As to not seeing arrangers around in "real" bands:
You'll see arrangers in use in many professional settings such as Cruise ships, dance bands and high energy singles who entertain in settings where a larger band just wont fit, or would be too loud. If a B3 player can be called "legit" because he's using bass pedals, then a good, solid arranger can be used to fill in whats missing in any other situation. It's all about changing with the times. I am still playing my butt off with both hand, both feet and my voice ... the arranger does it's thing, and I do mine ... same as when I was in bands.
Touring acts use tracks, sequences, automation, and anything else to make the show. Please don't suggest that the business is just for manual labor. Automation makes it possible for us to communicate on this site - embrace the technology.
Well, the Oracle of Synthzone has spoken. Let's see now, I respond to a statement made by Diki directed (not maliciously) to me, and that's a 'Hijack'. YOU, on the other hand, respond to a post (not directed at you) in a similar manner, but equally not on topic, and it's NOT a Hijack. How does that work? Does it just depend on WHO the poster is? Also, if you bothered to actually READ my post (in it's entirety), what I said was that I, ME, CHAS, had never seen an arranger used in certain professional venues or known any professional musicians that owned or used one professionally. And finally, please stop trying to tell other people what their opinion should be or what they should embrace. I tend to listen to people who have demonstrated their wisdom by their career successes. The major Touring acts you alluded to are able to 'embrace the technology' because they FIRST made it the old fashioned way, with above-average TALENT. Hey, have a good day and knock 'em dead at the Crab Shack.
chas
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