Hi Fran,
just out of interest, which soundfont did you use ?? the sgm180?? for Ice Castles .

Fran, is that fair, you may put keyboard manufacturers out of business, if people start to realize they don't need to spend thousands, or even hundreds of dollars on keyboards/synths if all they want to do is play midifiles, create backing sequences etc.

My SD1+ Keyboard $3700 AUD
SGM 180 Soundfont $0 AUD
Computer $ ??? Computer cost doesn't really count, as I wouldn't be here if I didn't own one.

best wishes
Rikki

p.s. later on today I'm going to invest a whole $12.99 to purchase an M1 ( soundfont that is, be interesting to see how close it comes to the original keyboard)

best wishes
Rikki
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fran Carango:
[B]When it comes to sounds...Is it just me, or do these keyboards fall short..compared to of all things.."Sound fonts"

To me ..Sound fonts sound better than all the hardware boards..and I think they sound better than the sample wavs of today...

Can someone explain the difference between these?

Listen and you tell me if your board can beat this?