I can then try to get the set and convert it into Kontakt format to play back some test songs in Bandstand for comparison. can be commercial or free in any format - SoundFont2, Giga etc. if somebody knows a really good sample library example, please let me know as well. My feeling is that hardware still rules as far as balanced GM sets are concerned. also the optional autoplay with songs is a good point for a future update! Thanks for your feedback - helps me to set the direction for the library work. Overall, I think it's an excellent product, aside from the (i) the manual, (ii) one or two of the patches, (iii) and memory management issues - although I'm still not sure if those are down to one of the packages I use, Band In A Box, rather than Bandtand. I assume there must be some universal modelling issues that everyone struggles with. I won't need those anyway - I'm a guitarist! I must say though, I haven't heard any synth - hard or soft - come up with a convincing electric guitar sound of any kind. The Nylon Guitar patch is good but the Overdriven and Distorted guitars are poor. The Brass Section ptach is not all that good, although the individual sax/trumpet sounds are just fine. I personally find most of the Bandstand samples very convincing and I'm already using it for my song recording. which are very poor by comparison, and the reason why Bandstand has been eagerly awaited. I've posted one or two demos just to help other purchasers see what's possible, and so they can compare with the 'reality' of the sounds they presently get from, eg. (I use a Roland XP50 and Fantom X6 live). The attributes needed for playing live are going to be different than when recording in the studio, and it's the latter I'll be using Bandstand for. It tests both the rock drums and distorted guitar, two generally weak sounds. My quickest test is a midi of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" that I found on the net.
Unfortunately I wanted to use it for more than GM and the piano's. Motif 7 is probably the only synth that was better. After much comparison I'm still using the Roland M-GS64 at gigs. (Note that I've purchased and downloaded several soundfont GM soundsets, owned the SC55 and Motif 7, currently own SC88vl, M-GS64 and XV5050 w/world card, VSC88 softsynth, M-Audio Key Rig softsynth and have checked out the HyperCanvas demo. I take demo's based on cliche' midi's (6/8 50's ballad, classic rock, soul/funk, alternative) as being more valid than the typical over-produced movie theme ("Yamaha") type of demo. If you want a demo that sells Bandstand it should be one that includes all of the guitars and horns, preferably in a lead context. These are easy sounds that pretty much any GM soundset can do a decent job with. This demo is pleasant enough but unfortunately it uses "pablum" sounds.
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