While I'm waiting for my new Tyros2, I thought I'd join the topic about "fluffy styles" and who's really a musician. I like styles. That's what I use as a basis for writing and performing original music (lots of respect for folks who perform all the classic songs; I used to do it myself years ago and may do it again). I think of myself as an "arranger"-type player; i.e., I play full chords with my left hand and comp along with my right. I believe if you play aggressively and competently with you right hand, people get the point. Sometimes, I even explain about backing rhythm tracks if someone asks "where'd those horns come from." Also, I do turn off tracks sometimes if simple sounds better, but I'm not afriad to let the styles go. Like I said. . .it's what I do. I play songs based on Yamaha or other styles, tweaked to suit me. Sometimes when I wonder if this is faking it somehow, I remember all those times of playing with some guy hacking on an out of tune guitar or banging away on a drum kit without a clue. Thanks again to Synthzone for several years of great info as a lurker.
Peace out, DerfM