Hey everybody, Steve came into my store today and I showed him that both the Korg's and the Yamaha's will do exactly what he wants. What Steve wanted to do and both the Korg product support people and the sales guys at Guitar Centers didn't know was to just record a factory styles drum pattern into the keyboards sequencer without all the other style tracks and then be able to record all the other tracks with his own recording. Simple, showed how both the korg and yamaha did it and he is quite happy. Now it's just a matter of him deciding which he like the sounds and features better for him. I really think he will enjoy using the Yamaha better and he liked the piano sounds, etc. more on the Yamaha.
George, I still would think a workstation, not an arranger, would be better suited for that. Plus, the numerous other sounds you can lay down. But as far as using an arranger's drum patterns... NOT a Yamaha arranger. His recordings will NOT sound near as 'live' as other brands. JMO.