......great comments from you guys here. I understand better what you're saying now that I spent the day going over the PA3x at Frank's place. My next step, when I get a minute, is to spend a few hours looking at PA3x videos on YouTube.

Stephen.....when you mentioned you went to AudioWorks, I thought that's what I'll do too and have Frank walk me through the steps....see what I'm doing wrong with the machine. BTW, I made sure we went through the EQ process, and I clearly heard how it enhanced the hi-hat.

When I first played it and got excited, it was over the versatility of the unit. I'm still excited about that.....I've never seen a keyboard that you can do so much with. But...as I thought about it more, the dance styles were just plain hanging me up. I don't agree with a lot of those patterns. There's something about them that doesn't sit right with me. But, as Bachus and John C. said......I could always make my own.....or convert from the styles I'm using now.

headphones....Gary and Montunoman...I hear what you're saying. It's just that I'm not used to headphones.....never, ever used them to play a keyboard. I'm more used to hearing the sound coming from a speaker.

Rikki....I'm talking mostly about the traditional sounds.....they seem to want to take you over. I don't feel keyboard manufacturers should take away those basic simple patters for trad styles. Every company should have basic styles in simple form on-board and THEN enhanced styles. As each generation of keyboards comes out, they find it necessary to give us "enhanced" trad styles and not include the basic stuff anymore. I'm really glad you're in this group with your experience with these styles and converting them. If I buy the PA3x, I hope you don't mind if I tap into some of your converted styles as we both seem to like "watered down" dance patterns.

Have any of you listened to the styles that come with the European version of the PA3x? Is that called the Musikant?

Mark