Hi Larry: I'll may end up going your route as well, but STILL, on board 'accompaniment style recording' is a standard feature which should WORK as intended. Sometimes if I just want to edit a note or two, it's much more convenient to do on the keyboard istself (in step edit mode). Unless I've somehow overlooked something in the manual, it looks like this is a legitimate BUG ! I hope others will check this out too and let me know.