Hey, I can finally respond to this! I just picked up a Roland JV-2080 and Orchestral board, both well worth the price so far, IMHO, even if the instruction booklets aren't the best on the market. The Orchestral II is probably going to be my next pick-up (I'm doing orchestral/film score style music. Go fig.), and use both Finale and Cakewalk software.

I'm still a relative newbie, and am starting to get my feet wet with sysex functions. There but for the grace of God, etc. etc. and so on. Hope to be able to tell you more soon!