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Originally posted by weissefar:
I have just read keybplayers (Mike) message. I am VERY surprised to read that message... Facts are:

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The keyboard mode is not saved, when shifting OTS registrations on the G-70. This is not a bug. It is a design decision from Rolands R&D team. It is common knowledge that the G-70 does not save the keyboard mode in the OTS registrations. It is even desribed in the manual.


The manual lists exactly which parameters are saved (and recalled). I have no problem with that. My concern is that the chord recognition mode is not listed as saved/recalled, but is forced on me anyway.

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Originally posted by weissefar:
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The G-1000 works BTW just the same way as the G-70. On the G-1000 you can't save the keyboard mode either.


See my reply above.

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Originally posted by weissefar:
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The E-80 works in another way. Rolands R&D team has chosen to design the OTS concept otherwise on the E-80.

The above are the facts!

Now, what surprises me is that Alex has turned this into the most important thing on the G-70?! The G-70 beats the G-1000 on literally hundreds of features, but this is completely forgotten in this case!? Furthermore, this is NOT A BUG, so don't call it a bug

Reading the threads on this issue might lead you to think that everyone thinks that this is a great problem. I will just add that this is not in any way a problem to me. Like most G-70 owners I owned a G-1000 before, so I can't miss something that I never had before.

Nevertheless I agree that the OTS concept on the E-80 is smarter than on the G-70. But if this is such an important issue, then buy a E-80 instead In the meantime we have kindly asked Roland to implement "save keyboard mode in OTS" in a future OS update. Let's hope that they will listen to this

[This message has been edited by weissefar (edited 08-04-2006).]


I am also asking Roland to implement this feature in the future OS update, since without it I can not use the G70, and instead will use the G1000 which is all set up for a performance. However, as I said before, I call them as I see them. To me a bug is a bug. I believe I explained myself quite sufficiently in the previous posts. As a software engineer, I believe I am quialified to make a judgement on what to call a bug, and what to call an enhancement request. This problem is obviously the former.

I also said a number of times, that it may not be an issue for many people, particularly those who like to play Intelligent (fingered) chords on their arranger. For me it is a big deal, as are the polyphony and having the 76 keys, which I have mentioned in this forum in many posts.

Why I don't buy a E80? because I can not carry that much weight. In fact Roland themselves position the E80 as a keyboard for home, and the G70 for people playing professionaly. I also can not play the E80 because it does not have enough keys. If these two issues were not important to me, perhaps I would buy the E80.

Why am I so upset about this? I don't like when somebody tries to feed me !@#$. Maybe you do, but I don't. And when someone tries to defend the indefensible, it shows that they lack objectivity, and discounts their opinion in my eyes.

Regards,
Alex
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Regards,
Alex