chas you know i love you and have genuine respect for your music chops.

Listen to this demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwj4YN1eg4o

and if you have time this one by Jordan Rudess http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7Ddzo7k80

Then answer these simple questions :

1. Who is this instrument aimed at ?
2. During thes demos particularly steve Mcnally, can you tell if a sequence has been used, an arp/style midi SMF or just a combi ?
3. What, if anything distinguishes this performmance from what could be achieved on a high end Korg arranger for example ?
4. The demonstrator clearly did not play all the sounds you heard from the demo himself. Like arranger keyboards. Do you think real musicians might take this insrtument on stage or in the studio and use it in a similar way to this demonstration ? If not whyu do you think it was demonstrated this way ?

Whether people look down at arramngers or not its clear that auto accompaniment /arps are useful to both arrangers and pro workstation users .....

Jordan Rudess said that when he touches a musical instrument he is looking for inspiration . He was using Karma in one of his demos to illustrate the fact.

if that were not true you would not be seeing arranger features creeping in on EVERY Pro workstation from the motif to the M3,M50 Krono Roland fantom G etc

Its only a matter of time before we wont even be having a debate about arrangers and worksation. Trust me on that.

And i still respect your views my brother even though they are blinkered :-)

Cheers

Worth (arranger user and proud of it)