Hi Starkeeper,
I'm a real fan of Jos's software.
(especially OMB). The latest one I've bought is "Busker". I've got 1000's of Busker/Fakebook scores. If I'm not sure how the tune goes ( which is often), all I have to do is use a dragn'drop method for putting in the melody notes/chords ( even does lyrics), pick a psr style & position the style parts in the score. It then plays the song back. I'm finding it great for auditioning various styles with a song. Handy to just sit back & listen to what style works & what doesn't.

I had a couple of problems with Livestyler playing some of my piano arpeggio styles, probably something I did wrong, but for me it's easier just using OMB, and having all the functions in the one program, style editor/creator, sequencer, arranger etc

Not sure whether I understood correctly, do you already have your Roland midied up to your computer? or are you reffering to setting OMB setup to work with your keyboard?

I've only just downloaded Another XG fonts. Whether they're good enough to use as melody, not sure, suppose it depends on the quality you require. The piano in it is really quite good. Really disliked the piano in the synergi font and I'm not overly wrapped in the piano in the Hypercanvas. Piano's play a major part in the styles I use. I did a bit of a test with some of my favourite styles. I connected my computer audio out to the audio in of my clavinova ( clp170 ) Using the same styles, I played them first with my clav's xg sounds, then with Another XG font. The main thing I had to alter was the volume of the drum track ( had to take it down from about 60 to 20 , to make it blend in with rest of the tracks). The drums plays a lot louder than the drums in the clav. That's no big deal.
One of the main styles I tested ( I had real hassles with it when I converted it for my kn7) was a particular waltz style from my 9000pro that uses brushes. I tried it with the font, and it works reasonably well. Some of the drums are going to need their velocities altered ie this particular style uses a brush swirl , tap, and bass drum. The brush swirl drowns out the bass drum.

I'd originally thought about editing the drums in the actual soundfont ( synergi at the time ), but it dawned on me that I wouldn't only be using my 9000 pro styles, I've also got styles from other sources and various keyboards. The drums in the font may then work ok with a 9kpro style, but still may not be correct for just a psr 2000 style.

Anyway, I think I may have solved the problem with OMB's track conversion table. All I need to do is setup conversion tables for any of the drumsets that need the velocities altered, and when I come across a style that requires the drums to be adjusted, I just use the conversion table to adjust it. These tables are saved ( they're sort of a template) and can be used over & over again. You can also them create them to convert xg drums to gm. Jos has a default one in the files of his user group.

Anyway I'm back on track, even ended up ordering an Audigy soundcard for my laptop to try and improve the quality. I think I'll end up using fonts instead of the Hypercanvas, and keep Hypercanvas for BIAB and midifiles. Actually with my setup I can use a mix of sound sources, my Clavinova for melody, Hypercanvas & Fonts for styles.

If I can be of any help , let me know.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Starkeeper:
[B]Rikki,


[This message has been edited by rikkisbears (edited 02-14-2005).]