Rikki,

I am selling it because I am not playing live at the moment (since Sept 05). I was playing 2 nights per week for 2 years using the 9000pro. I really do not want to sell it but it has been in the box for nearly a year (besides we need the money to help with renovations!).

The 9000pro will not be replaced with a dedicated arranger. I bought a laptop early last year with the goal of going software based using a controller keyboard. However because I never had much spare time I didn't get to set up the laptop properly for live use i.e. making sure sounds and styles were equal or better than the 9000pro.

In fact I am also thinking of selling my Korg SG1 weighted controller, my 61 note Kawai controller and my laptop (IBM T42 thinkpad fully decked out - dual boot XP general/music, 2Gb ram, two internal hard disks 60Gb 7200rpm system disk, 40Gb samples disk etc etc). The laptop will be especially hard to part with , but I have a brand new laptop provided with my job as well as a new desktop at home.

To answer your question, the replacement for the keyboards will probably be a Roland FP2 (good sounds and key feel, basic arranger styles, onboard speakers, light weight, USB). This will allow me (and the kids) to just power up and play without a computer, or I can run software instruments with the computer - all I need is time and money .

Kind regards,
Mark