Here we go again folks. It's me once again being a "Royal Pain".
Sometimes I wonder if it's just my nature or do I really have a point here. You tell me!
As you all know by now, I just purchased a PSR9000, had it for a week, and loved it. Unfortunately, I've just discovered that it has the same problem that the 9pro had (which I owned as well and this was one of the reasons for which I sold it):
The "Parameter Block" does not work!
The manual's definition reads as follows:
"This function can be used to "lock" the specified parameters, so they can only be changed via de direct panel controls (i,e., "not" via the Registration Memory, music Data Base, MIDI, Sequence data, etc.)
To me, this means that if I want my "split Point" to stay the same regardless of any registration changes, all I have to do is "mark" the "Split point" parameter in the box, and forget about it, Right?
Well, guess what? it does not! and the same goes for "Master EQ", and "Mixer Functions" and the rest of the parameters. (There might be an exception, and that's for the "Mic setup" settings, which I tried changing and they were blocked).
I called Yamaha on the problem early this week and finally got a call from them yesterday. When I could not get anywhere with the tech support guy on this, I asked for the product Manager Specialist who happens to be Mark Anderson well known for his knowledge and willingness to help us, the customer. After a long discussion, and trying one of their KBs, he acceded to me that, indeed, there is a problem here.
Folks, this bug is "systemic" with both the 9000s. And I know this, because, as I said, I am previous owner of a Pro KB as well. He said he will be looking further into the problem and seek a solution for it.
If you 9000 owners have any doubts about this, please, do yourselves a favor…. go try it on your Kbs and you’ll see my point! And please joint me on this “crusade” to get this great (and expensive) KBs to the level they are supposed to be at. This is a very important feature that can be corrected easily with a an update from those “Brains” at Yamaha.
The “irony” of this whole thing is that this problem does not exist on the “very inexpensive” PSR2000 which I also own. Go figure!
Regards,
Mario

PS. Isn't this systemic problem reminiscent of Ketron/Solton's Chord Harmony bug?... Boy what a "pain in the tucas" I am!

[This message has been edited by Mario (edited 09-19-2002).]