I totally agree with both Ian and diki. How you use the sequencer is not of any consequence so long as you get the musical output that you intended even if you start it on board and finish it on a computer . But...... Yamaha is definately losing the potential extra sales because they have omitted an onboard sequencer with the detail that is available on competion keyboards. I have never decided to NOT buy an instruiment becuase it had a feature on it that i rarely use. But i have chosen not to buy an instrument because it did not have a functions that i wanted.I wont hijack the thread any further although i guess these posts are actually relevant.