Hi Gary

Telmo is a good case in point, in that a lot of the sounds he uses are converted from these larger libraries, however due to the T4s limited processing power, small memory and very few hardware controls, (It doesn’t even have a touch screen) a lot of the original is lost.

That it sounds great is undeniable, and as I have mentioned in other threads he really is a top notch arranger/player, and once familiar with the way produces and systems work could easily move into a production environment.

However consider this:

Telmo makes the T4 sound great (Although remember a fair amount of the stuff he uses it is from 3rd party’s not Yamaha or on-board) however if he did the same using the full works, you would realise how limiting the T4 (And all other arrangers) are.

If you want demos, just go to any of the VST manufactures sites and listen to the demos and read (And watch) the tutorials to see what I mean.

As to early arrangers being limited, I agree, however I have tried and had demoed (By Professional sales staff and artists) all the latest arrangers, and I can assure you that they do not compare to Workstations or Computer based systems. (They were never designed for that role)

For the target market (Home Uses, OMB) an arranger is a brilliant piece of equipment which will suit a lot of people, but take it out of its intended environment and it becomes like a fish out of water.

BTW VST stands for Virtual Studio Technology and studios and production engineers have been using them since the late 90s, (The VST standard came out in the Mid 90s) along with 24 bit sound systems. (The days of CD quality 16 bit sounds have long gone, which is why you don’t hear the best sound if you listen to a normal CD)

Bill