Hi All,
Thanks N.N Bob for not taking offence to my comments, none were intended. I can certainly understand you pushing for improvements, that along the line would benefit all us midi users.

Although these days I do favour the use of the realtracks and drums especially I still love MIDI. I found it very daunting all those years ago and really quite complicated. Still don't really know all the in's and out's but I can usually get the job done with it.

I really think that surely MIDI must be waning these days though with so many more choices to create music with. New generations of budding musicians possablity have not heard of it or want to take the time to learn how to use it.

Also the fact that there are so few options of MIDI sound modules avalaible and those are expensive. The market usually tells the story on demand. I guess most synths still have GM included but a few I have looked have don't.

I can imagine an awful lot of biab users were introduced to midi years ago, as I was, and most would still be using it today for it's flexability and control like I do along side the realtracks & now Loops.

I can only guess but I think with time new users will be more inclined to go with the ease and quality of realtracks especially as the library expands and quality increases even more. Great to have both if you need it though.

I have a Korg X50 which is quite large, great keyboard/synth, and is pretty good for GM MIDI sounds but now I have down sized my home studio equipment to the PC I would really like to get a small neat SOUND canvas. I would like to make use of a much smaller Keyboard controller that I have which is an ideal size for my setup and for what I need regarding MIDI as I am not that great on piano/keyboards and don't need the octives of keys.

I wonder if it would be worth looking out on ebay for an older model of Gm sound canvas's or if anyone could suggest one that gives quality sounding midi instruments At least until I can afford the latest Roland one.

LONG LIVE MIDI & realtracks
Regards Jeff