I do it all in 4. I don't miss the 2/4 bar and neither does anyone else that I play for. There IS a workaround, but you need to be nimble with the start/stop syncro buttons. You set them both to "on" and then each time you hit a key it starts and stops instantly. This is how I do the weird bars that absolutely HAVE to be there, like in Gino Vanelli's "I just wanna stop"
The weird bar in Pretty Woman is no where near as important as the signature bass line, so I organize the priorities from greatest to least, and the 2/4 doesn't make the cut.
For the most part - if something has a real specific beat that is important to the flavor of the song, then I'd rather have a sequence. If it's juts dance tunes - it makes NO difference, and in most cases - it's BETTER to play it in even time.
For example - I play NYNY in steady time all the way through if there are line dancers. The retard at the end just screws them all up. I only do the original ending if I want it to be a "show stopper". If it's a dance tune - the show is on the dance floor.
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