MIko Timbaland SE
I purchased my Miko in November 2007; back order- I received it March 2008. There was a serious waiting list.
Here are Pros:
1. You will never have to go out and buy antother sound ever again.
a. Timbo - Paractically cloned his entire vintage Library, just as advertised;which are VSTi virtual instrument plug-ins.
b. The shound is Thick, Warm, Knocking...remindes meof the Analog/Digital converters the MPC 60 and MPC 3000 & ASR both sharp and warm combo.
c. If you decide that you like a partcular Keyboard that just hit the mark. Openlabs provides the Mimic software progrfam with translater. Basically, you MIDI-in and MIDI-out to any keyboard that you want to clone. The program will clone the exact keyboard into a virtual instrument modules that you can store in your Miko Keyboard.
Note: Mimic is 3rd parthy software. However, open labs provides the software as a part of the bundule; it works and it is the real deal.
d. Miko is the BEST mobile protable solution and TRUE ALL-IN One workstation. Having the Mimko replaced ALL..and I mean ALL the external hardware that I had in my studio...this is a serious space saving investment. Also, the work flow is simplified; no searching through external modules to finds sounds and etc..
e. Since this is really PC with Dual/Quad Core CPU, 4GB Ram and up to 1Tera byte HD... USB , FireWaire, Ethernet, External VGA port for Video Expansion port, Internal Touch Screen DVD/W CD/R... yu can do anything you would n a Desktop Computer..Why it is a Desktop Computer that has been customized to fit in a keyboard Chasis..
f. Supports and Music Softeware Compatible with PC and Windows XP.
Cons -
1.NO MAC version OSX version of the Miko
2.There is no built in Sequencer
a. requires an external sequencer if you sequence
Other than this I love it.....
I hope this hepls you....
At the end of the day, whether you have a $500 dollar drum macahine, keyboard or $5,000.00 Miko or what ever you have, it's all about Music and what best complements your workflow and gets the job done.
Good luck and best wishes!