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Don't overlook MIDI keyboards<...snip...>
--Mac



My old Korg i3 has some wonderful sounds in it. I don't use it as a keyboard much anymore, but I often use it as a sound module.

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Roland Sound Canvas models are available on eBay, but seem to have held their value pretty well. They have some really nice sounds, and some models function as a mini-mixer. I still love my Ketron SD-4 for the best acoustic sounds.
--PhillyJazz



Many of the voices on my old Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas hold up very well (and are light-years better than that VSC software module). I have only had a few Sound Canvas modules, but the best one I have is the Edirol SD90. It has an excellent collection of voices, some of them can be coaxed to sound quite realistic.

I haven't had the pleasure of a Ketron, but it's on my wish list (I gig for a living and play sax, guitar, flute, wind synthesizer, keyboard synth, bass and drums so my GAS is multiplied more than my income is <grin>)

One thing to keep in mind is that no one sound module has all the best sounds. One might have a great Stratocaster sound but a lame tenor sax. Another might have a great sax but lousy organs. But this is OK because as you go through the years, you can collect multiple synth modules and use the best voices of each for the particular tune you are doing.

But the point is for you to try to listen to the sound module you purchase with a sequence (or BiaB file) featuring the instruments that are most important to you. That way the instruments you use most will have the best sounds.

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