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Notes Norton has *Plenty* of great sounding hardware MIDI synths at his disposal, plus he also has the ears, talent and technical ability to deliver a well-massaged set of demo tracks.

Historically, however, the use of such wonderful sounding demo tracks has always led to the accusation of intentionally attempting to make the styles sound much better than the stuff the average user has available. So in order to assuage those folks, he provides a MIDI rendering using synth of the type the average user might have available.

You can make 'em sound MUCH better by simply routing them to better sounding MIDI synths. I have.

This just shows that you can't please everybody in these days of criticisms and accusals...

But Notes Norton, like pgmusic, is much different from the average computer software etc. online vendors. Good and reliable in business, good folks to deal with if you give them the chance. Bob is a working musician as well, just like many of us. He knows what it feels like when ya get burned by a deal - and doesn't let that jade his own responses in the least. Very good source of alternate styles for BiaB that can fill the "holes" in your styles list whether you are using BiaB live for covers or using it to make your own demos or recordings. Notes' styles represent a great - and much easier - alternative to having to "roll your own" specific style using the Stylemaker and the time that often takes.


--Mac



Yamaha started using "One Touch Settings" which automatically set up the midi style, patch and dsp effects for their styles. I used to get peeved after listening to their factory style demos and then have to work a few hours trying to emulate 1/2 of what theirs sounded like. Those OTS are very handy for the gigging musician taking requests and setting up a song within a few button pushes now. World of difference in sound.

Now PG & Co. have taken it a step further with real instruments and real artists with the invention of Real Styles. Thank ya, thank ya, thank ya.

I have some of Norton's style disks AND Fakebook disks. Money well spent, IMO. Match those with the Real Tracks and you are making music, man !!!

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