life.

He loves the weighted keys but says the whole thing is way too much to haul to a gig.

Bachus sounds like you are all set!

For now, i am..

But still looking forward to the moment there will be one 88 Keyboard that can do all and everything i mentioned above..

Some advantages of the SD40/SK1 combo over the SK1 vids are that all Sd40 styles and loops can be activated with the left hand of the SK1, with full Hammond or split Hammond and SD40 lead or layered voices With the touch of one button on the SK1. Some non organ voices on the SK1 are quite good, but not anywhere near the quality of the SD40. This is not mentioning the other features of the Ketron like vocal audio and midi uses.

Pa4x is my main all around board, but, in the meantime, am still learning both the SD40 and SK1, but forgot to mention that I tried adding my Asus Transformer netbook, loaded with Notate Composer 3, which is my notation program for SMF. I have hundreds of tunes converted from SMF to Notation format. All sound is from SD40 and it displays my full or lead score with chords, lyrics, and scrolling notation for singing and/or playing over. So now I have a neat lightweight rig of three pieces able to handle anything I need.

My Pa4x can do the same thing, but as good as it's drawbars are, it is not the SK1. I could midi the two together, but is too bulky and heavy for what I do, so both are great in their own way.

I am not sure how to do this, but--

If I count the ones back in the storeroom, I probably have at least 25, although I can't guarantee that they're all in working order (some haven't been turned on in years (VP550, JV10,Chroma, DX7,TX16,SY55,U20,etc.,etc.). There is also a mountain of PA gear and recording/gig accessories. This is the main reason I can't bring myself to downsize (house). BUT, I assume you're talking about currently in-use keyboards. That would be, in no particular order:
1. Nord C1. C2D sold after I stopped gigging.
2. Yamaha Motif ES
3. Fantom G7
4. Triton Classic
5. Roland A-70
6. Roland VP770
7. Alesis VX49
8. KeyB Duo MK111
9. Yamaha Acoustic piano

Modules:
1. Korg O5R-W
2. Sonic Cell
3. Roland SC88
4. Korg i5M

WISH LIST:
1. Korg Kronos
2. TOTL DP - Brand/Model not yet decided
3. TOTL VST Library

As to the WHY; because 1. I'm a techno-geek, 2. I'm a pack-rat, 3. I've always liked experimenting with alternative sounds, and 4. It's nice to have an 'arsenal' if you're into recording.

chas