DanO, Were you talking about panning the onbaord preset drums? I was referring to the imported ACID loops. I doubt it can turn a mono sample into stereo. However, if there was some other way to import the ACID loops as wav files (like through a PC interface cable?) into the SD-1, then would it accept them in stereo format since I wouldn't be actually "sampling" them in? I guess what I'm saying is: The SD-1 only samples in mono, but can I import a stereo wav file for use on the SD-1?



The Motif, Triton does arpeggiate more than drums, but not in an "auto-accompanitment" way (except for a few specific patches) like arranger keyboards. I am not interested in auto-accompaniment, but building my arranement from scratch. The synth style arpeggiators like the MOTIF's interest me because of the electronic/techno style they can achieve which would be very hard to simulate in a style creator on an auto-accompaniment keyboard. However, the arrangers' preset drum patterns which allow for main beats, variations, fill-ins, etc. fill an area that I am weak in which is making really good, fantastic, groovy drum tracks. That's is why I think importing already made loops into something like the MOTIF would be good. I could import main, variation, and fill loops to be used together as needed. Plus I'd get the techno-styled arpeggiator funtion which to my knowledge NO arrangers have (I mean good ones, not the casiotone bleepers, if you know what I mean). SD-1 seems to have a portamento function which is rare on arrangers. If only it had the arpeggiator AND I could be certain I could import stereo WAV files then I'd have to say I'd be sold almost definately.

I hope this explains better what I'm trying to find. You must all think I'm a real pain in the butt with my posts since I started. I really do appreciate everyone's opinion and points-of-view. It's hard to try all of these machines hands-on because either they are not available in my town, or to really play with them, you have to learn how to use them first which takes too much time to do when you're in a music store. So thanks, everybody for the input.


[This message has been edited by seanbaker (edited 07-28-2002).]