Actually - those are tron sounds with synth/other samples mixed in. I had the chance to talk to him about it backstage a couple of times.
But I agree that they are hard to discern as tron sounds and don't really elicit the same feeling we've come to expect. I also think that was his point - to combine both new and old sounds for a different approach. Our discussion came as a result of my sampling the sounds from his old double tron which contained what he maintains are standard/custom sounds.
I guess whether this new tron sample/synth/other sample combination is an improvement or not is up to the personal tastes of the listener. For me in some instances it was better, but in others I found I really missed that warm and lush atmosphere, like the lone flute in Heart of the Sunrise which sounded more like a high pitched square wave. It all depended on the piece of music they were playing and the volume level certain parts were played at.
Chris
I was somewhat disappointed though that Wakeman didn't use Mellotron sounds.
I wouldn't have expected to see a real Tron on stage but at least he could
have used a sampler to play the original sounds. Instead he used synthesized
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