Fascinating! The MS is truly a work in progress eh? I wonder if we can get a video of Fran having to reboot his MS several times in a span of a few minutes? It should be a relatively easy task to accomplish I would think. Just turn the Video Cam on and start filming for 5 minutes or so.

Man, oh Man! am I glad I listened to my gut instinct and held off getting the MS! Irish Acts was right too. These things should have been pointed out LOOONNNNNNGGGGGGG ago!

If a keyboard i.e. "ANY KEYBOARD" is not ready to be fully utilized OOTB then that particular keyboard is NOT ready for prime time period! It is BETA and should be viewed as such in my opinion.

Although, I think it is admirable that Domenico i.e. Dom, is venturing out in new ways and avenues to bring us his revolutionary product(s). The only thing that really compares to the MS is OpenLabs with its Neko and/or the ultra expensive and ultra heavy Wersi's. Dom has a vision because he really believes that Arrangers and even Workstations are headed in this direction i.e. for an ALL IN ONE hardware/software solution where the sky is the limit - depending, of course, on how well the software seamlessly integrates with the on-board hardware and also how technically advanced the hardware actually is that the software needs to run on.

I think Workstations and Arrangers are going in that direction eventually too, and Domenico sould be considered a front runner and a visionary for his efforts and insight into the path and ultimate future of keyboards. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done (as evidenced by the MS ) but all revolutionary ideas with their subsequent product(s) will always have a multitude of problems that require solutions to and bugs that need ironing out. That's a given. For an expample, just look at the MS for your proof...

But I commend Dom for his determination and continued hard work on the MS and his other products. His persistence amid all the naysayers and negativity surrounding the MS really speaks volumes of him as a person in general. That is, "when the going gets tough the tough get going". In other words, they work even harder with the eventual prospect and hopeful outcome of accomplishing all their goals - in this case, the epitome of what a top notch and superior Workstation/Arranger could theoretically be - all rolled into one i.e. a VSTi software/hardware Arranger/Workstation solution like no other. Only, "like no other" in a 'good' way right? It takes time... Hopefully the MS will come through in the end. If it does then I will be the first in line giving my support and monetary resources to the cause. As it stands now though I'm not yet fully convinced. As indeed most others on this forum seem to agree also.

All the best,
Mike