As I said in my post Gary, "Would I sacrifice what my present arranger does already, to have to buy another brand or model to get that particular feature?

Nope.

In other words, it wouldn't be THE reason I would buy or not purchase a particular keyboard...the way the instrument sounds is the most important aspect to me...the instrument could have all kinds of extra features, including a chord sequencer, but if the sound doesn't totally please my ears, or the instrument doesn't feel good under my fingers, I'd have no trouble passing on it.

I think the aspect that people are focusing on with the chord sequencer is being able to record the chord changes in a verse or chorus while playing the tune, and then when it comes time to solo, you press "Play" and it does the progression over and over...it only records the notes in the chords you played and the space between them.

On playback you can change styles, tempo, Variations, fills and even the key. When you are done soloing, you hit the button and go back in the song at the end of the loop.

I think Fran's use is very interesting and a clever way of using it to test out song styles and feels.

Also, I could be wrong, but I don't think Fran would buy a BK-9 solely for the chord sequencer...the sound and feel are probably higher on his priority list as well.

Ian