I currently own an entry level Yamaha Keyboard - the EZ-30. It features a simple sequencer and Flash ROM.

There is no disk drive and if you want to create a song you have to fully commit a one off performance to a track so you really need to have decided exactly what you want to do before you begin recording which, as a non-musician, isn't something I'm into.

What *I* like to do is to improvise and experiment with musical phrases with a view to being able to freely cut and paste them together.

With this in mind, I have been considering the Yamaha PSR 2100 but have also seen a lot of people praising Technics boards (which I hadn't previously heard of).

I wonder which makes and models of keyboard the knowledgeable would recommend as being the best for composing. I'm looking for ease of use, practicality and high quality voices that sound as much like authentic instruments (I'm very drawn to orchestral, folk and ethnic tones as well as the human voice) as possible.

If anyone can provide links to products, especially if they have sound samples and images of editing facilities - that would be super fab'.