Which sound module for 'real' instrument sounds?

[DJ Axon]

Just got a PM warning from the moderator for posting in the wrong section again!, oh dear -here we go again hopefully in the right section...

I need a module that can do good piano/orchestral/'real' instrument sounds - just a preset box that sounds good; don't want a powerful sampler or anything with serious editing capabilities - just convincing sounds, maybe some basic fx (chorus/reverb). I've been looking at Kurzweil Micro-ensemble and Roland XV2020/5050. Did look at Emu virtuoso but found it has no paino sounds.

Want to spend up to £200 on a used box - any advice?

cheers

Dan

[rhino]

pm'd you

[Yoozer]

pm'd you

Great idea that completely invalidates the purpose of a messageboard.

I'd get the 5050 - expandable, editable from the front panel instead of just by USB, and dump the SRX Orchestral in there and you're good to go.

[rhino]

sorry, the post had not been moved to BG, and I had no way of knowing if the member would re-post to BG himself. so I used PM , and hoped he would receive it, even if he did not bother to post again.


the PM was:

my suggestion is the Alesis QSR rack. they sell for about 150-175 $US. difficult to program with out an editor, but here's the positive side:

- pretty good sound quality: pianos too.
- can play up to 16 splits on each midi channel
- has two card slots for more sounds
- rather nice FXs ( same engine as the Quadraverb)
- can store 8 full banks of setups on a card.

[crystalmsc]

5050

+1, fills everything mentioned in the original post. just make sure that the 64 voices would be suitable for the task. Since some of the more realistic/alive/thick voice might use 4 tones which eats 4 voices.