Diki, the makers have had some attempts in that type of arranger. Remember the Roland EG-101. There was also the original Yamaha DJX. Now Yammie released the MM6, which is a new modern DJX.

I agree that they're NEVER going to get the attention of the younger crowd as long as they continue with the styles most commonly found on arrangers. Honestly I don't think they really want to attract the younger buyers. The marketing for arrangers is really screwed up IMO.

Here's one for ya. I got this response from a Yamaha rep just over a year ago when I was helping a friend start up his store, and helping him decide what he could bring in in terms of keyboards.

Well we talked to a Yamaha rep. What that son-of-a-bi~#@ said in response to one my questions nearly got him strangled on the spot.

We got to talking about how arrangers aren't catching the attention of the younger crowd,,, blah blah blah. The topic of the higher price tags on the upper end arrangers came up. I asked him why in the hell does Yamaha charge so much for their flagship arrangers? I asked why does a Yamaha Tyros for example cost more than a Motif, considering the Motif had a more indepth feature list and was more pro orientated?

His response: Well the "home player" and the intended market they're designed for are more willing to pay the higher prices because they don't know any better. He said, many are "retired" play at home thus will pay the price. MAN THAT PISSED ME OFF SOMETHING BAD!

I think Yamahas (for example) idea of attracting the younger tatooed crowd is the MM6. It's all MONEY. The new Motif XS is an excellent example. The Motif XS dances circles around the spec list of a Tyros 2. Yet the Tyros 2 costs $1200-$1300 more than the Motif XS6? What in the hell makes the tools on the Tyros 2 more important to the user than the tools on a Motif XS6 to that user that justify that price difference??? Especially considering the Motif XS has the Expanded Super Articulation voices, and the Tyros2 has the first generation SA voices, which were a HUGE marking aspect of the T2.

Squeak