I would just use the keyboard because a laptop would be one more thing to bring. I'm going to be doing my whole solo project in Sonar and I used to program my drum machines and I would have to take them to play a show. So this will save me from having to bring a bunch of boxes and cables. ----- Original Message ----- From: Omar Binno To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:47 AM Subject: [ddots-l] some opinions Hello, I'm going to start gigging live soon and wanted to hear some thoughts. I'll be using a Motif ES6 to play midi sequences. My question is: if my band performs around 30 songs a night, would it be more efficient to just use the motif's playback capabilities to run the sequenced files, or would it be more beneficial to use a laptop to handle the operation? Thank you for all input. OMAR BINNO WEBSITE: www.bigoproductions.net AIM: LOD1116 SKYPE: obinno1