Well, I certainly don't feel "cheezy" when I perform. The EZ 8 bank is just a starting point for requests and generic songs. The real reason I get away with using fewer styles is because I make most of my arrangements myself in real time, by playing the bass and chords manually and singing the melody.
Most arrangers sound repetitive to me when all you do is use the auto backing.
I use a healthy, varied mix of manual bass, auto backing, MP3, Seq play and straight piano for a varied, personal approach.

The only thing cheezy about my night is the feel of the Yamaha keys in front of me, but thanx so much for singling me out as the cheezemaster.

When people say that I sound "like the recording" I thank them politely, but I take it as an insult, really. I never try to sound just like the recording. I cop the style and feel, but I always add some UD to the mix. It's who I am and what I sell.

UD, you can drop your shields and cancel red-alert...

I was not saying you or your performances were cheezy. You took that out of context.

What I was saying is, for me, especially using early generation arranger keyboards, using the same 10 styles will start to sound cheezy. The same Bass, Chords, Rythms, etc. through the song or songs sound monotonous.

That's why there are 4 variations on newer keyboards. So that you can make the bridge or chorus sound different and exciting rather than the same syncopation throughout the song. The point I was trying to focus on was the styles, not your performance.

Geez...don't get so defensive.

Fran. I stand to be corrected....you may be right. I borrowed a friends VA76 whilst he was on holiday for 2 weeks. Great board and the morphing on the fly was a very good option whilst playing.
I could not find an option to copy individual style parts to make up a user style....perhaps I missed something. I was sorry to give it back after the 2 weeks.

We have Music Live in the UK 12th - 14th November. Hopefully should get a full eyeful of the G70...if so I will do a report.

Graham UK

getting back to the topic, I'm really just trying to mix and match drum, bass, and guitar parts the way you can mix and match arp patterns in the motif. The stly vs. arp discussion really is not important to me since I'm only talking about rhythm patterns in the drum, bass and guitar. I think I've found the section in the manual that discusses this. Gee, this beast is powerful! I love it. You can even reorder the drum parts in event edit and create new fill patterns!