Hi,
its been quite a while I´ve been here. So, my best regards to everybody...
Sorry for bothering you with a subject which is not really about arranger keyboards but I guess here´s the only forum I will get an answer to my question.

I need a quick composition tool for modern styles like hiphop, R&B, Jazz, Latin/Cuban - no techno. (My keyboardskills are very limited, I´m playing guitar and afrocuban perc.) I want to move from my beloved Emu MP-7 to something I can start from songs in a much quicker way:

Motif? - (I know the fatures and got to know the RM1-X a little, so it shouldn´t be to difficult, couldn´t demo it yet, though quite some people are complaining about the ease of use)

Fantom? - liked the sounds a lot! But stuck with 50 preset Rhythm styles and 80 preset arranger styles (though very good), no user styles/arps possible, only editing your own RPS - hm, this is a serious omission! And the price in Germany: way more than 2000 bucks!

Tyros? I never wanted to switch over to an entertainer keyboard, though I liked the Yamaha 9000 a lot for its very good drumparts on styles - but, alas, no "agressive" sound. Can you tell me if the tyros is more oriented towards "modern" styles, is able to mute single drumsounds, has some fills, breaks you can change "dynamically" (fantomlike?), make your own styles (morphing etc.)

Thanks for your patience - any answer is appreciated. Keep up the good spirit.

Heinrich