Blake echoed something I speculated about the latest Montage M firmware. That it is preparing for eventual updates in the host PC OS (Win 11) and therefore is more of a hidden feature until Microsoft catches up.
Blake says this is the biggest update for Yamaha synths at NAMM. New samples and some features such as output gain control (trim+boost) and more seamless section switching that will not mute the section but will keep the held notes sounding even if you turn off the section with held notes.
Yamaha Montage M and special versions of Cubase 14 and Windows running MIDI 2.0
Pete Brown announced that the new version of Windows with the MIDI 2.0 open source driver developed by Amenote and funded by the Japanese MIDI organization AMEI would be available to the public in February.