Just to be clear, I do not have a mediastation. Also, I am not an apologist to the mediastation.

I just don’t like when people keep insulting and belittling us professional arranger players.

I and I suppose along with most other professional arrangers players would never buy an arranger just based on whether or not the OTB styles are TOTL. To me that is just ridiculous and a waste of money.

When I got my Genesys that was not even a consideration for me.

I buy an arranger so that I can make it my own. I am not just talking about making a style from scratch, but taking an existing style or parts of a style and putting my own personal touch.

On a gig, the styles I use are custom styles, which could be styles made from scratch or modified onboard styles.

I buy an arranger to last me a good 5-7 years. I build my custom sounds and personal style library. This way, my audience get to know me by my sound. Unlike some people, I don’t buy a keyboard to change in 2 years.

The technology on these newer arrangers to me is not the problem. It is whether or not they are easy to use on the fly and whether they are reliable which are the gripes I have with the Genesys.

The example I used with a Radio Shack keyboard support my point because how many pro musicians do you know who gig with a radio shack arranger. Probably none or not many. You know why because although they can probably use the keyboard just based on the styles, they know that there is much much more to a professional arranger that just OTB styles. Features is a major consideration.