Pianos/Brass is good for stabs but not for full articulations a´la Kontakt instruments, but that is also an unfair comparison. It can layer 8 sounds internally, but it may still be better to layer different synths to get a better mix of character, thus the same use as with M1/Xpand2, but you do work with far higher quality sounds. Like the pro's did back then, layering is essential, and even if Triton arguably sounds much better than M1 and Wavestation, it needs layering. My first impression is that: We who actually used some these old hw units, 80% of the sounds are not useful, but there are gems in there. Since Korg actually provides a demo, it is possible to to try it out, unlike Nexus/Omnisphere.Īnyhow just downloaded the demo, I will check it out (slowly bit by bit). I think they priced it around these competitors. Arturia V collection is different with more synthesis focus but also similar and 8000+ presets at $500. Air Xpand2 2500 presets for $5, hmm, an oddball price wise but admittedly lesser quality, but sort of like the M1. Nexus 3 is $250 (2800 patches), Omnisphere is $500 (14000 patches), Roland JV1080, is rental only, and $200 a year. But then QUALITY and variation of patches matter. So there is around $400 worth of patches inside of it if you see it that way, half price since you buy all 4000 at once. Or Spire, they price their 100-150 patches at around $15. They could have sold it for $49 (like the Wavestation I just picked up), and then sell extra patches separately, like Nexus. I spoke to Yamaha a few weeks back and they said they had no interest in re-releasing their old stuff, despite what Roland/Korg is doing.