It's really a shame. I think manufacturers should simply stop marketing arrangers as distinctly different products from their workstations. As styles are nothing more than a realtime MIDI feature I just think all workstations should all have style mode as well as conventional sequencers. Then the same keyboard would appeal to both markets and avoid having to create separate products. I would be much more inclined to buy a Motif or a Kronos that also provided a style mode. Then arranger buyers would be pleased to get the additional workstation features and workstation buyers would enjoy the additional style options. It would be a win-win siutation and the manufacturers would get better sales on the one model.

It is really nothing for manufacturers to add style software features to a workstation. Yamaha and Korg have already done the RD for the Tyros and PA series ... so just add that to the Motif and Kronos and make everyone happier. Maybe they may have to add a few more style dedicated buttons but mostly it is just incorporating the software they already have. And I could even live with them simply reassigning existing buttons for style use like they already do for other modes.