Hi Tom,
It's great to hear someone is having success with an arranger and Cubase. The main trouble I have is when trying to record styles. Cubase always seems to cause them to playback funny, replacing some sounds with drums, for instance. For recording styles, XGworks was soooo easy because the styles were already there within the sequencer.
I'm excited to see what Yamaha do with Cubase now that they own it. I didn't even know there was a new version out! It looks like it's going to cost me about £130 to upgrade from SX-3. I may have to wait a while! The Halion One virtual synth looks interesting, if it really contains sounds from the Motif line it would be an incredible addition.
Thanks for your e-mail address. I'll keep it handy as I may need to contact you in the future!
Carrie