Yes, Yamaha does things their own way, which of course, they think is the best for their purposes.

I think the higher prices of Yamaha's arrangers (as opposed to workstations) pay for the R&D.

I've played the Motif (and the Fantom G) many times, and they have great sounds, but, since they don't have enough arranger features/functions for my needs, I'm quite content to use the Tyros3/PSR-S900.

Ian