To be honest Diki.., I think at the very least Roland could have added style recording. This is supposed to be (by their statements) an arranger workstation. What's the point of an arranger workstation that doesn't even have the ability to record user styles. I also agree that software is filling a lot of gaps you're not getting on the hardware.. however, even if it didn't have a 16 trk seq.., at the very least it being an arranger workstation, it should record user styles.

I also understand price point.., BUT in this case I have to point out that both of my previous (very dated) Yamaha PSR's (PSR-540 and PSR-550) $500 cheap arrangers they were too--had the ability to record user styles..., and although the sequencer was disk based--had WAY more recording power than both the GW-7 and GW-8.

Even if the GW didn't have a 16 trk recorder and just recorded user styles... I'd still say it was one hell of a bargain, because the user would at least have the ability to customize the board.