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.
Another way to look at it is the
talent will be in the hands of the user for the 'open' systems. What I mean is the person who purchases an open system is typically going to be more technically advanced and has the desire to create their own styles. The trouble as I see it is there are just not many arranger players, at least in the U.S., with the level of programming expertise to be able to take advantage of instruments like the MediaStation. Or if someone does have the knowledge, they may just not want to take the time.
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Wm. David McMahan
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