Okay, I've owned my XP-60 a couple of years, and I still haven't gotten the hang of the darn thing. I use it off and on, and sometimes go weeks or months away from it, and each time I come back, I have to re-learn it. It is SO much harder to use than my ancient JW50 - it seems to use a completely different logic.

I love the sounds, and have filled it up with expansion boards, but I'm fed up with the usability problems I keep facing. So I'm thinking it's time for plan B. I'm very good with computers, and am thinking I might be better off using a computer to sequence the XP. I've got a decent PC with plenty of horsepower, so now I'm wondering, what's the best tool to use?

I'm interested both in pure sequencing software, and also in home recording software. I have a Roland digital multitrack recorder, but it's fairly hard to use, too, so I'm willing to do all my recording on my PC if necessary, although it would be a shame for the Roland multitrack to go unused. Oh well, there's always eBay...

So how about it? Anybody using sequencing software to drive their XP?

Thanks in advance!

-KC