Diki,
I agree with some of your points, but it's more difficult to program "trance" beats using an arrangers style recorder. It's the way the patterns/styles are recorded using the arranger functions, and also some limitations.

Recording Trance beats on say a Motif, is quite simple. Then chaining those patterns together is very easy as well. With pattern chaining you can put the backing tracks together much more quickly on say a Motif, Triton, or Fantom.

With the arranger style recorders, it can get a little "jumpy" when recording the "fill-ins" and getting them to trigger properly.

Squeak

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 12-20-2005).]