Hmmm Interesting Scott.....but I don't think I could live with a non linear ( varying degrees ) control like a standard foot pedal...pitch bend is just way too important of a tool for me and I emulate guitar solos quite a bit. I manage somehow to jump back and forth between chord changes and the joystick on the PA80 without ( usually..lol )missing a beat, but mainly I only use the joystick when soloing and I keep the rythyms and accompaniment instrument changes as simple as possible. In a live setting though I can't really emulate all of the things I would do on my own compositions and still use pitch bend techniques properly...( playing an arranger is such a different and distinct skill from playing a regular keyboard huh..? ). Normally I don't even think of any of this because I don't play the arranger functions while I'm recording or composing additional rythyms or melodies.. Anything that is done from the styles or my own styles is normally recorded first, and played back on the sequencer, allowing me to use both hands to play additional parts. So much other stuff to think about when playing live with the arranger functions..

I would almost have to learn an entirely new skill if it were possible to do the pitch bend with a pedal exactly as it can be done with a wheel or joystick, but I'd be willing to do it as I too recognize that soloing and using note bending with my left hand takes away from using my left hand the way I need to to play a song properly.

Hmmm.. I was curious though...I really never tried but can the pedal controls be changed / assigned in registration settings ?

My gripe with the 2000 is that I don't like "wheels" to begin with, but that is MY problem..I'm sure other players have their own preferences. I much prefer the joystick approach that Korg uses, where pitch and mod can be controlled on one joystick simultaneously. I also don't like that the mod wheel has no springback. I can see the advantages for someone who wants to leave it set in a certain position but in the past while playing a solo I have bumped into it when reaching for the pitch wheel and it took long enough for it to be noticable before I could correct it.

AJ



[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 01-11-2002).]