MOTIF ES soundset

[szurcio]

I can get a Motif ES rack pretty cheap. I would have to sell all of my SRX expansion cards to buy it though (so I would be left with a bare Fantom S - no expansions). Can somebody with both a Fantom and a Motif say how their soundsets compare? (e.g. how do orchestral, choral, and ethnic patches sound in a Motif ES). ES has been replaced with XS so I can no longer check it myself in a music store. Is a Fantom S + SRX06 much better than a Motif ES for orchestral music?

[alpha_C]

For orchestral purpose stay with Fantom+SRX6.

[eltonafrodziac]

They compliment ieach other nicely, but they are very different machines though. I would say stay with srx6 too. I dont even have expansions in my X7 but they are just generally better than the ES.

[szurcio]

This may be a stupid question: the sequencer on my Fantom keyboard can't be used to sequence sounds from external gear (like a Motif rack), can it?

[Parsifal]

If you plan to use more than 16 tracks then the answer is no. If you want to replace some internal tracks with external ones then yes.