Is this a fair question or have styles become more universal between manufactures? To replace my FP5 Roland for performance and writing I've been looking at a Fantom X7 lately and it has some wonderful abilities. Its 16 touch sensitive pads can be assigned to trigger anything from simple to complex long passages during song playback (something I looked for quite a while) but using it as a song writing tool is not nearly as simple as an arranger. The sounds are far better than any arranger I've ever come across but it also doesn't as easily replace a drummer for an evening as an arranger will.
I am a piano player and need 76 decent feeling keys (Fantom X6 action is good enough) and I don't think I want a module. I'd like 128 polyphony and assignable outs to route a click track to a drummer.It needs to weigh in at less than 40lbs and I don't have to have speakers. I do need good Brazilian and generic latin styles or a way to get them loaded. I'm also not hung up on having the latest arranger or even a new one for that matter. Any suggestions for me.
thanks
Mike