I'm looking for something for Live work only so the VSti concept maybe seems simpler but I like the visual and all in one aspect the Open Labs stuff seems to having. Saying that, it seems you pay extra for that conveniance. If anybody's had any experience with either or even lookied into the subject...

Trounced eh.....Me likes the sound of that

Anybody know anything or got any thoughts about these two and how they compare to each other?

Thanks for the info guys. I'm interested in the fusion for live work. How reliable is it just as a keyboard and how do the "basic" sounds sound compare to say the Motifs, Fantoms and Trinity's of this world?

Been hearing some mixed things about this board and was just wondering what the word on the street is. I'm looking for a kind of back-up board to a have available fot a 2nd rig and the price of the fusion is tempting. Also looking at thenew Motif(basic one with just the sounds) or even contemplatiin...

Bad, bad deal mate. Just be patient with the Virus but those 2 synths aren't even really in the sane class. If you want something a bit simpler, maybe look into getting an ION but whatever you do, don't trade a Virus for an MS2000! MS200 doesn't even come close to a Virus in terms of polyphony, qual...

OriginalJambo -An absolute superstar! I bought his Alesis ION and it was probably the smoothest, easiest and most satisfying 2nd hand purchaes ever I've made! The board was exactly as he said it would be and communication throughout the transaction was clear and quick. The keyboard was excellently ...