Hi Donnie:

My arranger is not used for performing in public like most of the talented folks here. Being a songwriter, I'll use the instruments (Yamaha calls them voices) needed for the sound of the song being created and/or demonstrated in an eventual MP3 file. I write in several genres and some need more instruments or even an orchestra... while others, considerably less. One of my pet peeves with Yamaha styles... they don't seem to understand the need for a flat-top guitar, a lap-steel or dobro for country and country rock genres.

Everything else about Arranger KB's is nothing but positive in my opinion. Being able to prepare a demo of an original song is a Godsend and Arrangers are the best kept secret in most of the songwriting world.

Happy New Year, ----Dave Rice