Hi Kris: EXCELLENT question indeed! I think a sequencer's 'Timing resolution' is one of the (often overlooked) KEY ingredients to 'fully' capturing and accurately recording realistic sounding accomp patterns. No matter how great the musicianship of the person who recorded the accomp patterns is, it will always be limited by the sequencer's ability to capture all the timing nuances (timing resolution) of the original performance.

I believe a hardware sequencer 'timing resolution' (quantize OFF) of 96ppq (parts per quarter note) is really not good enough. Software sequencers (Cakewalk Sonar, Logic Audio, and Cubase) support timing resolutions of over 960+ ppq. Unfortunately most arranger keyboards (both song & pattern sequencer sections) only support 96ppq, and sometimes, 192 ppq. 192 is certainly better than 92, but my little portable Yamaha QY70 hardware sequencer supports 482 ppq, so it certainly should be easily possible for the arranger keyboard manufacters to GREATLY improve the timing resolution on their arranger boards too. Arranger keyboard manufacters: I Hope you're reading this!

I checked the PSR2000 manual and can't seem to find 'timing resolution' (both pattern & song sequencer) specs listed. Perhaps George Kaye could find out for us. :; I also wonder what the 'timing resolution' on the PSR9000 & 9000pro are.

- Scott