Hi Sheriff: I certainly understand the concern about cost, but to bring a little more perspective on this. Quite a few people seem willing to spend DOUBLE the cost of the MusicPad Pro just to upgrade their current keyboard to the latest (current) model. Considering the fact that sheet music, lead sheets, or lyrics are often an equally important element to helping us create music on our keyboard, I believe (if one's current keyboard is adequate sounding, that investing in a device such as the MusicPad Pro a worthy investment. No more having to drag a stack of fakebooks to a gig, and find the song in the OTHER fakebook which I left at home. - Scott