You are definitely a better man than me, Ian

I don't expect to get comfortable with ANYTHING new in just a week or so! Took me a year to get used to the DX7's programming...

I definitely have issues with the PLACEMENT of a few buttons (Fill Rit. is a bit small, and the Part transpose buttons are in the middle of the screen, rather than at the bottom - that's the only function I would prefer physical buttons for) but their activation is 100% reliable.

I sympathize with the visually impaired (heck, my own eyesight ain't what it used to be!) but can't really see round the issue, and am loathe to use Yamaha's system, which requires a LOT more button pushes to call up all the different screens. You know me... I'm playing with both hands - I haven't got time for much screen navigation while I play!

In this case, with the buttons and screen layout, for the visually impaired I would definitely recommend the Yamaha's lack of touch screen. But for those still with sight, I can't tell you how easy the Roland screen is to use! It drives me crazy playing a FantomG or MotifXS now, as I keep hitting the damn screen and nothing happens! I can't WAIT for an arranger with a nice big 12" widescreen touch display (sort of like the Neko's)!
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