Yep, I'm inclined to agree with you there, Gary.

Nothing, in my opinion, is so immediately gratifying as an arranger in being able to create music.

I'm comfortably lazy, and being able to do a whole evening of music by just picking a style and playing left hand chords and Right hand melody is one of my most favorite (and lucrative) pastimes.

If being able to create music so easily costs a bit more than a workstation, I'm not going to complain one tiny bit.

No wonder workstations are cheaper...you actually have to "work" to make a song, so you should be at least compensated for your efforts.

I've made oodles of money with Yamaha PSR arranger keyboards and had a wonderful time doing so...it wasn't work at all, except perhaps for moving the equipment, and having a light and powerful arranger like the PSR made even that task a very easy one.

I've never considered playing music "work"...I guess that's why it's called "playing" ...it has been a passionate interest and hobby that became a great source of income and the ticket to an interesting social life.

Ian