Well, several actually.

I originally got started looking for new sounds because I was unhappy with the few number of what I consider to be really good solo sounds in the Pa80. I first started looking at the VL-70m module which is $600 and also a BC3 to use with it. Then I found out about the MoRack and for another $400 it seemed like maybe a better deal. My wife got sick in may and had to have emergency surgery, so my mind was busy with other things for the summer and then the Mo ES came out and that was REALLY interesting, Particularly after watching Bert Smorenburg do his demo of it. Then I found the Michel Voncken demo on the Tyros and I really loved the styles and OTS sounds he uses, so my current problem.

What I'm wondering about is how do you find using the BC3, which I assume you are using when you say you are using a breath controller. Does it give you the ability to make realistic wind instrument sounds? Is it hard to co-ordinate it with playing keys on the board? Do you happen to know if the sounds from the plg-VL plugin board are as good as the ones in the VL-70m? How many sounds are resident in the plugin board? The VL-70m has two banks of 128 each plus 6 user slots. Also, there is a third party company called Patchman that has a replacement rom chip for the VL-70 that is killer and costs $300. They also sell packages of VL sounds on floppys so if you can load those into the board, that might be another source for good sounds for you.

My main problem is that I really WANT a Tyros, but the cost is somewhat putting me off because I'm retired, I'll be 69 in december, and don't have a lot of money and can't afford to make a mistake, thus I'll take my time and make sure it will do what I want before I go buy one, particularly since I can get a MoES6 and a TC Helicon Voiceworks module for $400 less than a Tyros. I got a quote of $1700 for the ES and the Voiceworks is $700 whereas the best I'v found for the Tyros is $2795 including the speakers, the stand, and the damper pedal.

BTW, anyone, not just AJ who has an opinion on any of this, feel free to jump in and have a say.

Thanks,
Tom



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