AS Jack Jones put it: I am a singer.
I accompany my singing, and I rarely FEATURE the keyboard. It's an elaborated rhythm machine and bass player with a few "goodies" to spruce things up.
If I ever do an instrumental, it's never more than 2 or 3 a night. Sometimes not even that! I found that the left hand is suffucient to privide me with enough "Backing" whether it's ME on bass or the whole arranger. The right hand is ME on piano (mostly electric). I don't want to sound like a hundred bands - I only want to sound like a singer with a small combo behind him. I often use the same piano/bass combo sound for most of a set, and just change the right hand sound to suit the song. Remember - I NEVER, EVER play just the melody line. Even when I do Moolight Serenade, as soon as the solo part is done - I do the vocal. It's one chorus of sax/clar and then ME. My right hand fills in ALL the chord changes, even if the arranger is playing. I sometimes shut the arranger chords off if they get in the way, of course.
I have sequences ready and MD's too in case the room needs a certain "pulse", but most of the night - it's the trio sound of Rhodes, bass & drums that gets me off. (in a NICE way, of course - no vulgarity intended!)
So, as for registrations:
When the unit starts to work properly, I'll write in a handfull of setups that work as "building blocks" but nothing too specific. All I really need to do, is know what drum beat I need at any given time. If the piano & bass are always ready - I just have to "cue" the drummer. Just like in real life. I really go for that "live" and not too processed sound. I don't want to ever sound like the demo in the keyboard.
Registrations are handy, but I use them sparingly, if at all. Priority after the vocal is"
Bass, Drums and piano(or any chord sound)
One of the strongest features on the 2000 is how GOOD it sounds just as a sideman. I'm not a flashy player, and I sing all the time, so my needs are not as strict as some others. My keyboard has to work simple, set up fast and stay reliable. So far all those needs are met with the 2000. I just wish it had better keys on it.

[This message has been edited by Uncle Dave (edited 02-19-2002).]