The reviews were so bad I decided to go listen to it in person. It totally lived up to it's bad reviews - a real POS. What troubles me is that someone might mistakenly think that this is a module version of the VP-770; nothing could be further from the truth. The VP-770 is not only a different animal, costing over three times as much, but is a true 'best kept secret' used mostly by touring pro's. I got mine as a replacement for my VP-550 (which I also loved) and the improvement is monumental. Next to my C1, it is far and away my favorite instrument. It actually has (a few) usable solo voices (so-so piano, el. pianos, very good muted trumpet, great solo trumpet), plus the best brasses, strings, and choirs in the business. The bad news, it's somewhat overpriced at @ $2k. In any case, stay away from the VP-7; specs sound good, instrument sounds bad. My opinion only, of course.

chas