Joe,

It would not be an absolute necessity to have OMB as a Vst host. I could link to my softsynths via a virtual midi cable like Midi thruway. having it's own propietary softsynth would make OMB an even more useful program. It would save the hassle of trying to match current Yamaha or Yamaha format styles to a synth that does not recognize XG parameters.

The SYXG-50 soft module could have been a good answer. Unfortunately, it has latency issues and the sonic quality isn't even on par with the lower end Yamaha arrangers available today. The SYXG-100 perhaps better addresses both of these issues, but Yamaha has not elected to include support for Windows XP.

I have some experience with sound design, and could probably make a suitable soundfont or program sample based sounds that are a good match for the Yamaha based styles, but that is pretty much the limit of my software programming skills. Making an actual software module ( with all the effecst and other bells and whistles ) that works and coexists with a Windows platform is beyond my limited capabilties. If I did spend the time needed and could learn to program more ( a lot of time that I just don't have right now ), it would have to be a commercial venture, and I would need to pretty much "start from scratch" to avoid copywrite issues. I would if I could Jos, but I just don't think I can right now.

AJ