Tony, wrong thread, I think (talk about being overdressed for the wrong occasion!)...

Fran........ Yes, this is what I'm talking about! It's not about how good my keyboard is, it's about how much better it could be.

To be honest, I would prefer several features to be taken OFF of arrangers, as well as some additions. Why clutter an already complex keyboard with functions performed better on computers?

Who sequences (records) on the gig? Few, if any. Make the sequencers simple playback devices, but with awesome live locate features and highly advanced playlist control. I'd rather use a computer ANY DAY to sequence with.

Who uses their arranger's HD recording on the gig? Few, if any. It's much easier to use a recording device off the mixer if you HAVE to record the gig, and once again, I'd MUCH rather record to a computer at home.

Who uses their sampler a LOT on the gig? Few, I imagine. Until USB 2 or faster is used to load them, 512MB memory isn't much use if it takes an hour to load.....! Plus, the T2's sampler is very poor at importing sample libraries already developed, and Yammie have come out with very little for it..... Why, oh why are modern keyboards (not just arrangers) over 100X slower than computers in loading sample RAM? Somebody explain this one to me....

Beware the Roland VK section in their arrangers...... the reverb send is pre-Leslie and the overdrive is post-mixer. They have to fix this. It's still good, but could be MUCH better.......

I've got a thread over at the Danish G70 site about improvements to the NEXT G-series, pop over and see if you agree..... http://www.selskabsmusikeren.dk/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=60&topic=1654.0