Musikman,

I can relate to you looking for the all-in-one solution. I play live, and having an all-in-one keyboard would help me minimize the time needed to set up, plug in, do the sound check, and break down afterwards. Since each piece of equipment is transported separately (unless I were to use UncleDave's suggestion for a hanging rack bag, which does not work for me, as I play sitting down) every module needs a bag or a case, meaning more time packing and unpacking, putting the cases away before the performance and then worrying that some hotel staff have not mistaken it for a Gucci purse and walked away with it. Not to mention the fact, that in an all-in-one instrument components can be more logically controlled (though most of the time the are not), which could be another big advantage for a live performer.

As far as using a PC, I was using my arranger keyboard with a sequencer. The arranger outputs the accompaniment tracks, which can be edited as a midi file. Alternatively, there are several auto accompaniment programs which run on a PC, and some even take stock Yamaha styles. Search for posts from Frank Rosenthal in this forum, he has really done a lot of work in this area.

This way you may be able to avoid having to do things you are not comfortable doing.

Regards,
Alex