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Hi all. In a message dated 2/13/03 5:03:52 PM, sine@zerocrossing.net writes: >They're really not as expressive as a guitar. I agree to some extent. I've been playing Roland guitar synths for years and at best they can sound *like* other instruments tonal textures (in a pinch) but seem to inhibit the ability to play those instruments with the same *feel* as the originals for the most part. That is not to say that I don't find them useful. I do. I've kept at it. And while I'm no Glen Gould on a MIDI guitar piano patch (or Wynton Marsallis on a trumpet patch) I've gotten better. Most of what I use it for is to *ghost* certain sounds behind whatever guitar sound I'm doing anyway. I hardly ever use the synth sound *solo* by itself. Trying to play another instruments sounds through the interface of a guitar is somewhat frustrating. Trying to get the same sort of *expressive* control as the original instrument is so daunting a task that one might reconsider going ahead and learning the original sometimes. But, there are rewards enough along the way. I still happen to think that MIDI guitars have their place. I've been struggling with mine for years (an older model GR-1) and feel I've finally gotten a few things under control at last. Looping with one adds to the variety one can achieve. One can actually make a rudimentary percussion loop, do chordal work with non-guitar voices and solo with guitar on top with fairly satisfactory results. One can also scramble the above paradigm, turn it inside out and upside down for other creative horizons. I find it kind of nice to have a whole bunch of sounds under my fingertips. And, the difficulty I've had trying to duplicate those other instruments has given me a greater appreciation for the folks who are really good at them. Given a choice I'd much rather play with someone who is good on the *real* instrument (no matter what it is) than "make do" with my own silly, ersatz approximations. Best, tEd ® kiLLiAn ArsOcarina@aol.com http://www.mp3s.com/tedkillian http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html http://www.mp3.com/Ophelia_Pancake