Beakybird,
As a beginner, this is what I am ignorant about, I am familiar with cakewalk, and I guess what you're saying is, for the keyboards to be real effective, they are not "stand alone" solutions. Do I in fact need a computer sequencing tool such as cakewalk? My next question is this, How do you manage your song creation process? Example, can you take me from the start of your process to finish. Looking for techniques and recommendations. What do you record first, then how do you store , mix, edit and record your music. You don't need to get into intense details, just an overview with some recommended reading or web sites that will educate me more. I am quickly becoming a sponge in my free time. Thanks for your response. I look forward to your comments

Brian