right now that we have all settled down can you do this simple test for me Dom. Pick the same midi file that you chose originally and this time instead of using GM sounds, substitute them with the best VST sounds that you have available. Then let us see how it sounds . Then i suggest the rest of us use the same midi file and substitute the sounds with the most suitable sounds that we can find through the manufacturers stock sounds or the best samples that you have bought or imported on your korg,roland, yammy, ketron, genesys keboard and post them here. The boast of the " open system" and the freedom to choose from the best sounds around has been the unique selling proposition of liontracs {and wersi} since i first came accross it. This simple test should demonstrate to everyone whether this boast has any substance in it at all. Does access to all the best sounds from separate manufacturers equate to a better sounding musical ensemble than the existing capabilities of proprietory "closed" systems. Does this seem like a reasonable test ?