Starkeeper I did not comment on your following comment and should have:

"I find it a bit frustrating to find that I require a top of the line P4, when the keyboard mfg don't use powerfull chips."

I understand how you feel. I don't know the answer but my guess is that the hardware/keyboard manufacturers use more than one CPU Chip (of lower than today's standards or power). They could be using one for effects, one for running the sounds and one for the operating system. Also, with lower powered CPUs they don't have to use fans. In addition, the overall quality of the their effects and sounds in today's standard (while good enough for most live performances) is relatively modest. You can buy software (and hardware) reverbs in the thousands of dollars. These are very good but well beyond the reach of most of us.

To put this another way, you could go out and buy a Dell Computer with an Audigy Soundcard for $600 dollars and load a high quality GM/GS/XG 500mb Wavetable and sound just as good as a Motif (or better). This is half the cost of a Motif. Plus you can use your computer for many other things at the same time.

I hope this puts it in some perspective - its all relative. Starkeeper just think of all the choices you have today!!!


[This message has been edited by Frank L. Rosenthal (edited 01-24-2004).]