Well, I'm starting to have my doubts with KORG. It is rather, frustrateing to pre-order a product only to find out it won't be released for sveral months. I just hope when my K-61 does finally arrive, I am not dissaponinted. I have also noticed, that, these companies have not produced a synth with a "WOW" Factor. Other companies, have fallen into the same area, as the Big 3. Clavia introduced the NORD Lead well over 10 years ago, and that was a break through synth, for the time. But I haven't seen, another synth like that. They Just kept updateing the same synth. Oh sure, they made the Nord Stage, but even that is being repackaged now as well. Even Access, I have not seen them come out with a "wow" synth. The whole virus line seems the same. I have a feeling Waldorf will do the same as well. Kurzweil, now that they are back in business, are still making updaeted versions of their earlier keyboards. Although, about a year ago, they were going to make a VA synth, but that fell thoguh, due to finacnal issues, with in the company, plus they were not sure if they were going to survive, but they have.

At least Alesis introduced a few WOW! Synths, like the Andromeda, ION, and now Fusion workstations. Oberheim had the OB-12, but I don't think it was well received.

Ensoinq had a unique idea, with the FIZMO, but they got bought out by E-mu. Of course they have not made a "WOW" Synth either.

I was happy, when Moog Music, became a company once again, and I am glad they did make a new synth. I just wish they had come up with something new, other then updateing the Minimoog. Although there are people who love the fact Bob had done this, and made his company successful once more. I will also, admit that the new Little Phaty is different.

I will give Dave Smith credit, for comeing up with a whole new synth, instead of updateing the Prophet 5.

I know there were a few times, when a comapny made a synth, that had a major impact on the world. ARP: had the odyssey, Moog had the Mini,E-mu, the Emulator Ensoniq had the Mirage, and ESQ-1, Clavia the Nord Lead, Korg the M1, Roland the D-50 and Yamaha the DX-7, Alesis, the Andromeda.

I am getting the feeling that KORG, ROLAND, and YAMAHA, are more content, to just keep updateing the same keyboard, over and over again. Either that or I am becoming jaded with these companies, for not making something really new.