After discussions in another thread, the following occurred to me
The Tyros & Yamaha series of arrangers + Korg, Roland and Ketron were developed (Sounds, styles, features etc.) mainly in the UK, Germany, Italy and Asia, with specialist versions being made for certain smaller markets
There have also been plenty of 3rd party sounds and styles developed for these instruments from many countries around the world.
As far as I am aware however, there has only been minimal input from the US, which I find quite amazing considering the amount of musical diversity over there. (There are stacks of sounds, loops and features developed by the US for Workstations and computer based music systems)
Does anybody know why? As it seems strange that musicians in the US don’t produce US styles and sounds for them, when the rest of the world is pretty prolific in doing so
Curious
Bill
I agree with you on third party styles, but the built in styles and sounds are a different story.. One example is the Country Music styles and sounds on Yamaha that would never be confused with anything but USA based. Another is Swing and Jazz with Big Band Styles and Sounds based on American performers from the past. I could include R&R from the 60's and other than British beats, they are all made with U.S. songs in mind.
I'm sure when Yamaha set out to develop sounds and styles for Arrangers, that someone from North America would have input into what they should sound like. If they were ALL developed in other Countries, they fooled me, because they are perfect for most all songs produced in the U.S.
Just my opinion, but I think Yamaha Arrangers have a near perfect World diversity platform...whoever was the developer. Latin and World yes, could be more diverse, and this is why non U.S. based third party styles are popular because of a need in those countries for more.
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