I simply don't understand Yamaha people. Here we have not only the S950, but now the $5000 T5, with the potential to be able to do USER audio loops in sync with their styles, and where is the outcry that Yamaha forgot to add any loop capability and synced triggering?

There are more people pointing this out and saying it ought to be added as an update (it doesn't require any additional hardware or front panel buttons) that play other arrangers (that can do this) than there are Yamaha users crying out for it.

It seems we have two different possibilities for this... Either very few with a Yamaha can see the possibilities and potential of being easily able to import audio loops they got from the Internet (millions out there), or bought commercially (millions more), and having them loop and play along with their arranger. Do they really lack THAT degree of imagination? Something most WS's have been able to do for over a decade.

Or are they so defensive about their manufacturer that they dare not acknowledge this massive misstep? Which begs the question... As the best selling brand of arrangers, why do they feel the NEED to be so defensive..? What is it about Yamaha owners that silences them when it comes to pointing out the few blunders Yamaha make? Why does something so easily fixed, and so radically powerful when it comes to changing the sound of arranger playing and leaping forward to the 21st century sound of today get almost no complaints at all?

Strangely, you really don't hear owners of other brands closing ranks to stay silent about obvious missteps... which, if you are maybe concerned about hurting sales and reputation, they probably need to more than mighty Yamaha needs it!

Only Yamaha seems to gather users more determined to publicly accept mistakes, go well out of their way to find arcane and usually patently transparently excuses for these missteps, or simply be defiant and make the absurd statements like they don't NEED any improvement...

Guys... I've got news for you. If you WANT audio loops on multipads that stay in sync with the arranger, you'll get it a LOT faster if you write about it, ask Yamaha why they DIDN'T add a stupidly simple loop capability, and make enough noise to get it pronto. Do you REALLY like all the other brands capable of this and your (including a $5000 arranger) still incapable of it?

And if you don't want this.... yikes!