I'm with DonM. He very well articulated my feelings about my approach to gigging. I could, and probably should, work on my skills, but my first aim is to pay my bills - I love music and entertaining and these tools allow me to make a living with what I want to do. The quality of the sound and the features of these arranger-boards-modules, along with a decent sound system allows me to compete with the swarming DJ's and Karaoke what-ever-you call-'ums.
Ciao,
Jerry