Hello all!

I am a total novice when it comes to synths and keyboards etc, so please excuse my terminology and knowledge being so basic. That said, there are three questions I would love answered:

1. How do I transfer ready-made sounds (or even entire parts to a song) from one synthesizer to another ready for live performance? Would it be possible to reprogram the sounds from one to another at all with both usually being so different? I wouldn't want to lend out my equipment to the keyboardists - I would rather they used their own.

2. I am confused by the difference between keyboards (not necessarily synths) and sequencers. When I examine product descriptions of several sequencers, I read that they contain "100 Dance beats" and "hundreds of voices" etc - this sounds like a keyboard to me. Is there an advantage to using sequencers as opposed to keyboards during performances in addition to the obligatory synths?

3. My ideal live setup would consist of:

Guitar/Vocals
Bass guitar
2 of these
Drum Machine

If I was aiming to produce music akin to the Sisters of Mercy (synth-driven in parts, but not totally so like with Depeche Mode... mostly a background thing) would this be a realistic setup, with regard to the number of synthesizers?

Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Sorry for the appalling spelling mistake in the title.

[This message has been edited by Storey (edited 01-29-2006).]

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