Thanks for the help. Of course I still haven't ruled out the MOTIF yet either. I don't understand why YAMAHA makes two keyboards that essentially do the same thing but with different bells and whistles. Or am I wrong? What would would I be gaining with the MOTIF that I would lose with the 9000pro and vice versa? I'm not asking about the obvious specification differences that I can read about on the Yamaha website, but in terms of actually sitting down and making music. Can't I basically create the same thing on both?