It's a good thing till you have a split second to make an adjustment "on the fly" during a performance and you take your fingers off the keys just long enough to reach up and "STAB" at the screen ..... you just "slightly" miss your intended destination, and instead of turning the volume of the bass down, you've changed the rhythm from a slow bossa to a quick disco beat.

You've confused the dancers, raised your blood pressure, and you STILL don't know what's wrong!!! You frantically retouch, and retouch and now, the saxes are flutes, the strings are gongs and the room is befuddled!

In a panic, you have to shut down to regroup. You apologize, blame the gear, and reinforce the fact in everyones mind that we don't even have control over the intrument. It controls US, and we just follow the bouncing ball, like trained animals.

Now, of course I'm making this all up, but this is a blueprint for what KIND of disaster is prone in a live setting and why the touch screen is more likely to harm, than help.

At K-Mart, they have ALL DAY to push the right spot on the screen. At the airport, there is a convienient "BACK" button for when you screw up ..... there is NO back button that works fast enough to save your butt in a live situation. You have to fly, baby. It's all about ease and options.

Just something to think about from someone who LOVED the sound, but hated the navigation of the VA series arrangers.