You are likely only using the GM bank on the Ketron.

The Upper Bank patches are where the horns are at, try substituting some of those.

For example, the Golden Trumpet patch easily outshines the standard GM Trumpet patch sound, etc.

Patchmaps for the SD2 are available for download on the PGMusic Support pages, one for BiaB and another for PT/RB. This makes selecting and auditioning the patches a breeze as it lists them by name and grouped by instruments.

BIG difference in the sound and realism once you get the hang of it.

GM - General MIDI - is just the standardized sound bank that allows many different users to play back MIDI files and at least hear the same basic instruments as the creator of the file wanted. Without it, there would be no Patch number standardization and one person's synth might decide that what was a Saxophone could be anything else. Upper Banks are not standardized so you would have to pick and choose for each different hardware or software synth out there.

It is worth the little bit of extra time to do so. As with anything MIDI, there will be a small learning curve to this, but once past that point it should become second nature to assign Upper Banks in order to get better sounds.


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