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#258872 - 03/04/09 06:54 PM Media Station review - Part 1
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#258873 - 03/04/09 07:31 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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Thanks for the review! Look forward to reading more Hope the MS works out for you.
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#258874 - 03/04/09 07:38 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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#258875 - 03/04/09 07:57 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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Dennis congratulations..........and the wonderful detailed review....hope to hear much more about the MS very soon.

Good Luck

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#258876 - 03/04/09 09:07 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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Dennis,
Thanks for the review...chapter 1...this is getting exciting! :-)

Lee S.
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#258877 - 03/04/09 09:08 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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Thanks, Dennis. It is SO refreshing to hear detailed opinion, good or bad, on the MS in preference to simply reading some dunderhead toss jibes out about how nobody 'gets' the concept of an 'open' arranger
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#258878 - 03/04/09 09:28 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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Registered: 04/25/05
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Quote:
Originally posted by miden:
It is not one where you can simply plug in and have a party, and it has never professed to be that way


This, however, is a great shame. Because only the CONTENT would have to be provided for it to BE a great instant gratification machine, and still have all the future expansion as well. I think this is what I have been trying to get Dom to understand since the beginning...

If he merely knuckled down, hired some top style developers, and packed the MS with as many TOTL styles as a T3 or PA2Xpro, the world would beat a path to his door. But the percentage of arranger users that even HAVE the skill to do that, let alone the time, is minuscule. So little (compared to actually designing and building the MS) needs to be added to make this a world beater, but Dom stubbornly clings to the idea that somewhere, he is going to find mass acceptance (and a fortune!) by NOT making the styles and sounds the priority, only the OS and features.

Sadly, I simply don't see this happening. And that IS a shame...

I look forward to the rest of your review, Dennis. Coming from the PA2 and G70, at least you know what great styles are SUPPOSED to sound like...
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#258879 - 03/04/09 09:38 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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All fine and dandy Dennis but how does it sound?

Originally posted by miden:
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"One thing that takes a bit of getting used to is the occasional lag between a press of a button and the function either appearing or starting, which led to me swearing a bit because I kept pressing the button thinking it wasn’t working. It is not a critical lag, we are talking milliseconds, and it happens for maybe only 20% of functions I have used so far, but it is noticeable."


When you start to "swear" about a function I would consider that "critical" in my humble opinion Dennis.

Okay, with your apparent enthusiasm and optimism regarding this beast Dennis it leads me to the "hopeful anticipation" that we i.e. SZ members will 'finally' get a "good" demo out of the MS from you soon. Do be quick about it and try not to disappoint us okay?

Okay, okay... I take that back Dennis. Take your time, relax, get acquainted with your new 'toy' (I say that in all sincerity with no pun intended by the way.. ) - but again, try not to disappoint the crowd in the bleachers who are rooting you on - when you finally do deliver the "goods", or God forbid, the "bads", whichever the case may be. Hopefully the "goods" will be more like it. Of course if no decent sound demo results from your labored effort(s) we all know where the "real" blame lies = Lionstracs, and not you personally Dennis. ?>> I can see Dom's sweating upper lip quivering right about now. I'm sure he's hoping you pull it off too.

All the best,
Mike
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#258880 - 03/04/09 09:45 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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#258881 - 03/04/09 09:47 PM Re: Media Station review - Part 1
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