The MCx0x lines of grooveboxes were ROMplers made in the 90's, so a different beast entirely.
I'm not adverse to VA. Unlike the varying properties of analogue electronic components, digital is extremely stable and dependable, and virtual analogue these days has the potential to sound very good. But it can sound equally crap if corners are cut in production (to cash in by limiting hardware DSP, or making a faff of the modelling).
However, the 303 et al have been digitally modelled so many times by other companies, why should Roland fare any better in this regard? It's all very well scientists putting their white coats on, analysing different aspects of the boxes in clinical environments and attempting to model them using DSP, but it's the producers using the boxes in ways the scientists didn't test for which will make or break them.
The algorithms are hanging in the balance.
Of course, they could be a lot of fun.
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PS > And another thing! Will the Ti|3 have user customisable/importable wavetables?  A ribbon-controller or XY-Pad might be nice, too, please! Thanks!
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