Uncle Dave: When I want to play 'solo piano' (no drums/bass or any auto accomp) on the arranger KB, I just turn off the auto accomp (ACMP) button. I believe the purpose of 'full keyboard' (pianist) mode is to support auto accompaniment chord recognition across the 'entire' keyboard.

Though playing in split mode is a fine option, as a piano player, the ability to play in 'full keyboard' mode offers you more creative keyboard (pianistic) playing options than split mode can provide, as Kmac (Kelly) attests to as well (advanced chord voicings, substitutions, breaking up chord voicings between hands, etc).

Technics KN keyboards correctly recognizes chords & supports (and quite nicely in a musical way) playing in 'full keyboard' mode w/auto accomp (even when playing melodies/solos with lots of notes in the right hand), so I think that Yamaha should be able to as well. Yamaha could improve its' 'full keyboard' chord recognition by just eliminating (or at least giving us the option to turn it on or off) 'on bass' style chord recognition when in playing in 'full keyboard' mode. - Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 01-02-2002).]