If you feel the Triton Studio keyboard is unfriendly then the Triton Rack is definitely not for you. With the keyboard version of the Triton you have the touch screen which makes it much easier to navigate the parameters of the Triton. There are also less menus used on the keyboard version. The Triton rack is a great sounding unit with lots of expansion possibilities but by no means is it what I would classify as easy to use. If you haven't dealt much into serious synthesis or editing then avoid the Triton Rack.