Can You Tell the Difference? Montage M vs Montage M ESP Plugin: A/B Challenge

Yamaha has released the Montage M ESP plugin for DAWs, a plugin version of their new Montage M. It purports to be a perfect replica of the Montage M. In this video, I create a multi-part performance, load it into my Montage M as well as the ESP plugin, and run tests: analog recording, digital USB recording, and ESP recording. Play along with my challenge and see if you can tell the difference! 0:00 Intro 0:41 How I set it up 3:11 ESP Setup 3:49 Three Recordings 5:24 The Test 5:36 Recording #1 6:39 Recording #2 7:44 Recording #3 8:49 The Answers 9:33 Side by Side Comparison 10:36 The Differences 11:09 Montage M DAC #ANX