I don't mind anyone disagreeing with me. I've not played the Akais, I just heard from folks that should know that they were supposed to be better.
Somewhat in response to NN and rjf, I do agree that the Yamaha-produced tone modules work better with the Yamaha wind controller, in terms of compatibility: the breath sensor's output is being interpreted right, etc. However, the Yamaha tone generators from the late 1980's/early 1990's just sounded cheezy for anything orchestral, especially solo instruments. I mention elsewhere that I recently went to a music store and played with a bunch of keyboards, tone generators and samplers. They didn't sound much better to me. However, I'll grant that the VL70m might do it. The specs look good, but it's 7 years old. Which also might mean that that's why I didn't see one.
rj, you might go to Akai's website and take a look at their synths. Find the one that looks the best for your requirements an call a music store to see if you can try one. Or try that VL70m.
Somewhat in response to NN and rjf, I do agree that the Yamaha-produced tone modules work better with the Yamaha wind controller, in terms of compatibility: the breath sensor's output is being interpreted right, etc. However, the Yamaha tone generators from the late 1980's/early 1990's just sounded cheezy for anything orchestral, especially solo instruments. I mention elsewhere that I recently went to a music store and played with a bunch of keyboards, tone generators and samplers. They didn't sound much better to me. However, I'll grant that the VL70m might do it. The specs look good, but it's 7 years old. Which also might mean that that's why I didn't see one.
rj, you might go to Akai's website and take a look at their synths. Find the one that looks the best for your requirements an call a music store to see if you can try one. Or try that VL70m.