Hey!
I dont think you can call SD1 a hard to learn arranger...yesterday, a friend of mine called me to give a help with a new Roland E60.I thought I'm good with arrangers(I had Roland VA76 before SD1)but I was so confused with all the displays and menus!Is more like a PC than a keyboard.
SD1 needs a couple of hours to get familiar with screens and buttons...that's all.But ,if you really want to know the keyboard, midi,stuffs,sampler,vocalist,Eq,effects...and if you really want to "drive" the machine,you need at least 6 months,just you and the manual.Of course, there are a lot of question you cant find a direct answer in the manual, but slowly and slowly you'll find your own way to read between the lines.
And..here we are, Ketroners, ready to advice and help each other, isnt it?
BTW check this out...whatt you can do with samplers and midis http://home.no.net/viocaia/ketron.htm
Vio