Originally posted by Uncle Dave:
The artificial "intelligence" that the keyboard posseses cannot possibly read into your mind and determine the chords of two handed playing, during a solo passage that includes passing tones.
No, the keyboard of course doesn't & shouldn't need to read 'my' mind, but instead follow a certain set of chord recognition rules set by the manufacterer.
You obviously didn't read what I said, and I 'REPEAT' . . . the Technics brand KN keyboards 'DO' recognize chords appropriately (when playing & soloing, including playing passing tones) in 'full keyboard' mode, so obviously Yamaha could set up their PSR boards to do this in the same way too.
If you are soloing, then split mode is better because you can send the correct chord triggers to the arranger and not "Confuse" it with a lead line.
Maybe, but split mode has other limited playing retrictions which I outlined clearly earlier in this thread.
On the Techncis KN keyboards, I did not experience any chord confusion problems (except on rare occasion), while playing a lead line or soloing in full keyboard mode.
Arrangers will never be able to read everything correctly. The intelligence is based on a set of rules that are programmed into the unit. When you improvise - all the rules go out the window.
Yes the intelligence is based on a set of rule. I say, just change a couple of the chord recognition rules (to match what Technics has already achieved) and the Yamaha's PSR full keyboard mode chord recognition will work fine. The 'bottom line' is that the auto accompaniment harmony & bass lines need to sound appropriate to what you are playing. When I play or solo (in full keyboard mode) on the Technics KN keyboards, the chord recognition triggers apppriate sounding bass lines & accomp harmonies, yet on the PSR keyboards, there is a glitch on just 'a few' of the note configurations.
This is a SIMPLE problem with a SIMPLE solution . . . PERIOD !
Like I said earlier, more people would be playing in 'Full Keyboard' if Yamaha corrected this simple problem.
I strongly suggest that you try to befriend it on IT'S terms instead of trying to make it read your mind. Won't happen.
Your suggestion sounds like just "burying your head in the sand". We obviously disagree completely about this issue. I suspect you may not understand because you don't come from a background as a keyboard piano player, but instead a bass player, and that you primarily play the arranger in 'one finger' mode?
I peformed on the Technics KN5000 professionally for over 2-1/2 years in 'full keyboard' mode achieving excellent sounding auto accompaniment results. I now play the PSR2000 exclusively in split mode because of it's chord recognization problems in full keyboard mode. I've had a lot of experience playing in both split & full keyboard modes so think I'm highly qualifed to state that full keyboard mode playing works well, especially for traditional keyboard players, when the chord recognition table is setup properly (as per Technics KN boards). I rest my case.
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