I'm looking for sound modules (Roland, Yamaha...) can playback orchestra & brassband. Can anyone give me some advices for this? thanks.

Check out Yamahas MU series of soundmodules. The MU80 has a good selection of band and orchestra voices. If you can afford more, take a look at the MU100, MU100R, or MU128. If you are going to be working from a computer, you might want to check out the SW1000XG soundcard, its a MU100 in card form(basically).

DudeManCentral

DudeManCentral,

What are the difference between mu100R & mu128? Bcos I want a module to playback orchestra & brassband, which one will be better for doing such thing? Which one has a better orchetral & brass sounds?

MU128 is better than MU100R: 1.MU128 is 64 part 128 polyphony, but MU100R is 32 part 64 polyphony. 2.MU128 add some new solo strings.

If you're not a YAMAHA fan, try the new E-Mu Virtuoso 2000,
features:
All-new 64 MB Orchestral Soundset (on two Sound ROMs) with 512 ROM & 512 User Presets
128-voice polyphony
12 assignable real-time front panel controls
Advanced synthesis architecture
Over 120 orchestral MIDI riffs
6 analog outputs + S/PDIF digital output
24-bit dual stereo-effects processor
2 additional internal ROM expansion slot
32 MIDI channels
Plays back Flash ROMs authored on E4 Ultra Samplers
Includes violins, violas, celli, double basses, trumpets, French horns, trombones, bass trombones, tubas, Piccolos, flutes, oboes, English horn, clarinets, bass clarinets, bassoons, contra bassoons, harp, orchestral bells, tubular bells, bell trees, celeste, xylophone, marimba and percussion battery with over 20 instruments
http://www.emu.com/products/virtuoso2k/virtuoso2k.html

I've visit emu site and virtuoso2000 is pretty good. But i don't know what's 'riff'. I think bcos I'm new to emu module so I don't know the architecture of it.

To bigfaceboy,
Hei, Do you know where to purchase virtuoso 2000 in China? Do there have sites sell virtuoso 2000 in China? Thanks.

Of Course I know!

Goto Zhong Yin Gong Si in Beijing
www.centrmus.com

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Sorry I forgot to tell what is the "riff"

Riff is a phrase in music. In virtuoso 2000 a riff is a small piece of music which is a introduction to a instrument.

To bigfaceboy,
I've gone to www.centrmus.com but I couldn't find any virtuoso 2000 product or info in there. Can you tell me where can I find this product there? Thanks.

You should see, they are testing their servers, and their web pages updated very slow. You can go to their company to see Virtuoso 2000 in Beijing if you are in China.