Originally posted by Fran Carango: Squeak, Out of the box arranger has been answered on the MS.
The combined effort of Livestyler/Lionstracs has given a style play that will make most folks content..
It is designed to play any Yamaha style...so choice of styles is answered with the vast collection available..It gives us the intros, endings, fills..that the Yamaha are capable of playing...It also has the keystart, and velocity switch to fill..Variations can be selected with or without a fill....Volume levels of the style parts can be adjusted in live play...I have found the Yamaha styles with the XG VST to be balanced with no need to change volume levels of the style parts..
I also use a Yamaha xg VST for sound source..so you have the Yamaha style play and a quality VST sound source...
For those that desire to "roll their own"..Qranger is the master editor..with little limitations....
Arranger needs are provided now with the 2009 MS...and they work..well..
What remains to be finished...as Dom , Dennis, Alfa and myself have mentioned...The CDG feature and the Performance features....There is no need to do any further development with arranger section..You can keep it as basic ..or develop your own elaborate styles..
The Livestyler addition is more than enough for me..and I am sure others..too..
[This message has been edited by Fran Carango (edited 06-02-2009).]
From an actual user of an MS.
If I was going to buy an MS, I would more listen to you than to others who bad talk the MS. Because the ones who have very little positive things to say about the MS do not even own one and have never played one in person.