I have used Synths in the past and they require far too much work to get going. I like playing live arranger mode and switching through reg banks and OTS the fly. It also promotes more improvising in live play.
An 8 part Live Arpeggiator doesn’t cut it. Remember u still need upper and lower Voices on top of that which isn’t possible in that environment.
I am left feeling I probably should have went for the Korg PA1000 which was even a cheaper option.
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Roland G70 / Roland BK9 / Roland GW8-L / Yamaha Motif XS / Technics KN6500