cassp, we've already talked about the way you can achieve similar functionality using UPSs, a way to gather 192 songs of ANY kind into one category, and the Index feature of the database.

Just because something doesn't do something the EXACT same way as Yamaha, as long as you can achieve a similar result... seems fair to me.

For every feature that Roland makes a BIT different or more complicated, there are at least equal number that Roland make FAR easier (style and SMF editing, for one... use those, ever?).

So far, Yamaha seem no more interested in grabbing all of Roland's good ideas and incorporating them than Roland are in revamping to be more Yamaha-like. And that is a good thing, IMO... I don't trust them not to throw the baby out with the bath-water..!

Vive la difference!