Yet I haven't made the most of it at all.

Why? - Because like so many pieces of musical hardware

'You may have the technology and the creative instict but that doesn't always mean it is accessable.'

As a beginner I found that trying to get anything close to the MU10's maximum use was impossible.

If you know about MIDI sync codes and absorb the manual keeping it quick for reference you may stand a chance.

The supplied software to program the thing is great but still confusing, not completely due to MIDI being a confusing thing anyway.

The MU10 is hard to use and it's a combination of many factors:-

- MIDI is confusing - MIDI codes / programming is confusing - The software isn't perfect in terms of useability - The software can't access all the MU10's features on it's own - The documentation for the MU10 isn't perfect either

^ All this however, is irrelervent if you've used 2 or 3 MIDI devices and the same software supplied with the MU10 before. In other words if you know how to program a hardware MIDI module over MIDI.

However, I still haven't mastered how to:

1) Effect the 2 inputs the MU10 has without effecting the master 2) Turn off the default reverb that is applied to not only to all the built in sounds but also those inputs 3) Change any parameters of the sounds other than via the normal keyboard modulation wheel settings.

Conclusion:

Great value after all these years, I still find useful even if only pre-amping a mic or for monitoring. _Possibly_ redundant due to having most of it's functions available on modern soundcards; inputs, XG chip effects, XG chip sounds.

A classic but the low price appears to be due to the company going for a plain module format in terms of ease of use but with lots of solid features.

Buy it if you are prepared to learn because it's still a nice piece of kit.