I would endorse Mac's view as I have been experimenting with the Ketron SD 2 for six months and find it a cut above a number of external and internal synths I have used previously, Yes I have patches elsewhere that are as good as the Ketron and some that are better in some contexts. Although use of the Ketron has meant returning to my previous method of recording through the soundcard instead of rendering, the overall development time scales have been significantly reduced and I now use this method even for sounds provided by DXi/VXTi and Samplers.

I have noticed also that some patches seem to have increased vibrato over my preferences such as some sax patches. For tracks using these patches, I find little or no Bends are desirable and I try to vary and control the vibrato using CC1 Modulations.

Lyn