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Hi There, brand new to this forum. I Have just purchased the MX-500 for myself in the UK and what a fantastic keyboard! There is no doubt that Casio are going to challenge the big players with this keyboard. I am a professional musician and run my own company producing albums for the ballroom and Latin market around the world and have had quite a few hit albums in the last few years. I use Mainly the Yamaha PSR S 950 and the korg PA3X in my studio. I had never until the Mx-500 considered Casio seriously as their keyboards didn't have the quality of styles, sounds and effects etc to be considered professional enough. A few thoughts for anyone reading this.... What makes an arranger?? the bottom line apart from all it's features is how good the styles are...This is where Yamaha rule as korg also has great issues with providing decent styles. I have just downloaded the new styles available for the Mx-500 and they prove without doubt what it can do as they are better than the factory styles....so please please Casio produce more please as this is what is needed most urgently. For performers and musicians like me although it is fun to try and create styles having a brilliant library is so important. I noticed with pleasure the addition on the Mp3 player on the firmware update 1.04 what a fantastic addition and brings it almost in line with the new Yamaha arrangers....If Casio can do this how about one more thing which the keyboard is sadly lacking for the next update.......the addition of more intro's and endings which surely can be added and then assigned to the intro and endings buttons....2 is just not enough!! I can't think of anything else this wonderful machine needs to put it directly against the likes of the PSR S 970 etc....come on Casio you have gone this far!! Any comments please say hello....I am producing my 2 new albums ready for release in the summer and already supplying 6 countries apart from the Uk and at this point will let everyone hear what I have incorporated from the new Casio.......one last comment....why on earth have Casio not launched this in the UK??? I had to purchase from the Netherlands and when I asked Casio Uk there was no proper answer...is the UK so dominated by Yamaha and Korg and Roland that our dealers are so resistant ( Or frightened to challenge the big boys who make up most of their stock!) Interested to hear from anyone else in the Uk who had to order from Europe!!