I AGREE - 2 is great, if they work that way. Sometimes, you may record a sequence that you don't intend to use right away, so you can wait till it comes around and start when you're ready. I'm not sure if the old Rolands did this, but on the new Korg - after you record a sequence, you can even turn off the split point ans solo with the entire keyboard. That's pretty cool for piano type solos, or organ swipes.