OK, having played all three, I lean towards the Motif. The triton is a bear with the touch screen, but if you can track down a Korg Karma, a Triton LE or the newer TR61 opr 88, you may have better luck. I have a fantom xr rack and love the sounds but haven't gotten around the interface, yet. Some have reported success with the fantom keyboards. So, basically, if you avoid the tritons with touch screens and look at the karma, triton le or tr, and compare those to the fantom x series or motif es, then you'll be golden. As for sounds, that is a purely subjective thing. IN my op[inion, Roland does great guitars, drums, strings and synth sounds, the pianos are quite nice, too. Yamaha does excellent pianos, electric pianos, the organs are good, guitars are good as well. Their synth sounds are pretty good. Korg is not as good in the realistic instrument department, in my opinion, but their synth type sounds are incredible. But, again, try them out for yourself, since your needs and opinions may vary from mine. Most of us have found the Motif to be quite accessible. Need I also remind you that buying now is a little risky since in January, most keyboard manufacturers will attend the Namm show and some may announce new gear. Yamaha is probably going to put out a new motif, I would be that Korg has a new workstation up its sleeve, and Roland may have new offerings as well, so if you can wait a bit, you'll either get word of new gear, or stores will drop the prices on old gear to move it out for the new stuff. _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew McLaren Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 5:20 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Motif, phantom and triton Hey all. I'm curious about people's opinions on the Roland phantom, korg triton and yamaha Motif with regards to accessiblility, user friendliness for studio and live work, features, sounds and playing quality. I have read that the triton has a touch screen which i would assume makes it inaccessible but could someone please clarify this. I have narrowed my choices of keyboards down to these three and need opinions on which is the best. Cheers all and thanks in advance. Matthew McLaren Post Producer for: Darker Projects: Audio Theatre in a Darker Shade http://www.darkerprojects.com Colonial Radio Theatre on the air http://www.colonialradio.com/ Mail: mattymc2@xxxxxxxxxx MSN: mr_squigy_head@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mattymc2