Xref: utzoo rec.music.makers:9448 rec.music.synth:14661 comp.music:1604 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!pacbell.com!tandem!netcom!sjs From: sjs@netcom.UUCP (Stephen Schow) Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,comp.music Subject: Re: Acoustic Piano sounds from DW-8000 Keywords: Impossible Message-ID: <12280@netcom.UUCP> Date: 17 Jul 90 18:26:44 GMT References: <1990Jul16.202632.27831@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Jul17.013654.10825@midway.uchicago.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: NetCom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 241-9760 guest} Lines: 12 I agree, the DW-8000 will not compare to either a sampler or a real Grand Piano If you need complete MIDI control, as I do, and you also need an affordable, MIDIable acoustic piano sound, then I would highly recommend the Roland MKS-20 or P-330. They both have the same sounds, one is newer and smaller. I picked up a used MKS-20 for 500 bucks. The sounds are not as sparkly realistic as many sampled pianos are, but it allows much much more dynamic playing than any sampled piano I've ever played. I like to layer it with electric piano rhodes sounds to get a killer David Foster Sound, but even as a stand alone acoustic sound module, it is the best MIDIable solution in my opinion. The main reason is the dynamic control.