Quote Originally Posted by Ingleton View Post

The instruments may be in tune now, sure - but it's LIFELESS - individual band character is gone. Everyone sounds the same.

One of the biggest cons of the new system is that because of the LIFELESS TIMBRE - everything is now loaded in favor of huge bands with lots of players.
Trust me when I say, its not just small bands. Les Beaux Chapeaux has been testing 7-12 part songs for the last few weeks. Even the large ones sound flat and lifeless. ~hugs~