Richard, good to see you again.

First of all, let me be upfront and say I am in NO WAY trying to bait you, despite some differences with Dom, I am still extremely curious about the MS, and it's potential (and have said so all along).

Is there any chance of you posting some audio of stuff you've done on the MS recently that you are happy with, in arranger mode? The factory demos have a very Italian/Serbian/ Adriatic bias, and don't do a lot for me, yet, but you have had one for quite a while now. Do you use it primarily as an arranger, or as SMF/MP3/Loop playback..? I am still fascinated by the potential of this ever-evolving arranger, it's just that the factory demos don't cover the types of music I play over here, and are quite often less than stellar.

The MS is still POTENTIALLY the best arranger out there, but Dom's posts primarily tout new features like loop players and 'audio styles', etc., rather than how much better the sound-set and styles integration is getting. Would you care to demo for us this particular aspect of the keyboard? I already know all I need about the VSTi's, the loop stuff, all of that. But without it being a kick-ass ARRANGER, it still won't do the job I need it to.

They are still impossible to find in my part of the world (FL USA) so USER feedback (not factory posts) is still the best way of me finding out about the progress...

Please be assured, I don't want to critique your playing, it's not about that. In fact, I would PREFER to hear the arranger ONLY with no RH solos, so I can get a better feel for how the styles respond to chord changes, out of time input, fill smoothness, all that usual stuff, and the overall sound quality and balance of the styles (don't worry, I'll hear all I need to from a decent 192kbps MP3, I know it has FAR better D/A converters than most arrangers!).

But a few of the styles that you currently use on a regular basis, with perhaps a US bias, so we can hear how things are coming along would be VER appreciated.

Enquiring minds STILL want to know!