Thanks, Beakybird, for your comments.

Although I haven't had much answers to my specific questions (I'm sure I will in time), just the fact that I'm in contact with someone who owns a 740 is great!

I am thrilled to hear that there are several sounds adopted from the PSR-8000/9000. I am definitely looking for a professional quality sound.

Can you talk about the vocalizer? I'd like to hear more about it. As I said originally, I lay down the tracks in Cakewalk, and then add my own vocals to my own compositions. Having a vocal effect processor (via the 740) sounds terrific... especially the 'harmonizer' and 'pitch correction' functions.

To add a separate vocal processing unit (which I was planning on doing anyway), would cost at least $300 for anything decent. Sure, I can add reverb, chorus, etc. via Cakewalk to my vocals, but I'm curious if I can sing through the 740, add the harmonizer/pitch correction functions, and then record that back into Cakewalk as new vocal tracks.

What I'm thinking here is that I play the MIDI from Cakewalk to the 740, then that output goes back into the computer and I record that as a separate audio track. Then I would mute all the MIDI tracks, play only the audio track (that I've just recorded) back listening through headphones, and then record a NEW track on top of that while singing into the 740. Sounds complicated, doesn't it, but I'm thinking this might be possible. Any suggestions?

Bryan Nicalek
email: ptshpboy@hotmail.com