I posted some of this in the PA3X Demo thread but wanted to post under a more appropriate topic. First let me say that I think all arrangers from Yamaha, Korg, Roland and Audya are excellent keyboards. Each in their own right provide a different and musically interesting approach to music creation.I also believe that each can be used to play and create more contemporary music. However most demos of these boards focus on styles of the past, 60's, 80's, Big band, etc. Rightly so as these boards do an excellent job on all of those and the buyers are typically those who value styles of that nature.

I do think this short changes their capability and categorizes them as something only for older types of music. Modern arrangers can offer the same type of musical experience as most workstations and with a lot less work.

I often wondered what would be the acceptance if Yamaha introduced a Tyros-like keyboard, with a different name, and with hundreds of modern styles only ( similar to their performances on the Motif). No big band, easy listening, etc. Plus add some of the editing and sampling found in the Motif.

In any case I have found it easy to create compositions with a more contemporary feel by just modifying existing styles. Here are 2 of my compositions that I believe will show what a Tyros 3 can do. It would be just as easy to do also on any of the other arrangers. I actually use converted styles from Roland and Korg.

http://www.box.net/shared/ytlh5b4khhd1a1x5zve3

http://www.box.net/shared/84ezyhgbhuvtgdf2pdca