If you're thinking of taking your studio midi compositions out and on to the stage, this is the easiest and best unit to do it with. RM1x ----------------------- $350 plus shipping. - 16 tracks - 16 patterns in each set, button switchable - remembers mutes between patterns - real time on the fly transposing, time shifting - 2 master mute/play buttons (1-8/9-16) - reads midi files via floppy disk (much better than xl-7) - 16th note pattern switching (perfect for stutter/breakbeat style playing) - great external midi implementation, 8 CC knobs. - internal soundset with bass boost (great for sub bass tones) http://www.yamahasynth.com/pro/rm1x/ http://www.markarber.freeserve.co.uk/ http://www.rm1x.net/ http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~h.megens/rm1x/ bIz ------------ http://www.groovetronica.com - "Well, it hasn't made it into our playlist, I'm afraid. It's summer so there are no djs here to listen to and play music, so we're just playing automated music right now." ------------