guys again triton and tyros they are cats and dogs-different species.

if you want
triton and motif -compare it.
PA and tyros -compare it.

triton(or motif)have pattern record,loop record,erase/add while loop etc-alot of pro seq funcs that you need in all in one instrument(which you can 90% do what a software seq could do in avarage daily sequencing).on board sound editing is deep unlike tyros(BTW PA's editing is deeper than tyros too)
in a workstation (in general)
single drum sounds can be edited,panned,gated,overdriven with tube emulation,delayed with tempo control,make them cry with believable pedal wah(with exp pedal and onboard assign controllers-knobs to ribbon),and yes effects are much better-no thin sounding reverb chips-it's for pro seq and production.

tyros and arrangers however come handy when you lay down multiple tracks (by using styles).play the bass track or every track except drums(minor adjustments needed) but they sound canned compared to a workstation,OK for live but not that great for a CD production.
if you go software route you'll want a workstation (d/t support and editing for specific synths)by major programs-(sonar to logic)and yes workstation sounds better than arranger in general.not to mention wkstations EFX sound much better.
triton pro x is 88 keys - ofcourse it's heavier.and yes piano is not great.but it has sampling that tyros can't do.it has performance mode that tyros lack.it has realtime knobs/arp that tyros does not have.
and ofcourse it lacks styles,color display,less poly, etc etc.

so again they are cats and dogs.


[This message has been edited by jamman (edited 12-17-2004).]