I like all brands...the Yamaha "series" of arranger keyboards are nice (I have a PA-60)...most of keyboards I have are 61 keys, except the MotifES and the Roland-G1000, which are battle tanks.
I do like the looks of this Akai, meaning it does one heck of a lot for a little bugger.
Check it out. If not for my money situation....hmmmmmmmm!


Happy Christmas Eve!!!

http://www.akaipro.com/miniak

DEMO OF MINIAC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65oUHBiz1v8

This is about as far from "an arranger" as we know it and them. However, for the creative mind that likes to deal with synthesizer's potential for a very creative outcom, this one has lot of new features, as this:

"In the output stage, the MINIAK allows you to apply a drive effect and add some compression, distortion, or other amplification effects. The MINIAK allows you to set up twelve modulation routes. Each of these is a virtual connection between some physical or internally generated source and some program parameter. Basically, a mod route tells the synth to automatically grab a knob and tweak it while a note is playing. Although there are quite a few sources that you can use for your mods, the most common ones involve the LFOs and the envelopes."