Donny,you can play an intro live but how on earth would you play an ending? I mean all you can do on This board is try to hit "stop" right on the beat and make it sound smooth--or do the fade-out with a foot pedal. I agree with Graham that a showy ending is of limited use,which is why I cannot understand the omission of a simple ending option. I think Roland REALLY blew it on this issue!