> "MPE works on that model; and connectors aside, any multitimbral device is MPE-compatible." Technically that's not true. MPE adds a feature where you can de

> "MPE works on that model; and connectors aside, any multitimbral device is MPE-compatible." Technically that's not true. MPE adds a feature where you can dedicate a channel as a sort of "multicast" channel where any CC you send there affects all the other channels shared by the same instrument. If the synth doesn't support that it won't work. But it's possible to implement fallbacks that just do the multicast less efficiently from the controller. I completely agree on USB though. It's awful that I can't just plug a USB controller into a USB synth. (If there was going to be something to replace the old 5-pin DIN cables my vote would be for CAN-bus. It supports faster speeds, bidirectional communication, and can go pretty long distances.)