Dreamer and squeak_D,
Yeah, I will admit that I probably know the least about the 9000pro(and Tyros). But they sound great. I do understand why you all like them. I learned on and prefer the feel of a standard piano, so I agree that many "pro" synth also have terrible keys as well..good point. Another thing about many "pro" keyboards (especially older Yamaha) was the learning curve. They were very hard to control on the fly and not very intuitive when it came to just about anything(of course they could do everything, but you needed a PHD to figure it out). Thats what appeals to me about arrangers, they can do so much rather easily. Does anyone here remember the old midi implementation charts? Even if you knew midi in-and-out, many were incredibly difficult to work with. I used to study a particular instruments implementation chart for days before I even would touch the keyboard. Many musicians didn't even know how to work their own instument.
I used to write sysex changes(hell, even note data and control changes) out by hand in a text editor, so you needed to really know the keyboard, the keyboards midi implementaion chart, and the sysex well...Now a days there are synth specific editors that do all that for you... Thats why in the past, Ive been so hard on arranger players. With a sequencer and a good synth specific editor it so easy to write your own stuff, especially "styles" when you can drag and drop sections, notes, just about anything into where ever you need them. I have literally thrown songs together in a matter of minutes. Mind you not really complicated songs, but none-the-less a song AND each section/phrase can be completely different so people dont have to listen to the same exact phrase/arrangement over and over. Its really noticable when I as a listener I dont really care for a particular phrase and I hear it over and over again exactly the same way. ughhh, I HATE that. Also completely unique beginnings and endings....
DONT USE PRESETS!

Good topic,
DudeManCentral


[This message has been edited by DMC (edited 04-25-2003).]