The QS6 is not an arranger. Will you miss those auto features?

Uncle Dave is right. The Alesis QS6 is primarily a performance synth. It does not have arranger capabilities nor does it have an internal sequencer. You could still however use the board to sequence to a computer.

Squeak

Id record some stuff on my computer from it and layer it on my computer. Then I want to save the song from my comp onto a card (what kind would I use?) and plug that into the keyboard so I can play the song on my keyboard that I made with no wires from or to a computer. Sorry newb, what is an arranger and an internal sequencer? Overall how would this board sound and what are the capabilities that this board can do and the others cant?

Thanks!

Phil

An arranger is a keyboard with a special ability to give you rythms like drums and auto accompaniment where you can sound like a full band with a few pushes of the fingers.
I believe this is one of the best way to learn music and a great tool for composing also.

It's easier when someone demo it to you in live. You can click the link below and see the different keyboards being demoed by a real musician (Michael V is famous around here).
http://www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_euro...ovies/index.php

You can see the PSR3000 or the much cheaper PSR295 and PSRK1 in action.

$1.00 down and $1.00 a week. Just borrow the money. Music123 has 12 months no interest, but to U.S. customers only.
Starkeeper

Wow, thanks for the tip, the really makes it sound like chump change!

Thanks,

Phil

How is the Roland EXR-3? The price is negotiable and I found a refurbed one for 420. It has alot of great features but can I record from the board to my computer via usb, save the edited song, and then store it back to the board without being attached to the comp?

Thanks,

Phil

I'm going to stick my head out and say, "yes". This is what the specs say, "and up to 99 songs (1.5MB total), which can be loaded in via USB." Looks like you can store your uploaded MIDI files on the EXR-3.
$420 is more then the $340 you wanted to spend . Music123 has it for $17/month.
Starkeeper

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Hehehe yeah, I know im drifting away from my limit. Im thinking might as well get somethign good and the other half is thinking get a 300$ one to try out. Im still looking but the casio wk series and this roland is looking like my top picks. But I need a bigger wallet! I have cool edit pro 2 where I will record in layers and compose a song, can I save the file on that and transfer it to the keyboard? Do i need a midi converter or something?

Thanks,

Phil

Sorry I keep finding different boards but I want to insure that I get the perfect board for me. I stumbled across the CTK-731 by casio. I really like what it has to offer. What are the main differences between the casio wk-3000 and the CTK-731? I see that the CTK-731 has a floppy and a few less keys. Does that specific board offer the feature of loading tones from the casio site? I cant seem to find any info on it. Wheres the cheapest place to get the CTK-731?

Thanks,

Phil