Tony, I agree with everything you said, and I might add that once converted, those conversions do not represent the G-70 styles. They are essentially new styles that are the result of someone's creativity and software engineering expertise. Lets face it, no keyboard or synth manufacturer created the ballad, swing, jazz, foxtrot, etc. Those styles were the creations of musicians at a time when most of us were not alive--even old farts like me. Each of those styles have been modified many, many times, yet if you look at your style selection on your keyboard, it says swing, etc. Does Roland, Yamaha, Korg, or any other manufacturer own those styles? NOT!

A parrallel of this would be an ordinary kernel of corn. When cooked in hot oil, the moisture expands and causes it to be transformed into pop-corn. It no longer is an ordinary kernel of corn, but instead, it just became a new product, one that was created by someone who modified the kernel using his or her creativity. Now, does the farmer who sold the corn have legal rights to all modifications to the corn? How about when the corn is converted to fuel, booze, candy, flour? Should the farmer get a royality because he grows hyrid corn that he developed in his greenhouse before selling it? Case closed!

BTW, most of the conversions are mediocre at best, many I would not use for performances, and some, after lots of fine tuning, changes in OTS, etc, may end up in my archives. Then again, I may dump the entire file.

Bigger and better fish to fry Cass,

Gary