Yeah Mike, I've decided to keep it and peck away at it's mysteries and hidden treasures . Truth is, if I hadn't missed the return deadline, I would've taken it back; now, it's too much hassle and I don't feel like arguing with a GC dept. manager. Besides, there are one or two 'live' voices that I like and that tells me that there are potentially many more if I'm willing to put in a little time and effort. The single patches still leave me cold.

I honestly think the organs are poor, both in sound quality and especially 'playability'. This doesn't bother me as I would always use the C1 for organ anyway. The pianos were a big disappointment OTB, but there are so many opportunities for tweaking and layering that I'm sure I'll eventually find something that works. If not, then it's back to the Triton w/piano board (not really that good). I have to say, I don't share your enthusiasm of the El. Pianos. Too thin for my taste but, again, tweakable.

Saw a G7 on stage with the featured band on Jay Leno the other night, so I guess that means the Pro's find them acceptable.

Glad you're happy with yours and thanks for the organ sample. Not a voicing that I'd use but certainly sounds fuller than the preset. I haven't yet moved mine from the Rec Room to my studio, so I haven't really heard it through good nearfields. I'm playing it through the Traynor K4 at essentially flat settings so that may be part of the problem. I'll keep tweaking. Thanks for your input. I've joined a Fantom G forum but they're pretty much bigtime fanboys.

chas