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Paul, once again not to sound like an ass, but I don't see thepoint in bringing up Robert Rich. He might have different needs thensome of us do when it comes to our 650.

example:
I've alwayswanted a spectralis. On paper, that thing is truly bad ass. The reasonI never bought one is because it is 'full' of 'features' that have yetto be implemented - and those missing features are well documented andare readily available to the public. Many people have purchased aspectralis knowing that there are 'features' that were advertised butdo not exist. Some of those people have made wonderful music with thatmachine even though it doesn't work as advertised. Other people, likeme, have decided to pass on it until certain promised features areactually there.

Back to Robert Rich & me. When I try toplay the way I want to, my 650 craps out every time. At this point I'mso frustrated with it I hardly use it. I really don't care aboutRobert's success with his, all I can really say is, good for him.

Iwould not have purchased my 650 knowing that using 1 out of the 4 auxouts causes it to crash (among other things). It would have been niceif there was a published list of known bugs so I could have made aninformed decision before purchasing it & then having to wait over ayear to receive it. I think a constant appearance of used 650's on themarket would probably hurt new sales at some point. So I would imaginethat getting the OS updated would be a priority, especially since the650 would be the heart in a lot of different systems (be it a synthtechmodular, somebody else's modular, or possibly a studio full of vintagesynths, or maybe for that special someone with a bunch of digitaldelays that have CV inputs on them [which I would imagine would be alot of fun]).

-Jim