KFingers -

Thanks for the reply! I think you may have helped me immeasurably.

So I can just download styles from the web and then put them via floppy into the XD3? And this is all saved in RAM? You mentioned that you could get around 35 styles before running out of memory. Does this mean in addition to the ones already on the XD3? So basically I could have all of the styles inherent in the XD3 and then add around 35 more that I find on the web, or that I design, and then just gig with that? If so, that's all I need.

Also, what is your opinion of the sounds on the XD series? I have heard mp3s on the Ketron website that are unbelievable, and have heard user mp3s that are terrible - the guitars sound like keys. I'm trying to figure out what it would sound like live in front of an amp. Do you know where I can hear demos of any XD styles that I could download?

Since I'm an accordionist, who can't and doesn't sing, I think that the XD3 without the hard drive just might do the trick.

Thanks again for the help.