What an arranger is best at is throwing together a very quick base bed for a track, and then you replace most of it with better VSTi’s.
Diki, just curious since I've never done that. Will most VSTi's translate directly from the arranger track? I mean, will it respond the same to things like velocity, volume/expression, tonal variation from octave to octave, etc. as the arranger voice.....or will the replaced voice need further editing? I ask because if it did need further editing, that would mean a lot more work (a real concern for us lazy folks). Also, wouldn't that approach force you to record everything (or at least those track planned for replacement) in MIDI? I record everything analog 'though I'm aware of SOME of the advantages of recording in MIDI.
chas