Thanks to all for the input. I have done quite a bit of research and beleive I will be going witht the Fantom X. ease of use and quickness of composing is more important to me that those yamaha sounds. If i get the funds, I'll get the motif rack as a second piece. I've weighed all the shortcomings of the FAntom and feel that it's worth it. The last synth I bought was a Roland XP60 and I found that it was so easy to use, I wrote over 20 eight and sixteen bar song ideas within the first week of owning it.