If you try to sequence an entirely original piece of music note for note instrument by instrument on any hardware or software sequencer the process is likely to be very similar. It doesn't matter if the sequencer is in an arranger keyboard like the Korg PA products or the Kronos workstation .

Both workstation user and arranger player would use the instrument to flesh out the main shape of their song or production. That will involve manually playing each instruments ,the chords rhythms and some of the effects. But anyone using a workstation professionally to produce anything more than a rough sketch will more than likely use a computer to do the mastering and mix down of the finished product.

You can do that on an arranger or synth workstation .

You can talk all day about the extent to which sound can be manipulated, or how many synth engines are on the Kronos or how many different effects can be applied to an individual track. But it's clear that a great deal can be done in terms of sound manipulation on a korg arranger and not simply just transposing the notes an Octave !

And just how many synth engines does anyone need for 90% of the music that is produced today? How many hit songs were composed and produced entirely by one work station ? None or virtually none .

Listen to any Kronos demonstration and you will hear the same kinds of sounds or similar sounds used on the Korg arranger . They are mainly pianos electric pianos organs stringed instruments horns percussion and pads . The same demos are used on almost all workstations in terms of the selection of instruments chosen. Does it take 9 synth engines to do that ?The answer is no ! Are those same sounds found on an arranger keyboard? The answer is yes. So who are these pro workstation demonstrations aimed at if they are using the same sounds you can find on an arranger and sequencing in the same way I do on my korg arranger ? Strange