i dont want to sound petty or like the "ugly american" but i must say that the name audya for a product and not just a keyboard has to be the worst name ive ever heard in my 66 years on this earth. who thought this one up? if you ever want to sabotage a product this has got to be it. how do you even pronounce the word? sorry but i had to get it off my chest.

My guess is this, however I have no knowledge on the subject

AUdio DYnamic Arranger

Pronounce AW-DI-A

Doc-Z

I don't think Audya is that bad. It's not any worse than Tyros; which sort of sounds like a dinosaur. Not a good connotation for a leading edge electronic device.

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Al Giordano
http://www.arrangerworld.com


Tyros 2, Yamaha P-250, Korg Triton Extreme 76, Roland VK8-M, DW Collectors Series Drums, Roland SPD-S.

AU-DYA )with the stress on the FIRST sylabol!! As for the name picking, we did. It has to do with major references to AUDIO - (Audio Dynamics) which is the new technology (being able to control it that is).
AJ

Any idea on when we can buy this wonder? And what the price point will be? I really had my heart set on a PA2X, but when I saw the specs on this it made my heart jump.

Doc-Z

here's what i'm missing with SD1 and wish AUDIA had:
1- less hick ups, clicks and off time jumps.
2. more room for sampled wav/msp
3. separete eq for each element or at least for kick snare bass and right hand
4. better pitch bend/modulation wheel (SD5 style) even with a price of losing an octave.
5. Gated reverb.
some of it may be on a professional level (I'm a sound engineer and a musician) but I think that's where Ketron should aim.