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It's a bit of a pain to program; however, with it's cryptic interface and hexadecimal and binary code - fun if you are a scientist cloning sheep, I suppose. Hey, I like an intellectual challenge, just not when I'm trying to be creative with music.

Personally, I just use it for it's keyboard to play my Oberheim OB-3 organ module and rack gear. If I want to change a sound, parameter, volume, split point, etc., I do it from the rack and not from the KX76. This way I don't have to deal with it's user interface as my rack gear is smarter and more user friendly anyway.

I picked mine up around 1990 in mint condition for $400. At that time they were going new for around $1400 if I'm remembering correct. It's quite possible that the KX88 is still in production as I was surprised to still see them new in stores around 1994. The last price I remember on a new KX88 was approximately $1800. I wouldn't pay that much for one, but if you need a comfortable playing extended keyboard, and can get one for a reasonable price, a KX76 or KX88 would be worth looking into.