From hudakjm@mcmaster.ca Sat Nov 19 16:23:33 2005
Subject:Re: B4II MP3 samples now available

I gave all 17 samples a listen, a couple of times through just to make
sure I was hearing everything. I'm afraid what I hear does nothing for
me. I don't know what it is. The B-3 emulations sound "artificial",
almost "caliope" like in places. And the key click, which I find to be
a weak point even on my BX-3, on the B4 sounds like somebody tapping
sticks on a tabletop. I went back and listened to the CX-3/BX-3 demos.
I listened online through my computer, not on my BX-3, as I wanted to
have a reasonable comparison. The Korg samples sound much better,
especially Katana. I don't know if this is a case of the B4 samples
not doing justice to the actual instrument or if the B4 just does not
sound good. I recall listening to an earlier version of the B4 in a
music store. Didn't do it for me then and these new samples don't
sound any better.

Of course these are my "oh so humble" opinions, and YMMV.

John