to them. I don't believe any one arranger is superior in ALL aspects. The trick is prioritizing REALISTICALLY, rather than getting all worked up about features you'll likely never use, and ignoring other aspects you will use on a daily basis.


At the Mr. Sound Audya show, he was sure sporting that Ketron golf shirt proudly!, my how somethings change so quickly.
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