Fran & Esh: Thanks for filling us in with your capsulated summaries. I look forward to reading the full review as soon as my subscription copy arrives.

On the subject of Keyboard Magazine itself, though it doesn't cover arranger keyboards much, it's come a long way from a mere 5 years ago, when not only were there absolutely no arranger kb reviews, but arranger kbs were not even mentioned in the new products section. Now, new model arrangers are typically included in the new product annoucements section.

I for one, continue to enjoy reading Keyboard Magazine. Not only does it include reviews of the latest keyboard related equipment/software, but I especially enjoy the articles about legendary, as well current and upcoming keyboard artist-composers, as well as keyboard playing tips from them. One of my fav KB mag features (monthly) is: "PLAY" in which the magazine's featured artist shares their keyboard playing secrets, with different specific tips tailored for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced player, of which frequently includes music transcriptions of their music as performed on their CD. I especially enjoyed Bill Evan's classic rendition of "My Romance" in the Dec 2005 issue. I enjoy reading about the varied artists & styles of keyboard inspired music even if it's not specifically arranger keyboard oriented (yet). Once interest among the aspiring American synth/keyboard musician buying public becomes more widespread in this Country, keyboard magazine articles specifically targeted to arranger players should follow, but this can't happen until respectability for arrangers among legitimate musicians takes hold here, and the key (I believe) is gaining arranger keyboard endorsements from widely respected pro keyboard/composer musicians in the field. - Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 01-26-2006).]