Hi Spalding

If arrangers could do as you say them pros, studios and Film producers would use them instead of Workstations and/or computer based systems, however they don’t, because an arranger cant. (Arrangers are great as a scratchpad though)

Hardware:
Take a Korg Kronos and add a backing creator hardware box (Loop station for instance) which comes to about the same price as a T4/PA3x, and once set up (You need to put the work in) there is not a hardware arranger on the planet that can even get onto the 1st rung of the ladder in comparison.

Computer Base:
Overclocked CPU, 16 GB Ram, SSD and HDD drives (Raid) and a Top Notch sound card
Quality Midi Controller keyboard
Komplete 8 VST
Albeton Live sequencer software

The above is also about the same price as a T4/PA3x, and would (Providing you put the work in) totally blitz the T4/PA3x in every department except Easy Play.

Now as a lot of songs/productions use this type of equipment as standard, (Plus many more hardware/software combinations) you can see that an arranger has not got a cat in hells chance (No matter how much you program) of playing them.

I have been using Computer based software since the 90s, (I ditched Arrangers/organs in the very early 90s due to their inherent limitations) so I am familiar with what’s available and what it can do, I am also familiar with arrangers and what they can do, so I am talking from experience, I also don’t have any brand loyalty. (If it does what I want at the right price, then I will use it)

Remember, as I have said many times, the only reason I have the Wersi Abacus is because I can use my software on-board, and have it in the lounge without any complaints or boxes and cables all over the place. (No hardware arranger comes close)

Bill