I'm one of these "the arranger is a complete instrument" type of players, Joe. I have never hooked up my arranger to my PC. Any data transfer is usually via flashdrive. All recording and editing is done on the arranger.

I have used a controller with my arranger (arranger as slave unit)...in most cases it is an 88 note weighted action digital piano to give me a more familiar action when doing piano pieces.

Only software I use, other than used for CD burning, is by Michael Bedesem...one is a style editing program he made for me called StyleAdjust, and the other is MidiPlayerII which is used to edit midi files.

Ian