Originally posted by FransN:
Technology dated? What about Yamaha. They still use the same sound engine (AWM2) of ages ago.
Yamaha uses what works best...AWM/AWM2 is around for a long time and improved with each iteration of the instruments.
Roland and Korg do the same...nothing inherently wrong with that as long as you improve and add new things, like SA, SA2 and Mega-Voice in Yamaha's case, and DNC in Korg's.
Roland have nothing new for their arrangers (just listen to a Prelude/GW-8), and between that, and the poor marketing that lost them considerable ground, they can't compete in today's arranger market.
Ian