Did you go into global and turn ON the master EQ?? If not you did not get the true punch in the sounds...it is off by default.

Makes a huge difference. It is a PRO arranger so you do have to spend some time understanding all the stuff in there...

If you want to control/play external synthes/VSTi's etc look at the PA2 maunal in the midi section and in the way it ca be setup to send MIDI bank/program changes to external instruments...No other (that I am aware of) can do that...and that is big for me.

By the way I play more intrumental/standards/musical theatre/pop/jazz/oldies and I use the programming a lot. I don't use synthy stuff much.

If you have done your homework and like the Ketron better..great...it is a fine instrument and I have played it as well.

Too much $$ for what you get IMHO. $1300 more than PA2...no way.

Lee S.