Hi Bernie,
first up, Frank, it's great to see you back, and so quickly.

Bernie, what an interesting looking bit of gear. I haven't quite worked out what it does.
Is it basically a soundmodule (computer based) that uses vst's for sounds , instead of having inbuilt rom sounds ( ie like our keyboards)?
If it's only a soundmodule, will you also require a computer to run a sequencer to play/record midifiles?
& if you want to use it as realtime arranger keyboard setup, you'll also need software along the lines of OMB or Live Styler.

I ended up using a laptop/omb software and an assortment of soundfonts, after I sold my kn7. Unfortunately I blew mp laptop up, a few weeks back, so until I either get it repaired or replaced, I'm using my old win 98 laptop with my Clavinova or Ketron SD1 as a soundsource for OMB.

Be interesting to see if loading time of sounds will be an issue as far as using it for styles ie are all the sounds in a particular bank ready for use immediately, or are they loaded as required by the program changes.ie a style requires program change 49 strings, does it have to be loaded individually,
or can you have a whole bank of up to 128 sounds preloaded , ready for use.
That would make it very useful.
I've been toying with the idea of using my sd1 as a controller, plus using it's styles, but using external sounds. I was going to try triggering the soundfonts, but didn't get a chance after it blew up.
If your module could be used, ie no loading time issues, that could open up all sorts of possibilities.

best wishes
Rikki


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