Hi Cass and fellow Zoners:

During the brief time I've owned a MicroArranger I've had a mixed bag of likes and dislikes. I really like it's compact size and I believe the sounds of the various styles are really good.

On the other hand, as a songwriter, I setup the arranger differently for each song. Coming from a Yamaha PSR-2000 background, the KMA seems difficult and ungainly for setup and the manual is one of the worst I've been exposed to.

I'm on the ragged edge of selling mine and attempting to put the money back into my warchest for acquiring a PSR-S910 when it's replacement appears in October. (Hopefully at a reduced price.)
I've only been able to create one song with my KMA and I had to patch it up in a WAV Editor to accept a vocal done on the Yamaha because I can't get the Mic input to work... even with a dedicated amplifier for my Shure Mic. I tried a Tube Amp and then a Behringer Mixer Type Amp with only a little more success but neither would produce a vocal at an acceptable volume level.

Maybe my KMA has a defective circuit. Deane provided an alternate method idea I have yet to try but it bypasses the KMA altogether as far as the Mic is concerned. I'm really disappointed that this little machine is not more user friendly.

I don't use SMF's either. All my songs are done with one live "take" and only one track. The setup time on the Arranger and each voice/instrument's volume is adjusted during that time and then edited further when the WAV file is tranferred to the PC before being converted to MP3 format.

I'm certainly open to suggestions or ideas.

Dave Rice