Sound Quest MIDI Quest XL 10
You love the sound of your MIDI synthesizer, but a soft synth seems so much easier to use when it comes to working with a sequencer. After all, they're both on the computer already. Right?Not necessarily. Don't be so quick to give up on your hardware. Before you invest in a soft synth, consider getting Sound Quest's MIDI Quest XL 10. This MIDI editor/librarian comes with it's own VST, Studio Connections, and MFX plug-in versions that integrate virtual versions of your MIDI hardware, whether it be a synthesizer, drum pad, or other effects device right into your sequencer. Your MIDI hardware still creates all of the sound, but now you can audition sounds, organize a bank, edit a patch on the computer like you would with the software synth without losing that great hardware sound. When you're done, all of your settings are saved with your song for immediate recall just like they would be with a soft synth.If you're new to synth programming but desire new sounds for your instrument, MIDI Quest XL has uncomplicated click-and-go tools that do the work for you. It's simple-to-use interface utilizes the entire computer screen, letting you manipulate all the parameters in your instrument on one page without losing your inspiration to make music because your slogging through submenus.Not only does it support more than 650 synthesizers, drum machines, effects, and various MIDI devices, but the MIDI Quest XL is also the first Windows 64-bit hardware virtualizer with plug-in software available for your instruments. It will make you happy you held on to your cherished Korg MS200....details

Sound Quest MIDI Quest 10
It's safe to say Sound Quest knows a thing or two about MIDI. Not only did they invent the idea of using audio plug-in formats to virtualize hardware synthesizers, but their MIDI Quest product, first released in 1989, is the oldest actively supported software dedicated to maximizing your MIDI hardware. The latest version, MIDI Quest 10, provides a set of fully integrated tools that not only display, edit, and organize the settings of your instrument, but maintains the relationships between the various data types in your instrument too. Easily drag and drop patches between banks to create new banks of sounds. Making a new bank of combis or multis is also simple as MIDI Quest copies over the selected performances along with all the sounds needed for them to work properly.Not an expert on synth programming but want some new sounds for your instrument? MIDI Quest has your back again, with uncomplicated click-and-go tools that do all the thinking for you. The easy-to-comprehend interface uses the entire computer screen, so you can tweak every parameter in your instrument without spending all your creative time searching through tons of submenus.Supporting more than 650 synthesizers, drum machines, effects, and various MIDI devices, MIDI Quest is the kind of customizable, universal editor and librarian you can trust to keep your MIDI hardware in line....details