Thanks for your brief assessment on the Roland BK-7m Don. You would think the demonstrator would have taken the time to demonstrate the BK-7m with an accordion he had on hand Don. Although he could have been clueless on how to use it perhaps. Also, since it didn't garner much attention from visitors and was essentially snubbed by the Roland demonstrator, and on top of that, put in a corner to collect dust, it makes one wonder how well it will actually be received when it hits store shelves in the near future. If Roland Corp. is basically "panning" it (neglecting it/relegating it to the back burner/distancing themselves from it at trade shows, etc.) maybe they know something that we don't. In other words, it could be a relatively meager product that Roland has decided to give up on already perhaps.

It could be a similar situation to the Roland VP-7 Vocal Processor which has proven, in many cases, to be far less than what people were hoping for, and consequently, turned out to be a certified "bust" for Roland and company. From what I understand the Roland VP-7 Vocal Processor is very "unnatural" sounding producing "robotic" harmonies that relegate it to "toy" status amongst serious vocalists looking for a competent vocal harmonizer. In other words, the Roland VP-7 Vocal Processor apparently doesn't cut it, therefore, don't waste your money on one unless you really enjoy sounding like Donald Duck when you sing.

Hopefully I'm wrong about the BK-7m arranger module but Roland's tepid response toward it sure isn't cause for rejoicing if you ask me. If a product is a potential blockbuster (and Roland knew it was) they would no doubt be putting the BK-7m on the "front burner" and tripping all over themselves to try and get it out into the public's view to try and draw attention to it and to tout its features and sounds with regular demonstrations of it. In addition, there's only a single meager video about it on Roland's website as well. Since they're essentially ignoring it right off the bat and basically shoving it into a corner to gather dust (instead of demonstrating it like they should be doing) doesn't portend well for the BK-7m if you ask me. Maybe it's just me though. Possibly after it hits store shelves and people get their hands on it maybe it will indeed turn out to be a real winner. Time will tell obviously.