Hey all,

I was given a shopping list from my band's manager saying to get a Kurzwiel PC88 and a Emu E4XT Ultra. We will be doing lots of Orchestrial type stuff with the sampler for our bands CD.

The band's manager says the Triton sucks ass, he is under the impression that the Emu and Kurz are the best. I think the guy is way off by saying the Triton is crap. I'm a proud Korg owner but this is quite the investment at $3K for the Korg or $5K for the Kurz / Emu.

The bottom line is this gear is being used on our bands CD and it has to be the best sounding but on the other hand I'm buying the gear with my own $$.

I myself am looking for good lead, organ, piano, strings tones. The music is prog metal / classical there is no need for loops and or any DJ type stuff.

I know Korg Piano tones blow but I have been happy with the lead and organ tones and that new DSP board sounds pretty cool.

Would sampled Piano tones be good enough to use for a CD recording and everyday tone useage?

Seeing that I dont need looping and all the other stuff on most Samplers, are those features a must for a newbie to samplers?

Can I layer Samples on the Triton, if so how many? Can this be done better on the Emu?

Should the Triton even be considered for purchase vs a Kurz/Emu combo?