Hi to everybody
Jamman, I'm totally agree with you concerning the non convenient arranger functions on the Korg keyboards.But, I would tend to go further in the critical points (and it's just my opinion concerning PA60&80. I don't know the PA1X, but it seems there is similar defects ). The first time I used my PA60 i was amazed by those "demonstrative" styles [the sound quality is unanimously recognized], but after various applications, I realised that most of the styles are overloaded and very difficult to use like that; I have experimented all you mentioned as major problems (and I confirm about the numerous non adequate "fill-in").I even add that in a certain number of styles, the bass is not well balanced, often bad modulated and sounds rather indefinite.
In parallel, you talked about some Yam characteristics which indeed seduce me (I didn't have the possibility to try their latest arrangers ), but if we have the possibility to mix the rythmic within the internal styles or recurring to specific functions like the PSR K1's "easy song arranger", I think I will seriously think to the next Tyros2 rather than PA1X.
In my country (France), in the forums devoted to arrangers, the debate also tends to go in favor to Yam arrangers but Korg is appreciated for its powerful editing possibilities but, above all, because it can offer plenty of oriental styles; Yam would be less exotic and have more european conventional styles. Unless the Tyros 2...