James, I do understand where you are coming from....and yes, Korg does have some fantastic sounds because of their sound engine.

It's not just the accessibility, but what is produced from a powerful synth engine.

I got all that.

I'm familiar with synths...I don't think I'm quite a newbie...I buy, restore, and sell vintage synths for a hobby....but, I can always learn a thing or three...as I always say, "I'm not young enough to know everything."

Again, it still boils down the the overall sound or character of the synth engine, much as it used to be in the days of the Prophet-5, Jupiter 8, and CS-80...tone generators have their own overall character.

I also have owned several Korgs...DW-8000, 01W ProX, two M1's, an MS-20, Wavestation EX...ahhh, you get the idea.

I haven't played a recent Korg arranger, but I have played plenty of Trinity, Triton, and X50, so I "get" the gist of the Korg sound...it's not one I'm totally keen on for arranger play, and I prefer Yamaha and Roland...no big deal, just my ears like those sounds.

But, as I said earlier, most, if not the majority, of arranger players are comfortable with simple sound editing...Korg addresses those that want more, and yes, their arrangers do have extraordinary capabilities.

Quite frankly, even with all that depth in programming available, they don't sound any better than Yamaha or Roland...just different, if that makes any sense.