[sdiy] emulating another instrument, was: composing with c++

[Ingo Debus]

Oakley Sound wrote:
>>If you want a sax sound, hire a sax player, if you want a piano, buy a
> 
> piano...
> 
> Or get a decent sampler. Cheaper and more midi control... actually the
> thought of a directly midi controlled sax player would be quite handy.

IMHO a physical modeling synth can emulate a sax far more realistic 
than a sampler can do. But no matter if synth or sampler, the really 
limiting factor here is the user interface, not the sound generation. 
It's hard to play "sax" on a keyboard.

Ingo