thanks Chas. I have listened to Cory for the last 2 yaers now and he just inspires me to want to play more . He's the real deal for sure .

I am not in my corner saying that any arranger is the same as a dedicated workstation. Not at all.

But I am saying that the Korg pa arranger, ( I cant speak for other manaufacturers products) is more similar to a workstation than different. And I say that as someone that uses it 50% as a workstation .

clearly the majority of workstation users are not owners of multimillion dollar studios, they dont play out of the highest fidelity speakers, they dont often get paid and they dont play to the most discerning audiences who have come to hear the pristine sound of their latest aquisition.

Similarly, most multi-million dollar studios do not sequence all the tracks plug-in all the instruments microphones bases guitarists through one keyboard . Presumably because they have dedicated equipment for the specific purpose. But that doesn't stop most workstations and to some extent certain arrangers from having similar functions to these.

Is that fair comment so far ?

I would go further to say that most workstation users are in fact hobbyists and weekend warriors whose full-time job is not making music and so they are not concerned about buying the most expensive equipment or how long it takes them to craft some music for their own enjoyment or for others .

And there may be a few talented and dedicated enthusiasts that really get under the hood of their workstation and who knows, some one might say that 9 synth engines is not enough for their needs ..they need 12 and the Kronos does not cut it anymore. But i gaurantee you that a fair amount of them dont go much deeper into the full functionality of their workstation than some of us with our arrangers.

Nows thats just my personal view Chas and I accept it's not the Gospel truth or the most authoritative opinion . but it is based on my experience of working with keyboard musicians in particular and watching discussion on other keyboard forums and my own experience in making music.I understand you used to own a fantom G (maybe you still do) but i'll bet you have not got under the hood of that beast or your korg PA1X for that matter but it did not stop you from owning them and enjoying them .

Is that fair comment ?

the simple point I am making is that for most functions that a workstation user requires ,1 keyboard covers most (not all) the bases and its an arranger like the Korg PA. But its not marked that way for monetary reasons and not because of lack of features and functions.

Sometimes the tone of my postings doesn't come across very well. I am not trying to be argumentative .and I'm not defending any particular keyboard whether it's my korg PA 1X or my brothers motif Xs or my nephew's fantom x . All of which I have used . I'm just entering i hope in friendly discussion information and hopefully enlightenment about the capabilities of some of these tremendous instruments that we play but rarely fully utilise or are not even aware exist in most cases .

PS I am really pleased to see you posting on the forum every now and again. It's always a treat . I miss Ian and dare I mention the name Dikki too .


Edited by spalding1968 (06/26/14 06:51 AM)