Well, keep in mind that all of the sounds can be modified and saved. I think the timbales sounds are a good starting point. It really has the basic materials to work with. From: moaccess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moaccess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Marston Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:59 PM To: Motif Blog questions Subject: Re: [MoAccess] sample question Jose: Thanks for sharing your music. Well done! With regards to percussion, the XS' congas and bongos sound very nice. I think yamaha could have done better with the timbales though. You did a very nice job with the horns. The trombones are quite good. _____ From: Jose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: MoAccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [MoAccess] sample question Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:12:58 -0500 I just sent the song to your private e-mail. I use the on-board horns. I sequence using Sonar, not using the board, but do set all of the instruments directly on the board, not by sending program change messages. I have a template for each style of music I do most communly: salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and baledes. Whenever I'm going to do a sequence, I load the appropriate empty song on to the board and send only the other data. I don't want Sonar selecting my voices. I must shamefully admit that I'm using Sonar 2.2. that's not a typo, it's really two point two. It works great for me, and I prefer to spend my time making music than configuring new versions of software. I do have an XS instrument definition file for Sonar, but don't feel the need to install it. From: moaccess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moaccess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Marston Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:00 PM To: Motif Blog questions Subject: [MoAccess] sample question Jose: I would also be very interested in listening to your tracks. I have been playing salsa for many years now. I have only been using the XS at home with Sonar for four months. I have spent most of my time though in learning how to use Sonar. So, I don't know much about the XS functions and potential yet. I must say that as a piano player I am quite happy with the piano sounds of the XS. What I am disappointed with are the brass sounds that come with the board. So, if you are getting a better sound out of them or using an expansion library, I would like to see how those sound. My email is: rumbero73@xxxxxxxxxxx Thank you. _____ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/> now. _____ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/>