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Message: [QUOTE="Jane, post: 165236, member: 5311"] Hi, Does anyone know of an arranger keyboard geared towards composition rather than live performance, or a workstation with built in speakers, that is simple to learn? I will be using the keyboard mainly for sketching musical ideas (classical pieces and some ambient/electro). Portability and simplicity are key concerns so I was looking at an arranger keyboard, rather than a workstation. However my concern with buying an arranger is that I simply won't be using any of the live performance features such as the accompaniment styles, the intro's, fills etc, so am I wasting money by having to pay for features that I'm not using? My priorities would be a good sequencer, with lots of memory for different songs, and flexibility for composition, (such as being able to change the time signature in the middle of songs). As I say this would only be for sketching musical ideas, so the quality of sounds is not my first priority, although it obviously would be a bonus. Currently am looking at the Yamaha PSR-S710 (available for around £700). It seems to tick all the boxes, but again am I waisting money by paying for all those backing styles, intro's fills etc that I'm not using. Are there arrangers out there without any of that. Was looking to spend between £400 - £800 though could stretch to more if the right instrument was out there. Any recommendations would be most appreciated! :) [/QUOTE]