I appreciate the help, that was a very good link. It showed me that the V-Synth might have a steep learning curve, especially for a beginner like myself, but its extraterrestrial sounds lure me on. One of the writers wrote that they also were getting a Virus, another synth I WOULD be considering, but the price is too high (I saw lowest at $2,700). Nine Inch Nails, a fav. band of mine, used an Access at one point or another. What are some big things that any Virus has that the V-Synth does not?