Originally Posted By: cgiles
Originally Posted By: Nigel
I don't understand why WS keyboards don't have arranger abilities. It is trivial to add them, simply just a little more ROM space. It isn't rocket science. Why doesn't a Motif have the ability to call up arranger styles.


Because it would immediately be regarded as an ARRANGER.....with 'deep' editing capabilities smile . And we all know that that's the kiss of death in the WS-oriented 'youth' market. Plus, all the added WS goodies would be the kiss of death in the arranger-oriented elderly market smile . Let's face it, young people want unlimited choices, old folks want simplicity in the form of fewer choices (see how many over 60 folks are waiting in line at the next new iphone introduction). Fran still has a corded phone........with rotary dial smile .

Nope. Never going to happen. Like trying to combine a VW bug with a Lincoln Town Car to make a 'car for the masses'. Different strokes for decidedly different folks.

chas


What is even stranger is that Korg make the PA2Xpro (and now the PA3Xpro) and it is advertised (or spoken of in less than hushed tones here on SZ) as an Arranger Workstation with "deep editing capabilities"...guess it doesn't matter to the "aged" market...in fact it appears to be selling rather well to old farts and young farts equally well.

I believe that eventually, dedicated workstations will be able to play and load styles...on the Korg, they just have to rub out the word "Arranger".

Ian
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