I have to agree with idatrod... The Motif has a very steep learning curve.. Especially for a beginner. However one of the members did make a good point when suggesting a synth along with your arranger. The Motif isn't a budget synth, but you might want to consider something like the Korg Triton Le.. It's a budget synth.. Not too hard on the pocket if you got the money, and the learning curve isn't as steep as the Motif. The Motif does not have styles, and is not an arranger meaning it doesn't have the auto accomp feature of the 740.. The Motif does however have preset drums beats. I think they is something like 50 or so... They're pretty good too.. Some nice hip hop stuff in there. The 740's still a great keyboard, and having it along with a synth like the Triton Le would be good.. Here's another idea.. You can get the best of both worlds with a Korg PA-80 or PA-60... It's basically an arranger with many synth functions like in depth voice editing.. There are several users here with the PA's as well.. I know Bluezplayer is one of them..

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