Bottom line… you got to be able to PLAY just like a guitarist, just like a drummer, just like a percussionist, just like a horn player, just like an orchestral string player, just like a great synth player etc., etc..
Most of us have trouble playing like a piano player!
We often comment about how expensive arrangers are compared to workstations with similar sound engines. Up to a thousand more (sometimes more!). Well, here’s your answer. Styles take incredible skill, often by a team of musicians with individual specialities. And the technical ability to create Variations that all flow together, and fills that can be called on any beat in a bar and not sound jumpy. Plus impressive Intros and Endings…
That costs a LOT of money. Hundreds and hundreds of great styles. There’s the cost difference. Content. Pro quality content.
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An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!