I just tried a Live - Styler Beta 9 version and that seems to get rid of distortion and/or hanging notes between it and Bandstand. I now need to convert the Yamaha Styles to GM format. What is the best way to do this:

OMB & how you do it?
Michael P. Bedesem's programs, e.g., MidiPlayer?
Cakewalk with CASMEdit?

The styles converted from other keyboards to Yamaha work fine. So it is just the Yamaha styles which need extra work, i.e., conversion to GM. Drums can be found on more than just on Channels 9 & 10, e.g., Channel 2 Cymbal Crash, etc. It would not be enough to deal with just channels 9 and 10.

In addition, I have placed an order for Garritan's Jazz & Big Band Library. I am still sitting on the fence concerning NI's Akoustic Pianos....I have many very good pianos. This leaves me looking for high (very high quality) guitars (Real Guitars?) and saxophones (Garritans JABB???). Once I have this all settled I will have a very high quality studio setup and a setup which would work well in a high class night club or book library/coffee shop setting.

After this it is waiting for an empty keyboard shell with all the right buttons and for me to install the OS plus all my favorite music software....say in 3 years???


[This message has been edited by Frank L. Rosenthal (edited 11-25-2005).]