Hi AJ,
Just to fill you in on what i'm at.I have had a lot of ketrons getting my first one in 1996 ,an MS50.Since then I have had an X1 , an XD9 and an AUDIA 5.Unfortunately the Audia was a bit heavy for me and I could not get an accordion out of it which I liked over a four year period so I left it go.I then bought a secondhand XD9 which I have now. You cannot get new ones anymore.I play a lot for Seniors and most of them cannot follow the beat.this is my usual setup for them.Set up a registration with the following.
Right hand (program Piano+orchestra)
Left hand - with arranger on BASS+LOWER - BASS and two Lowers one with Piano and one with strings.With the volumes balanced this setup sounds pretty good for manual playing.I can also play anything in ONE TOUCH on the right without interfering with the left.Is there an easier way of doing this?Am I doing something wrong which is muteing the lowers on occasion.