Originally posted by Diki:
Obviously, you are not going to get close to the sound of an E80 in an arranger that costs over $2000 LESS, but specs aside, the mid-line Roland arrangers should fit many people's needs, especially in the area of ease-of-use. Roland's style and SMF 'tweaking' utilities are still some of the best and easiest to use in the industry, and the overall feel and ease of use of the OS may persuade many away from more complex to use arrangers, without giving up good styles and sounds.
I sure hope you're right because I am thinking of giving up my POWERFUL VA76 for the E-50.
zuki