I think they need an interior designer. On the other hand it's almost old enough to be acceptable as having a retro look. Think '60's diner! I bet if I poll users there are not many who spend hours trying to get an intro to fever...they just move on and play something else. I spend hours doing that. I almost never record, I don't use the tuning feature, I don't mess with melodies etc. So hide all of that under cascading pull down menus and I'm ok, I want to change styles, # of verses, speed, etc.

And transpose...

And play and play and play.

I don't need star trek. Black and Silver, yup all the kids loved the kings and the raiders for that. Sold a lot of hats and t-shirts.

I can see it now, the Ferrari version with Red and Yellow, the Manchester United Version, the Steeler's version. I think visual change is in order. It's like I tell the class 1/2 through the week, 'sorry the lights are too bright we will finish using just 1/2 of them. Based on an old work experiment that says any change is perceived as a good thing.

Maybe make the mixer applet with a play stop rewind record button, a style changer and song changer button, and make it silver or gold, or a piano motif and then hide everything else.

A massage feature would be nice, the bass does your feet etc...but I digress or digest...

The Hawthorn effect. Some people expect change. Usually you just get less for more. Like my ice cream which used to be heavy but now is full of mostly air, no longer a brick. And the size went down, the price went up, and there is less of it, and the plastic around it requires tools to open.

John Conley
Musica est vita