Thank you Gary you are always so complete.

I use pads in the same manner -- it takes the boredom away from a style. There are three assignable buttons on the left side of the Pa4x. I used one to mute the Acc, 1 to 5 – one to mute the Bass, and one to mute the drums.

The assignable buttons and the pads can add a great deal to a song. Not all the musicians in a seven live group play all the time. A piano solo does not sound very good with a brass background. Bass, drums are pads (a strumming guitar) sounds much better. (Opinion)

John C.