interesting thread ! I have listened to the demo's on you tube of the MS that james very kindly has provided. The entire advantage the MS potentially has over an arranger has always been the argument that it can facilitate the best sounds commmercialy available and using the MS platform/os enable the user to readily manipulate those sounds just like a closed system arranger.

Secondly that converting existing styles from other keyboards is relatively easy to do to sound as good as or better than the instrument it was converted from.

Most arranger players basically use their instruments to play styles and rely quite heavily on functions like one touch settings to navigate through sounds on the keyboard live and seamlessly during a performance

I have a couple of questions.

1. how easy is it to use different vsts from different products in one style and then switch to another style using another set of VST's and can this be demonstrated?
2. How easily can one touch settings be establsihed within one style again using various VSTs be done and can this be demonstrated.

James you have the PA1X i believe. Can you take a PA1X style convert it and play it on the MS using the best sounds you feel are available to demonstrate the superior quality of style once converted and tweaked on the MS next to the same style played on the PA1X and give us an accurate record of how long it took you?

I have listened to all the MS demo's including James' and with the greatest respect nothing i have heard sounded better than what could be produced on an existing closed arranger and most sounded considerably worse.

The test i am suggesting would settle the matter once anbd for all for me. Perhaps for many others too.

[This message has been edited by Spalding 4 (edited 04-23-2010).]