Title: Comparisons to the original don't do it justice
Review: I was certainly disappointed when I first listened to SOB2K, because I too had been wanting to get ahold of the original SOB since I lost the tape years ago. But now that Switched-On Boxed is out, I'm no longer trying to find a substitute for the original, and SOB2K stands up well in its own right. No, I don't agree with all of Carlos' new orchestration. The loss of a big fat bass sound on "Air on a G String" is particularly unfortunate, and some of the bell-like tones (especially in the Toccatta & Fugue) are downright annoying. But these are minor problems that don't ruin the recording as a whole. Simply put, SOB2K is to FM & PCM synthesis what SOB was to modular synthesis. That the sounds are similar to what you'll find on cheap mass-produced keyboards is more a testament to the ubiquity of the technology than a criticism of Carlos' programming.
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