We should be happy all things have the longevity and arranger keyboards from the big wooden organs to today's models have had their time and a pretty long run also at that too. Its a slow fade out until baby boomers are all gone and the new wave filters in bringing with them new ideas on creating music.

So arrangerkeyboardplayers, according to this statement is not
real musicians, just buttonpushers that plays midi and mp3's?
If they only knew all the possabilities the modern arranger have.......

exactly..... but, non arranger KB education and years of home organ type cast influence veered pros away from learning about them.
But it's the constant repetition of "style play"
that is the #1 culprit turn off for many pro KB players I talk to who rather create songs from scratch their way. Or play with others in a band situation etc..

Good, reasoned response from Donny, Chas (of course), Tony, Gunner and others.

I'm in the communications business, and, over the years, everything, from hot type, to letterpress, to FAX MACHINES, to computers, it's all changed, for the better, I GUESS.

I would miss the arranger work I do for roughs, but for performance, not so much.

Thing is, if you want to play, you'll find a way.

After all, we've got to KEEP SYNTHZONE ALIVE AND KICKING!

Be well, friends,


Russ

Hi, think there’s always been a bit of a prejudice against the arranger keyboard ( or over here, anyway). The majority were sold in Piano/ Organ stores, basically aimed towards the home user. The so called pro shops that sold synths, guitars, recording gear etc really only stocked the low end arrangers . ( probably there was the odd exception). Changed a bit when the korg i2/i3 arrived in the 90’s, that was the only high end keyboard the boss Kept in stock.

I remember dropping into my technics dealer many years ago. He was bristling with anger . His feelings were really hurt. Haha.
He’d just had a young guy come in looking for a keyboard? He showed him the kn’s . Response was , no thank you , I’m looking for a Real keyboard like they play in the bands. Obviously he was after a synth,