PLENTY of user demos of the G70 up on Youtube, and Roland have plenty on their sites, and the Danish G70 site has plenty more. This isn't about how WELL I play. It's about how GOOD the keyboard sounds.

The day I hear a style demo from the MS that is amazing, you will hear me state it loud and clear. I have no emotional baggage for the arranger I own, I have heard wonderful demos of T2s, PA800s, and many more. I am prepared to admit it..... I don't go in for the ' MY arranger is the only good one' school of thought. ANYTHING that sounds great, I will be the first to chime in and say so.....

BUT....... so far, I haven't heard ONE demo of the MS that supports it's claim of superiority. Only technical superiority. I admit (and have never said otherwise) that it has some amazing capabilities, but as of yet, none of the technical superiority has trickled down to actual musical superiority.

It's kind of like owning a 400 horse-power car with a badly slipping clutch. It OUGHT to be able to go 200 mph, but can barely break 100...... Nothing wrong with the engine, but the transmission needs work.

How about YOU posting some MS only style demos, Alfa? I promise I will make NO comment about your playing, I only want to hear the styles performed (to get an idea at how well the fills transition, and how well it responds to slightly off-time chord input). There are so few available, any addition would be useful.

Do not misunderstand me, Alfa. I WANT the MS to be everything it claims to be. I would buy one in a flash. I have the money, AND the technical skills to operate it (I've been using VSTi's since the day they came out). But first and foremost, it is supposed to be an arranger/workstation. Thus, the arranger side of it has to at least better what I already have, and sadly, from listening to the demos, it isn't there, yet.

I don't hate it for being unfinished, but I also don't like to let the manufacturer come here to brag about it's superiority (you never see Yamaha or Roland come here to flame THEIR competition!) unchallenged.

As far as I can tell from everything I have yet heard, 'the emperor has no clothes!'.

SOMEBODY has to say it........