hi all,

i am a beginner and i am considering buying a psr-280 at $200. here are my questions:

1. i learnt from the official site that this 61-key touch sensitive keyboard is compatible to general midi. is it a good choice for me doing some sample-based music with cakewalk's sonar?

2. basically what i need is a hardware which serves as a midi input (the controller) and a sound module. does this keyboard work well in these two areas?

3. i visited my local dealer shop and actually tried this model. i found there are two panels of sound, the yamaha's awe set and the general midi set. the former sounds much better than the GM set. so what i want to know is that, is it possible to call out yamaha's better panel, in addition to the GM set, by doing this configuration:

psr midi out -> sound card midi in
sound card midi out -> psr midi in
psr phono out -> sound mic in

i am not that "pro" and the above might be a bit confusing but please give me some advice.

wesley