"Give us what we want (rather than what you think we OUGHT to be using) and we'll beat a path to your door".

See the US Auto industry for an example.


The way I see it Americans are simply not aware of how good Arrangers are for professional use. I'm 54 been in the music performance industry professionally since 1992. Been playing since the early 70's and writing songs. I saw my FIRST arranger after I retried in 2006, moved the SC, shopped for a Yamaha Baby Grand for the wife. Was hired to work PT and sat in front of a Clavinova, I had never realized th technoliogy was available. I had Triton,DX7s, Proteus,Roland, Alesis keyboards. Bought them at Guitar Centers and some local music stores in San Diego,Las Vegas....I never ran across an arranger. Probably becasue I never entered a PIANO store.

Now My wife who is the real deal and played for major shows reading down charts and as a single for 30+ years never heard of them until I brought a CVP305 home for awhile. She was blown away as was I.

It Seems here in the States People don't mind hearing acts playing along with tracks. whether CD,Sequencers, or Arrangers. To the Audience there are sounds they hear but "no one's" playing. It does not matter their origin. A page from the Karaoke book I suppose which is very popular here.

If I'm reading this board right, in Europe Tracks are not accepted but Arrangers are. I see them as one and the same. It's mostly tracks that are being sequenced, albeit with some more control than over a CD or sequencer. But they are still hearing drums, horns, strings, with no drummer, horn or string section within a 100 feet.

Now i Figured if I never heard of them, and my wife never heard of them. There has to be a whole lot of American people who don;t know the power of them and how flexible and great they sound. I'm find that to be true spending a lot of time in a music store that sells them. Those who do know o them buy them for home use and others don't get to see them used live. I am amazed that of all the places here in Myrtle Beach there are OMB jobs n one uses an Arranger. It's baffling because they are so much better then CDs or sequences in live performance.

All that said It's no small wonder Ketron and Wersi cannot get traction here. YAMAHA TYROS and KORG PA series are minuscule when compared to their Workstations in the US. Roland seems to have given up completely in a market where they have great Workstation sales.

[This message has been edited by Kingfrog (edited 01-13-2009).]