Hi

New to the forum, from the UK. I have a lot of keyboards, including fantom x8, korg karma and discover 5.

I am a part time gigging musician, and because I need to concentrate on lead vocals supplemented by playing, I use edited SMFs via the discover5, which is just about the easiest instrument I've ever come across for this purpose. Problem is, it's getting very long in the tooth, and I need to replace it. Given that I mainly want to play SMF but I need the best possible quality with the least painful editing, can anybody recommend a replacement. I have been considering the Audya5 as first choice, but possibly a used G70, a Tyros 4 or a PA2x-pro. I did use my fantom x8 briefly but found that it was a pain to program the files with Cchange and PChange messages, but also that mixing SRX sounds with the onboard sounds gave uneven results that didn't sit well in the mix. I have also now got kinda used to the lyric and chord 'comfort blanket' that the discover provides. Any advice gratefully received

Cheers

Nick