Bill,

You need to look at what Roland did to their "arrangers"...the G-70, the E series to see that this is not so. They are aiming at the professional "workstation" market because they know the average person has no desire whatever to address the learning curve on new (non-arranger) keyboards.

Everyone, everywhere takes the "easy" approach to everything. Personally, I don't blame them as I haven't bought a keyboard in years for that reason. Not by choice, but by necessity. I don't have the time to sit and learn a whole new product operating system (Ketron being the worst for that).

And then there's the never-ending "learning" situation. Look at what's happening with Windows. Just when you finally get comfortable with XP, Vista comes out and the whole cycle starts again. For what? The end result is basically the same, except that you can get from A to Z a half second faster!

Getting back on track, "arrangers" may be "designed for the home user" but are played more and more by professionals! Particularly those who are caught up with and trying to survive the "system" in this very modern and complex world we have today.

Mark