Wersi OAX instruments are first and foremost an organ, they just happen to have arranger features as well, (Arranger keyboards came from the easy play features of organs of the eighties) and as organ play is different to Arranger play the styles are made to suit, (Start playing the lower manual and pedals with arranger styles and the styles completely fall apart as no arranger can keep up) the main concession that Wersi made for those wishing to learn how to play organ after the limited flexibility of an arranger, was to allow T2 styles to be loaded natively but still sound as if they were part of the instrument. (Rather than something tacked on)

OAX instruments have access to professional sounds used in professional film and music production studios via VST, so hardware sounds are not really necessary, but as some people like a particular type of sound, (Korg, Roland, Yamaha etc.) the ability to control the hardware like it was part of the instrument was added.

As to the future, they are constantly being updated so it’s a wait and see, (There should be another big update soon as it’s that time of year (Although early year updates are usually more feature and sound based rather than backing which comes later in the year) they are supposed to adding style conversion (through a partnership with EMC) for all the main manufactures though.

If you just want an arranger then spending on an OAX instrument is not for you, (There are plenty of cheaper good quality instruments out there) but if you want to be able to play all types of music, have an instrument that doesn’t become obsolete every 3 or 4 years, (Requiring you to trade it in to get the next new one) gives you the ability to use professional sounds (Way beyond what you get in most hardware instruments) and will literally grow with you, then a Wersi OAX instrument is ideal.

The choice is yours

Bill