I currently own an E-5000 Ultra Sampler with 128MB RAM and an 8.4GB IDE internal hard-disk. I recently bought the Ultimate Piano CD-ROM from EastWest since I read in some reviews that it has one of the best piano sounds (SOS Review). It has a Fazioli, a Steinway, and a Bosendorfer. However, when I loaded and played it, none of them sounded any better than my ROLAND XP-50 Nice Piano patch, and I felt disappointed. I always thought sampler sounds would be better. They were not as expressive as the XP-50. In fact, I did not come close to feeling I was using a real piano. Did I miss something or can somebody else confirm this?

Thanks.

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Anthony