Rikki, my best guess. Yamaha had a reason for setting the pads to work that way. Your job, my job is to discover what they are saying -------- or invent a way we are comfortable with. With the Kn7000, and the pa4x I used the pads a lot. (nice words “a lot”)

I will begin to work with the pads this week. I wonder if it’s possible to copy a part from one group of pads, and add to another pad. I did this with the Pa4x, four of my favorite pads into one. There were times when I recorded my own pads. Playing with drums and bass, and four pads, changed the style a lot. (there I go again)

A healthy new year, and keep enjoy your Sx900, John C.