smythrocks,
Being an S90 and ES7 owner, may I say setting up performances on these are really easy. I know you didn't quite figure it out, but it's really simple. You take an existing performance. Hit the edit button, then scroll to 1 of the 4 available patches and simply choose the patches you want. You can get them quickly with the category buttons. There's a limithi and limitlo button if you want to make a split. just hold down either the limithi or limitlo and press the actual hi or low note.

I use the SeqPlay mode on the S90 and the sequencer play mode with the "mixing" button on for the ES7. In both instances, sounds can be changed on the fly with one bottun. This gets you from that horns/organs split to piano and back again instantly.

I also think the S90 is the leaned out Motif/Motif ES. You can load the B's Knees and the Vintage Keys in the S90 as well as pop in the Plug cards. By the way, the Plug cards yamaha puts out are actual little synthsizers in their own right and not just added wave forms. They come with their own polyphony.!

I have the B's knees loaded in my ES7 and the Vintage Keys loaded in my S90. I have a blast with these boards.

I had the Ultimate Keys board in an XV-2020 I once had. I was disapointed with the B3 patches and wasn't really impressed with the EP's either. I much prefer the Yamaha sounds to the Rolands. Sorry Roland. But still may get a Roland VK8-M at some point. I do think the VK sound is good. But to be honest, I think Korg has the tone wheel sound down better than Roland does. The Korg CX3 is hot.

Anywho, I was also considering the VR-760 and alas, went with the ES7. I wasn't impressed with the VR-760's synth section. However, I do love the feel of the VR-760. I gave up feel for sound and much more features by choosing the ES7 over the VR-760, IMHO, that is.


Bob
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[This message has been edited by RW (edited 12-06-2004).]