From any of you who've owned several keyboards and write, especially those of you who have done some studio or commercial work, or demand realistic sounds or samples, I need some advice on the kind of keyboard that might work for me.
Years ago, I used to have an Ensoniq EPS16+ when I wrote commercial-type scoring and played a little in a band, and I spent a few weeks combing through the manual. But, I no longer own it. This year I've been researching other keyboards since I'd love to own one again. I've tried a couple boards of Kurzweil, Yamaha, E-Mu, and Alesis, but some either don't accept samples, or the sounds are just ok, or the interface isn't great, or there's no external storage.
Here's what I'd really like:
- great accoustic (orchestral) sounds, and array of synthetic sounds
- good selection of on-board effects
- on-board sequencer optional
- large display
- organized, intuitive interface
- accepts samples or raw sounds to save/play as sounds
- has cards(?) to save/load sounds
- inexpensive (under $1000?)
Thanks for all your input.

SDW


[This message has been edited by SDW (edited 12-19-2003).]