I was in my mid-30's when I started playing arranger type instruments, first the home organ type, like my old Yamaha D-85, but then I got a PS-55 (first Yamaha arranger with PCM drums) and then a PS-6100 (used FM similar to DX-7), and I was really hooked.

We went gaga over the PS-55's 16 styles back then, and then the the PS-6100 wowed us with 40! Unbelievable!!!!

A friend, fellow Caper, and new SZ'er DMAC (Donnie) still has his PS-6100 (amongst a shed load of other keyboards) and it works like new...Yamaha made great quality stuff back then too.

This was before Roland introduced the E-series arrangers, beginning with the E-20, and sent all the other manufactures scrambling back to the development labs to try and compete with it's incredibly life-like and comprehensive sounds and styles.

Finally, the playing field leveled and now Korg and Yamaha are the only ones left making the TOTL flagship models, although Roland is still pretty competitive with the new MOTL BK-9.

Now, after all that history lesson, my original point was that 32 isn't too unusual for an arranger user. More people are discovering just how powerful (and convenient) they are.

Ian