Thanks Mac and Shastastan. I haven't recorded anything using a hardware synth since around 2002! With the plethora of great software from Spectrasonics, Motu and other companies I jettisoned all my hardware and have just been using the PC, vst instrument and effects and a keyboard midi controller. For vocals I've just used royalty free samples.

I've only considered the SD2 for ease of use in sketching songs using the GM standard which I'm using again for the first time because of revisiting BIAB and Jammer Pro 6.

I have listened to Mac's very impressive demos and those on Ketron's site which is the main reason I've been considering the SD2. I'll have to think about it more carefully as apart from vibrato there are issues such as applying separate effects to each sound which will be difficult with all instruments coming in on one line input.