Originally Posted By: Dnj
the music that can be created itself,......this one is better then this one, etc, etc, etc, what can be achieved musically through a players talent using these incredible arranger KB machines is what should concentrated on. Or has these arranger Kb's spoiled many regarding playing talent with all their automation features lessening ones playing abilities in a false sense thinking the latest & greatest model somehow makes you a better player for some unknown reason?
What are your thoughts?


I am not a performing player, and might be whats comsidered the typicall home arranger player that wants to improve his skills continously...

Arrangers are perfect for just sit and play, choose your style and play your mellody, relax while playing, choose different styles or voices with the same song, eddit your sounds and settings till it sounds like you want and save as a registration.. For me its fun and relaxing.. I enjoy myself this way atleast an hour a day..

Next to that there is the other part of me, that tries to continously improve his skills, recently started taking piano lessons agains and excersis for atleast an hour each day behind the piano..

And then one night a week i teach my neffews, not as much as a musicteacher, but more about how to use their arranger.. And what can be done with it.. I leave the music teaching to a real keyboard teacher..

There is also the part of my that will soon start rehearsing with a few old friends for a gig with a newly formed cover band... And they needed a keyboard player on top of their piano player...


But when it comes to arrangers and keyboards in general, i am allways looking for new creative tools, not to improve my skills with, not even because i want to sound better, but mostlly because i am looking for new toys to be creative with.. A good example is Karma on the Kronos, its so easy to get lost in tome with that for hours and hours...

My keyboards are my toys, and just like any other kid, i fantasise amd dream about new toys to explore..
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