Even for sounds that traditionally don't need a sustain (basically, anything OTHER than the pianos,
E. Pianos, etc.), there is still, IMO, an enormous need for it on an arranger. So often, either your RH is
needed to do things like change keyboard Parts,
change Tones, hit transpose buttons, change from full to split modes, navigating to the next registration,
etc., etc., or your LH likewise...

How do you do this without what you are playing chopping off? A string line played 'held by hand' ties
up your hand. Use the sustain, and now you can press a button, move a slider, etc.. Few of the
instruments we try to emulate needed to do anything else other than just play. Arranger use (if you are
actually playing much ) needs a lot of button input. Some way of holding a note while you press the
buttons could come in VERY handy..!

In the spirit of 'use everything you can' surely adding a sustain for when it can do something you can't do
any other way is appropriate?

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[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 10-16-2009).]