An arranger with a sequencer with editing capabilities is very important for gigging musicians. Sometimes you don�t always want to play with styles but use full songs.

With respect to a sampler, it is not just for creating goofing sounds, but also a way to increase your sound arsenal. A sampler makes a gig more personal to the musician that is you can have signature sounds and effects that you can be known by.

An editable sequencer and sampler is just the minimum that pro musicians expect and demand with a high-end/flagship keyboard whether workstation or arranger.
A module with an editable sequencer and sampler would give a professional musician so much flexibility in terms of creating music and portability of the instrument. You don't have to think about walking with 2 3 4 extra things when you are on the road or traveling locally to a gig.

For those who may not want those important features on an instrument, (and there is nothing wrong with that), there are other types of keyboards that they can get. For example, the PSR 3000 seems to be doing well for those who have it.


[This message has been edited by to the genesys (edited 03-13-2005).]