Not long ago a person COULD buy an arranger for under $900 and record user styles. Problem is these keyboard companies have gotten so greedy that they've dropped this feature on lower models. If a $499 PSR-540 and PSR-550 could record user styles then there is no way in hell why a $900 Roland can't do the same thing. Serioulsy how much would it have cost to add user style recording to a keyboard that cost $895...?

It's all greed man. Yamaha's rep responses are a good example on the Motif forum. Yammie's MM6 has gotten a lot of complaints about some basic features missing. Everytime you mentioned something about the MM6 missing (something that's a basic feature you should find on ANY keyboard claiming to be a synth).., Yamaha's response was always.., "You want this feature.., buy the MO 6/8".

With technology getting so cheap today.., there's no reason IMO why a $900 arranger shouldn't be able to record user styles. If current cellphones have higher technology than the freakin lunar module of 69 and sell for much less than what it cost to build that thing.., then there's NO REASON a $900 arranger can't record user styles. It's GREED! simple as that. Makers are dropping these features on models to push the sales of upper line... $900 for an arranger that can't record styles or even freakin loop record..., geez! Hell the Roland Juno-G does circles around the GW-8 and does it for a mere $100 more.

Think about that... Juno-G has 4 track audio recording, 128 note poly, 16 trk seq with loop, twice the synth power, SRX expansion, and TADAAA!!!!! DRUM ROLL!!!... Fantom Sounds... The G sells for $995....

I know one's an arranger and one a synth, but can't you see my point? If Roland can pack as much as they did in the Juno-G for $995..., there's no excuse for an $895 arranger keyboard not being able to record user styles..., and not being as crippled in the recording section as the GW-8 is.

Also you can't expect everyone to go the software route Diki--just because you feel it's the best. Since when did using your keyboard to record userstyles become "outdated".







[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 07-12-2008).]