Diki, when I guesstimated 2%, I should have said of the AMERICAN MARKET. I think the market share between 'home users' and 'working musicians' ('Pro' has a different meaning for me as I don't consider every working musician a pro) is very different in European, Asian, and Mid-Eastern markets. I believe this is important and partly explains why these markets seem to affect or influence design more than American users. I would love to know what percentage of the Arranger market we (Americans) make up. I'm guessing less than 20%, given the seeming popularity of these type instruments in Europe and Asia.

So maybe instead of looking at the division between 'home user' and 'pro', we should be looking at 'America' and 'OTHER' when trying to determine who influences Arranger keyboard design and features. Just a thought.

chas

PS: We (American musicians) DO buy a lot of synths/workstations and they DO listen to us a little more in those areas. Something to think about.