"Arranger" Keyboards

[PsychicHeart]

Howdy.
So I've been thinking about getting a new keyboard(er, of the musical variety) and have stumbled across a neat little one that isn't too expensive.
However, i notice it is referred to as an "arranger" keyboard.
Anyone know what this means?
Cheers,
Fluke.

[Gregjazz]

It means you can create record on it. You can make backing tracks on it, or it has pre-made backing tracks.

"Neat little one that isn't too expensive" -- as a side note, no offense, but that sounds like a Casio or low-end Yamaha. That's fine if you like the way it sounds and it works for you, but for a decent arranger/workstation keyboard, expect to pay no less than around $1,000 USD.

The only reason I can think of for getting an arranger/workstation keyboard is that it's portable. Otherwise, a PC would win hands down in terms of sequencing power and samples.

[Las Naranjas]

The Casio sound is like pixel art.

[Haddas]

The Casio sound is like pixel art.

Stunning

[LimpingFish]

You'd be better off buying something like this, and using a VST host program like Cubase (which I got bundled free when I bought the above item).

Since you'd be running the keyboard through your PC anyway, you wouldn't really need a hard synth.

[Gregjazz]

Good advice LimpingFish. There are free VST hosts out there, too, like this one:

http://www.tobybear.de/p_minihost.html

[PsychicHeart]

It means you can create record on it. You can make backing tracks on it, or it has pre-made backing tracks.

But I can still play it like a normal keyboard can't I?Ã, 

[modgeulator]

But I can still play it like a normal keyboard can't I? 

The Photon controller produces no sounds, you will need to have it hooked up to a computer or another MIDI device when you want to play.

[PsychicHeart]

Oh okay. Well, thanks everyone, big help.