Requires a fair amount of fooling around to balance it all out, but, once I get it all set up, I can get a pretty clean audio-to-MIDI conversion track out of it. Set up Reaper so that multiple tracks accept input from the JO track, and you can get some fine, highly tweakable layered synth sounds.
I'm far from being a shredder, so it can accurately capture the fastest runs I'm capable of, and chords are fine. Still have to go in and delete the odd false trigger or change the length of a note. In any case, it's light years better than me fumbling around on a keyboard. JO is well worth the cost and can be a delight to play through. Latency is negligible, unless you're a helluva lot more picky than I am. Its limitations aren't technical, they're my limitations with playing well. YMMV, of course.
Thank you for your responses. They're very helpful. I have homework to do.
Vintage Recording and Wooden snares look appealing.
