Okay guys, I see my dissing the B4 has stepped on some toes here. Well, to clarify the situation I am judging my decision on the Demos only not playing the respective programs through a Keyboard and sound system. I have demo'd the B4 and Charlie on my computer only and I thought the demo of Charlie was much better than the B4. I suppose (and unequivocally so) that judging them by playing them through a Keyboard Controller and an excellent Sound System will of course provide the ultimate test and the clear winner.

I wish Charlie was a stand alone program that could be tested through my Keyboard (before actually purchasing it) and an external sound system or maybe Ilio could provide a video demonstration of Charlie in action.

Btw, I was not aware that the Native Instruments B4 demo could be actually tested through a Keyboard (by way of Midi In/Outputs etc.??) Is that possible?

I haven't delved into the B4 demo's help files and in fact I don't have the B4 demo currently on my computer. I recently upgraded my computer's hardware and it was necessary for me to clean install Windows XP so I had to reformat my HD and start from sratch again. I have most my programs back up and running now but I will have to go to the Native Instruments site and download the B4 demo again (if I find out I can actually demo it through my Tyros and sound system).

Also, I fired off a couple emails to Ilio but as of yet I have not heard back from them. One of the emails was regarding Percussion and setting up Charlie to use in a live setting.

Best regards,
Mike