Hi Frank,
I just had a quick peek at the Bandstand software. OK, it's GM but the blurb also said that it is a sampler?Unless I totally missed it, I didn't spot any mention of program / bank changes ?? (hopefully I'm wrong, and it's my eyesight going faulty. ).

What worries me a bit is, I vaguely remember my hardware samplers didn't support program changes, which made them useless for styles, the only thing I was ever able to use them for, was melody/lead voice.

Is that basically the same problem with some of your top quality softsynths like collosus, ie it can be used in a sequencer or as lead voice, but not in the style?

How does Bandstand differ?

best wishes
Rikki