Originally posted by cgiles:
Of course this is speculation on all our parts, so here's mine. I honestly believe that, aside from the people on this forum, most Americans (who even know what an arranger keyboard is) don't really regard them as legitimate instruments. I'd be willing to bet that EVERY other musical instrument, from a harmonica to a Grand piano, outsells arrangers on a one-to-one basis. At their worst, they delude lousy musicians into thinking that they sound good; at their best, they free good singers with modest (or easily learned) keyboard skills from having to pay capable musicians to back them.
Europe? The venues where arrangers are popular could probably also be covered just as easily by an accordion. JMO.
chas
I agree with this assessment. Residing in a community with planty of OMB opportunities outside of Nursing homes and Mosse Clubs, Players don't consider them legitmate for live use but have no issue playing to backing tracks......There's s "stigma" with speakers on a keyboard as well. The TOTL Arrangers are more expensive then a TOTL Workstation in many cases.
Most keyboard players are far more familiar and would prefer spending $3000 on a Motif XS8 or M3 or Fantom then a Tyros, PA2x or what ever Roland has out now.
Plus the line between WS and Arrangers is becoming thinner...One can create their whole set on a WS using Arps and sequences and have 88 weighted keys which is a preference from what I see. Players here would rather play a Previa 320 with tracks then a PSR900 on a gig
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