Eileen
I have a strong suspicion that some of the people who post all these technical wishes may not actually play much.... or not very well ....maybe they just like playing around with gadgets.
Mike
I think you are wrong, Mike.
What are arranging keyboards for?
Answer: To replace a band or multiple musicians.
In a band while the pianist is doing a solo the saxophonist is playing something over it all and each one (bass, guitar, drums, percussion) are performing their functions in tune but independent of each other.
Then we have the difficult task of "trying" to replace everyone (4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more musicians) with just two hands. That is why we have to surround ourselves with all possible resources so that everything works out.
A feature like Half bar fill is not just a gadget for a bad singer, but a necessary feature in many songs.
A song like "Imagine" by John Lennon, we don't need a lot of resources, however a song like "Dancing Queen" by ABBA makes it hard to do everything without using features like Multipads, Split Point, Registration Memory, etc.
About Gatgets, yes, we want to make our lives easier this will not take away the brilliance of being musicians, but will increasingly refine "the art of the one-man band" (one man and his keyboard).
I'm sure you wouldn't trade your Yamaha CVP-705, which has many gadgets, for a yamaha PSR 510.
We will continue showing our art but we have to keep up with the evolution of the times and make our lives easier.
The instrument does not make the musician, but a good instrument, in the hands of a good musician, makes all the difference.
Enildo