I guess it's all in how we play too. We all have slightly different timing nuances. That is often one of the defining qualities when we look at someone who is considered a "great" or a master of their instrument.

As far as the timing between Korg and Yamaha arrangers, for me, it's just the opposite. When I've recorded songs to midi files with an arrangement as the base of the song, I've usually found that the timing is off more when I play around with a sequence that started on a Yamaha arranger as opposed to the PA80.

Some of the fills are bad on the PA80, but I also think it's also that 2 fills don't match all 4 variations very well for some styles. I've replaced a fair amount of the factory styles anyway, so the styles aren't an issue at all for me.

The PA80 is far from perfect, but for live play, out of all the boards I've used, it's the one I can live best with. I like the PSR9k, but don't want to carry it back and forth all of the time. I thought the 2000 might be the answer, but aside from that it seemed so fragile that it might break if I even moved it the wrong way, there were too many bugs in the OS for me to rely on it. I know that mine seemed to have more than its' share of bugs, but I constantly see evidence that other users are perplexed as well at times. At least the OS in my PA80 has been rock solid, with no issues whatsoever after a year plus of use.

What else is left out there ? I have never liked the Roland arranger OS. I haven't even seen a Ketron or a Technics, and I wouldn't even consider plunking down 3 grand or so without an extensive period demoing a board.. so ... I'll live with the PA80, and ya know what ? I'm still pretty happy with it, even after a year + . It has a ton of features that I do like, so I'm not changing arrangers again til ( if ever ) someone can make a board that I like a lot better.

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 06-08-2002).]