thanks squeek_D

Just when I think I'm starting to get up to speed on this stuff, I keep finding new things that I don't know about.

About the sequencer... when I think of a sequencer, I picture something that allows me to record different tracks, then layer them over each other. Are you saying that on the Juno-G/Fantom XA I can only rhythm patterns and not the "music" part? And that this can be accomplished through use of the MC-808?

I'm not completely sure I understand the intracacies of sampling, but I will do some more research in that area. It sounds though like it probably something I want for dance/trance/techno type music creation.

Bottom line, I can't swing getting both a $1,000 keyboard AND an $800 groovebox at this point. What do you think about using the Fantom XA in conjunction with the MC-307? The 307 appears to have most of the sounds and rhythms I want and I could use the sampling functionality of the XA. Would that work?

Of course, that still leaves me out in the cold on the "full 16-track pattern sequencing". I suppose I could go to the computer/soft synth for that, but then that would add more $$$ to the mix

Alright... I'm off to research the Fantom Xa.

Thanks again for your help!