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I write guitar-based music and needed an external module to run from a PC
sequencer (Cakewalk) for synth/piano backing. In use it has fulfilled this
role well but only after I mapped all the patches into Cakewalk. Even then,
the different sounds are very hard to find: they should be grouped or Korg
should supply a reference table by group - I waste so much time looking
for available string or organ patches for example. This is important because
despite all the great sounding patches on offer the GM soundset is frankly
very poor - the acoustic guitars and woodwinds for example are plain awful. As with so much gear these days the user's manual is confusing and not for the
newcomer - are there no good technical authors any more? Too much prior knowledge is
assumed. I don't want to sound too negative because it's a great all-rounder when you start
digging and there are plenty of sounds there. The bass guitar sounds are good
enough that I often sequence rather than play a real bass on recordings! Once I've installed a Yamaha DB50XG on the daughterboard connector (once I'm
positive it'll be OK to do that - ant comments please?)it should be
unbeatable for the serious semi-pro wanting to produce high quality demos.
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