Thanks for the info. It may prove to be the ticket for me at some point. Right now it's a pipe dream; I'm very thankful for the stuff I have - particularly the Sonar stuff. It's nice to have a good education as to what's out there that can be used effectively for live playing. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: D!J!X! To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 14:37 Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Your Vote for most Accessible Drum Machine Mike, the motif 8 (first gen), motif es8 (2nd gen), motif xs8 (third gen) and motif xf8 (4th gen) are all 88 key keyboards. The 7's are 76 keys, and the 6's are 61 keys. They each get better with each new generation, the xf being the top of the line right now, with flash memory expandibility, so you don't have to reload samples/sounds every time you power up the keyboard, virtual modeled Yamaha effects, pattern sequencer and regular sequencer, performances (almost like styles), master setups for live gigs, and a plethora of sounds! They also have integrated sampling capabilities, you can edit just about anything on the entire workstation, either through the keyboard panel/controls or with John melas's accessible editors, use it in studio or live. They are awesome instruments, and best of all, very accessible and easy to use. Regards, D!J!X!