I am definitely interested to see how this shapes up. I actually like the callouts in the VE (not quite as much as original, but still good), but what I do not like is the repetition. There are some modes where they just keep saying the same things over and over and over. "You're a hard man to find, Peter" is the worst one but there are others. For how many more callouts there are in the new vs old, it is surprising to hear the same ones over and over.
And I do also miss "The power of the sun, in the palm of my hands" even though I'm not sure it would really fit in the new modes.
Best of luck in getting this all pulled together...great project!