Hey Chas,

Congrats on the new PC sounds like a real speed demon. You might as well test out a few Softsynths - vst's, Giga sounds ect... you might be surprised at your opinion of them vs the hardware synths you are used to. You'll never know unless you give it a try.

I don't like be the one to change the topic of a thread, but I have no problem adding to one that's already strayed. LOL

Diki, you have raised some concerns about the sound libraries that are being developed for the Mediastation, I don't pretend to know the laws on this matter, but I have to agree with the others that you are taking a pretty hard stance with your opinion of what is proper and what is not.

I consider Trosa a friend and I've had the privlege of speaking with him on numerous occassions and each time he was taking a short break from his work in sampling and sound design. What he has developed for the MS has been a very large undertaking, not simply connecting a usb cable and typing a copy command.

I would liken it more to the task of sampling a Steinway Piano. Carefully recording all 88 notes at multiple velocities and then editing various parameters for the best results.

When one samples a Steinway he is recording the sound of an instrument that has been painstakingly built to perfection by craftsmen, yet we have no problem with taking advantage of the fruits of their labor. And when one plays the NI B4 program I don't think their is any confusion that it is very good replica of the B3 made by Hammond.

But we don't accuse Native Instruments of theft from Hammond nor do say that Synthology is guilty of theft from Steinway, Yamaha, or Bosendorfer with their well known product, Ivory.

Am I to understand that the difference is simply that we can sample acoustic instruments but not electronic ones?

We can sample a Steinway Grand but not a Yamaha tyros?

Doesn't sound as simple an issue to me as it has been portrayed.

And if we're really worried that the big three are going to stop making arrangers because of lost profits resulting from this soundbank being developed, then we could start making charitable contributions to these poor companies.

Hey maybe a large enough donation would bring the chord sequencer back. LOL Just kidding. The chord sequencer actually sounds like a good feature, I hope Dom will decide to add it to the MS one day.