Bachus, you are an expensive influence. LOL. I almost bought the 88 limited Edition of Kronos. However, the Kronos being 53 pounds I knew that I would never take it out to gigs or whatever. Still, I'll say it is a lot of keyboard for under 4 grand.

I would think that VIP 3.0 would be the best companion to many VSTs that musicians like you yourself own. There are a number of controllers that come with VIP3. A few models run from $99 to $130.

I can see how useful and versatile the Code 61 would be for me. I can use it to drive vArranger, a small Ketron module, and VSTs.

Fran, though I don't like Facebook, someone started a VIP 3 group on it, and one or two factory employees are involved. Lots of help and cooperation between the company and users.