Oh my. Korg finally makes a compact synth with full-size keys, but then they leave out aftertouch? 
Also, no audio over USB is a bit of a bummer for a digital synth in 2020.
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This synth looks great. Interface acceptable compromise for such a deep engine and a definite improvement on the original re: sequencer, filters, fx and additional samples. Knowing OZ we will be paying close to $2k for the privilege of owning, which puts a damper on it.
Wondering if the keyboard can be removed with some DIY modding, if there will be the ability to load old Wavestation patches, and if there are inputs &/or multiple outputs.
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Maybe room for expansion on the sound source library
Your right it is āvector synthesisā which is a kind of terrible way to describe what it does but it was a marketing term. Itās not actually very far off from wavetables though, itās a bit like if a wavetable synth had a baby with a rompler. More or less I would say wavetable and vector synthesis are in a similar family.
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I have to say for the price and the features i think it sounds amazing. However i think i will hold out until someone like DSI release a wavetable. I know thats pie in the sky for now. But i dont think any wavetable synth is really grabbing me fully bar the argon8 (yes i know its a different type of synthesis , but it is reasonably similar). ASM is probably the most flexible however i still think it sounds very plastic and not in way i personally like. I think this would of been solved if they upped the price a bit and added a state variable filter and it was a module
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Waitā¦user samples? I didnāt read anything that one couldā¦
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Not possible. Not on the road map according to Loopop.
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Has proper micro tuning (Loads tuning tables)
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The big difference is that wavetable synths allow you to scan through related single-cycle waveforms and/or allow you to morph between different single-cycle waveforms.
Vector synthesis instead crossfades between different samples that are playing back (which can or course be single-cycle).
Depending on the source material, this can give very similar or completely different results, but it does work differently.
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Am I the only one thatās excited about the fact that itās four part multi-timbral with a sequencer? You can make complete tracks on this one, as compared to the Argon and Hydra. And the lane sequencing is just outstanding for variations within even a brief sixteen step pattern.
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Canāt see any info on controlling each layer via separate midi channels?
Yes, this. I just saw it too, scanning through his video with that specific question in mind. Every sound designerās #1 request I guess.
If they do offer a means to load and manage user ROMs/multisamples Iāll buy it, unreservedly. As for now, it looks exciting, interesting and a lot of fun but that might be as far as I go.
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Maybe I misunderstood this one then. If a guy like Loopop goes āItās multitimbralā and the synth has four parts, Iām thinking things that maybe donāt match reality.
Each program consists of four layers and up to four of those programs can be layered in a performance.
EDIT: This was my understanding from reading Korgās information, but after watching the loopop video Iām not actually sure about this anymore. 
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Absolute ditto. Like, enjoy your Air Vox samples but I personally have other plans.
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Thanks. Thatās close enough for me. Iām gonna give this a spin, see if I can get something out of it thatās of the more comprehensive kind.
Duuuuude this looks so sick, NOW weāve finally come to a point where digital is getting fun again! (Sry DN)
EDIT: What, they did it again!?!?!? No aftertouch on the keybed, thatās such a strange omission.
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Guessing will be possible. Just didnāt see it mentioned yet 
Itās possible itās four parts on one midi channel, though. That would still work within the internal environment of the synth, but not so well if you try to sequence it externally. But thatās not necessarily the point of the layer system, so weāll see, I guess.
Either way, from what Iām seeing from Korgās product page which is live now, it certainly seems the four layers act in all ways as a multi-timbral synth on an internal level. Thatās the way Iād use it anyway, if I got this, so it works for me.