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Originally posted by Seamaster:
Trouble is, as Diki has often pointed out, the "open" arrangers like Lionstracs (and Wersi) are doomed to be an obscure curiosity in the industry until such time as they have the talent the likes of Roland, Korg etc have programming styles for them. An arranger succeeds or fails purely on the basis of its styles. Everything else is just gravy. Without compelling, musical, styles an arranger - however well specified it might be otherwise - is just another keyboard.



Correction...The MediaStation is an "open keyboard"....not an "open arranger"...It is not "just another arranger"....

The MS is not the average keyboard...thus the owners/users are also "Not" average..

I would never base my purchase of an "arranger" keyboard on existing styles...to me a style is a style...The ability to edit or add styles are more important than what ships from the factory..

Also for me...The capabilities to do "all" aspects of keyboard players needs...makes the keyboard..not just the arranger section..

I want a keyboard that can stand on it's own, as a piano..organ...synth...A board that can sequence/edit..a board that can handle the mixing on the gig...a board with a great mic input and effects...Least on my list is the "auto" play of the arranger mode..I use this mode, but sparingly, and edited the way I want it ...not the way the factory wanted I and everyone else to sound..

Fortunately..I have this in my 2 main keyboards..The MediaStation, and the G70...
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