@Kabinopus

Currently, I think the way to achieve the best final product in a non-live situation if trying to create older music is to use an arranger to create a MIDI file and then substitute the individual parts with VSTI’s. And for this, it really doesn’t matter much the difference between a TOTL arranger and a consumer level one, as long as it can play the styles from a higher tier arranger at all.

Run a basic arranger drum part through BFD or Supreme Drums etc, do some basic note editing, you’ve got something a Genos or PA4X struggles to equal and usually fails. Same with bass guitar VSTI’s, orchestral and pop brass libraries, keyboard libraries etc..

Put $500 into an arranger, and that leaves you $3000 for VSTI’s before you even approach the cost of a Korg or Ketron or Yamaha TOTL arranger. You can buy a boatload of VSTI’s for $3000 and I doubt that even 10-20 years in the future hardware will equal...

As to the absent members, to be quite honest, the shift away from endlessly discussing what gear Donny had migrated to for a few weeks until he changed his mind again hasn’t hurt the forum one bit..! 😂