I guess I need to CLARIFY things here. This rootless chord thing was neither my invention or disccovery. This rootless chord voicing style has been popularly utilized by pro players for over 40 years and the credit goes to legendary jazz pianist great: Bill Evans.

Also: BOTH Yamaha & Technics have long included 'rootless chord' recognition in their arrangers way before I had ever pushed for the other arranger kb manufacterers to include it as well.

Yes, I thank & commend Ketron (particularly to Sandro) for both listening & getting onboard with this, but unfortunately there were other Ketron issues (confusing OS/button navigation & product reliability problems) that kept me from going the SD1 or XD9 route.

I think it's IMPORTANT to keep things in perspective and realize that most ALL arranger keyboards manufactered in the last few years offer the tools & sounds needed to make GREAT MUSIC. Perhaps instead of complaining so much about what's missing from our kbs, it's time to polish our musicianship skills to maximize what our current keyboard has to offer. I continue to enjoy both my Yamaha Tyros & PSR2000 for different reasons. - Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 10-15-2003).]