Gotta be honest here. I do and have always supported Dom's MS because I feel he's going in the right direction with it. However.., I still STRONGLY feel Dom that you are going to have problems (especially in the USA) selling this unit as an arranger keyboard! You have to keep in mind the "target market" for arranger keyboards in the US as well. Arranger players are looking for simplicity in operation "out of box".

Now I look at these screen shots and am very impressed with them. The MS is really the "techies" dream in terms of an arranger/synth (that's for darn sure). However, you have to understand that those screen shots alone are going to confuse the hell out of a lot of the traditional arranger players here in the US.

Yes.., the MS can be edited and tweeked to the ends of the universe, but I gotta say that I don't think (especially on this forum) that many here would be willing to learn this type of OS. The MS simply a computer running on Linux with one killer midi controller built around it. The interface is very "PC Like" This will be a turn off for some buyers. There are some players here who are computer savy and see the power in the MS.., but over the years I'd have to say the average pro arranger player (currently) just might feel a little intimidated (not sure I spelled that right) by this type of arranger and its OS.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 02-12-2009).]