Starkeeper, it is to bad you are losing faith. I am not. I have been at it for a number of years and would not go back to any of the current top of the line hardware based solutions. I am not the only one that thinks this way. As I have pointed out in the past the serious composers, screen writers and live performers use the softsynth approach. This is for a reason - the quality of virtual acoustic instruments is so so so much better with a softsynth, e.g., Bardstown Bosendorfer Piano, Worra's pianos, VRSounds Saxes and so on and on.

I would say the sYnerGi GS wavetable with a few changes greatly exceeds the quality of any XG hardware based wavetable. Also keep in mind, I recommended the use of sYnerGi GS for the XG Drum compatibility in the days before we had OMB. Now you don't need to use it. You can make your own wavetable from scratch and easily exceed any of the big name arranger/workstation keyboards.

But each to his own. I would put my system up to any of yours - anytime anywhere.

The quality of sound is also dependent on your audio equipment and your soundcard. Having said that, you should beable to equal the sound of the Tyros with a run of the mill Dell computer. Now my system is many notches above this in quality - so I am a little spoilt I guess.

Furthermore, the quality of effects can improve the quality of the sound.

Starkeeper, if you are happy with your PSR then you should stay with it. These arrangers are as good as any of the hardware versions of them.


[This message has been edited by Frank L. Rosenthal (edited 09-24-2004).]