First things first....... Ensnareyou, I never said anyone gave you any money for your rig, I am sure you got it the old fashioned way (hard work and lots of talent!) and in no way intended to denigrate your achievement. Too much reading between the lines.... I try to do my best to say only EXACTLY what I mean. Sorry if you took it any other way.....

I kind of thought that you weren't extolling the Mediastation for it's arranger capabilities, but it's GIGA and VST playback potential, and from what you've said (no gigs, just recording, with the help of several other keyboards too) it seems I was close to the truth. No implied criticism, just an acknowledgment that you use your keyboards a little differently to most of us here.

For those of us that use an arranger for gigging, and as part of our recording workflow, the option exists to use computers for the VST and GIGA sounds, rather than needing an expensive keyboard to achieve what our studio rigs are already capable of, so for us, I guess the question remains - why a Mediastation if we already have VST capabilities?

The answer for most of us would probably be 'If it was better than our current arranger.....' which, until Domenik nails the styles, sadly can't be said. But you (and Domenik) are right, change is on it's way, and I look forward to it.

I am curious...... if you DID gig live, solo (like so many here do) what of your equipment list would you take for a gig, on the understanding that you would have to hump it all yourself? Once again, don't read between the lines, I'm just curious, that's all!

As to the weight thing..... I completely understand your point of view, I lug around the 20.5kg G70 in a full flight case myself. It's what I need, so no choice. But 33kg (a single manual Abacus) plus a flight case is getting into two strong men country there, and few local solo gigs pay the money to afford a two-man roady crew! It's not a B3, but it could still do some damage to us over 50 guys!

Domenik...... I don't believe I ever criticized the SOUND of the Mediastation. I am only too aware of the great sound you can get with GIGA and VST. But to use it as an ARRANGER, the styles have to rock at least as hard as the sound-set, otherwise it's a fancy workstation. I am looking forward to hearing the new styles, with VST and GIGA instruments included (have you got BFD or DFH2 working in the MS?)..... But I repeat again (and I'm TRYING to be constructive, here.... I want to see your success as much as you do), you HAVE to use the T2's and E80's and PA1X's demos as a benchmark for the quality of your website 's demos. And, by the way, I think the E80 AND the PA1X (and my G70!) ALL have style demos that better your current web demos. This isn't JUST about the T2.....

They ARE your competition, no matter what you would like..... If a potential arranger buyer doesn't get a MS, these are what they will get instead. So please, find a brilliant player to fully show off the capabilities of the MS rather than leaving it up to the listener to IMAGINE the potential. Your sales department will thank you for it....!