Chony,

Sometimes adding a touch of effects goes a long way Chony. In my setup I use both Hypersonic and Ravity going thru Xlutop Chainer, which is a virtual Vst rack that allows me up to 10 plug ins per session. More than enough room to add a few nice effects. You could also layer a couple of softsynths together. Man what a nice sound that makes when done right.

There are certain sounds I like better on the ES btw. But certainly not all of them. Synth and string sounds are so much fuller for me on Ravity. I much prefer HS's drum and bass sounds, as well as its acoustic pianos.

As sounds are subjectve, I'm strictly speaking of my preferences here. For Guitars, electric pianos , and Organs I definitely prefer the ES over either Ravity or HS. Then again Dasample's Electroacoustic surpasses any of the Motif's guitars, so I use that instead. B4 beats the ES hands down for my organ sounds. I use Sonic Implants electric guitar soundfonts ( Les Paul, PRS, Telecaster, etc ) along with NI Guitar Rig or Amplitube for effects. Again I find the ES to be sonically behind here.

I agree about the VL sounds. That technology is probably 10 yrs old or better, and I still don't think it's been matched by any sample based stuff.

I am not sure how to go about using a closed structure kb ( Tyros, Motif etc )to change patches accurately on either a module or a software host. Of course if you were to use a dedicated controller, you could simply program any bank and patch data you choose.

I only use maybe 6 to 12 different sounds in a live setup, and I have all of these stored as Xlutop Chainer presets. Of course when I use an analog modeled synth Vsti, I can change several parameters on the fly using my controller. If I remember correctly I think I can also rework One Man Band so that one set of instructions ( bank and patch changes ) turns into another.

AJ