Originally posted by Diki:
Well, there's a definite decline, just lately, and no-one's gone bankrupt... there goes that theory. And plenty of new product mostly seems to devolve into a 'my NEW arranger is better than yours' rather than a 'my old arranger is better than yours' most of the time  
Seems that it is a LOT easier for some to simply discuss specs than the far more difficult task of actually PLAYING music or talking about it. Even our 'cha-cha' friend, often the first to chide others for not practicing enough    rarely EVER posts about actually PLAYING music.
 rarely EVER posts about actually PLAYING music.
Sometimes I get the impression this is like a gardening forum, where they only discuss spades and forks, never gardening!Since I am a songwriter, over the past several years, I have posted plenty of songs done in arranger mode. I always appreciate feedback and sometimes I do get a good amount of it but it's not like anyone is waiting with baited breath to hear a new tune done on an arranger and the thread really takes off. Maybe that says something for my songwriting, haha. I finally gave up and said Screw it, if it's just me and guitar, I am posting it.
I pretty much suck at arranger but I fake out my audiences.
I go back to "If it's about music, it's fair game," make a post!