It is by no means difficult for ANY arranger company to make a modern HIP and up to date arranger keyboard. If it wasn't possible Yamaha wouldn't have sold so many Yamaha DJX models. Shit.., that board was so MODERN for the time and AFFORDABLE that people bought one to play.., one to hold the door open, and one just to say "hey I got me three of em".

Even today the DJX would still give ANY top end arranger out there a good run for the money in terms of MODERN styles. IT CAN BE DONE. The problem is Yamaha had no idea how popular it would really be... Guess what happened...., that $299 arranger started cutting into the top line. Yamaha released a second version (totally stripped of many important features the original had).., then KILLED the line.

Donny.., younger players WILL buy an arranger if the styles were modern and up to date. The problem is no company is making it for them. Not only that..., but NONE of the top three companies are willing to admit they ain't got the style writers educated and skilled in the area to pull this off too. You spend all these years sticking to the classics., well that's what you end up with.., old fashioned out of date and out of touch "classic" style writers.



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 03-06-2009).]