But it ISN'T 'like a computer'...

PARTS of it are like a computer, and parts of it aren't. You want an ALL computer arranger, there's the MS. No?

Didn't think so!

The thing is, accept that the Audya is only a SLIGHTLY more computer like arranger than most of the rest, but it is still a LONG way from being basically a desktop computer in a keyboard case. Ketron don't advertise it as such. Expecting it to be something that is patently is NOT is simply a way to frustrate yourself unnecessarily. Accept it the way it is, and make some music!

If anything good can come from this type of wishful thinking, it will have to be way down the line. The Audya's hardware is what it is. It still seems to do a pretty decent job of being an arranger (in the way that 99% of us actually use one!). As long as we keep an eye out for unreliability issues (and this is just the one case) and owners realize that a backup regimen MUST be used (it would be interesting to see if the same people that don't back up their arrangers are the same people that don't back up their computers, either ), I don't see how any of this is a deal breaker for potential Ketron users.

Me, I am still FAR more concerned about musical issues (timing, lack of full chord choice for audio loops) than any hardware issue that CAN be worked around. Let's wait to hear about a LOT more HD problems from Audya owners before we write this off, eh?