I have not used hardware synth sounds in ...like forever.


Softsynths are so much nicer...IMHO. Tons of sound choices that are simply impossible to cram into the chips and software in a keyboard.

I use my keyboards now only for the midi data I need to play the notes. Software synths provide the sounds.

As long as you have a good sound card/interface and run ASIO drivers, you should be good on the latency.... that is the one down side to using soft-synths..... the latency, from using sub-par drivers like MME.

Coyote and TTS are more or less beginner synths.... they are good for what they do. I suggest playing around with them to learn. But once you have learned how to use them, you will likely start yearning for more authentic sounds and easier ways to do things..... that's when you can start looking into the drum synths and some of the offerings from companies such as Native Instruments and East West..... cost is higher but the quality is top drawer. The violins in EW & Kontakt actually sound like violins and not a synth imitation of a violin.

Software synths open a whole new world of sound. Happy hunting.....

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