Tell us the type of chord recognition that you use most often. I'll start I use three fingered mode.

Tom

Tom,

please define the 3-fingered mode. Do you mean by it that you only use 3 fingers ?

What are the other options?

My Technics KN5000 has three modes:

one finger mode (split keyboard)
fingered mode (split keyboard)
pianist mode (full keyboard)

My playing is evenly split between using "fingered" and "pianist" modes. I usually set up a song to use a combination of these two modes for different parts of the song. I typically use "pianist" full keyboard mode when playing/comping using a keyboard sound (acoustic/elec piano, organ). For instrumental solo parts of the song, I go into split "fingered" mode whereas I play the comping chords in the left hand (piano comping, string pad, or vocal sounds), while my right hand plays the instrumental solos (sax, flute, synth lead, etc). I go back to full keyboard mode when I want a full bodied keyboard vocal accompaniment or when playing a piano solo (left hand playing rootless voiced harmonies and right hand soloing. I "always" make sure BOTH the left hand and right hand parts sound when I play, for a completely "live", sound.

Scott

I guess I should say split mode because some chords are 4 note chords.

Well,

I use the following:

1) Full mode

2) split mode that has the most functionality.

I strongly avoid the "one-finger" mode. Any chord has to be at least 3 fingers. I usually use 4 and sometimes 5 fingers. This is in the split mode of course. I only use left hand for the chord which usually leads to closed chords.

What kind of "pole" is this, totem, cat, or Lech Walesa?

I use the split mode that distinguishes between different inversions of a chord. In other words, I want G-C-E to sound differently than C-E-G. I have tried the full keyboard mode, but find it less predictable.

I have been running a poll on this same subject for the last year on my website (Technics Players List):

http:www.charterpa.net/rdross

Over 500 have participated. Just click on Polls in the upper portion of the main page to see the interesting results.

Dave Ross

I like playing left hand chords as Scott in Pianst mode on many tunes. Playing full piano with just the Bass and Drums for instrumentals and for vocals also. I like the swing and jazz feeling of a trio. Bass Drums and Piano.

I also use the full range acc parts with a split keyboard.
Boo

I like to finger my chords in the left hand on my G1000. ocassionly going to full range as Scott does. I also make use of bass inversion, it plays the lowest key as the bass note [ as an example EGBC= Cmaj7/E]

I generally use "fingered pro" mode on the PSR9000. It allows me to play a chord, then play individual left hand notes until the left hand again plays at least 3 notes simultaneously. I use "On Bass" mode when I want the bass not to be determined by the lowest key in the chord I play.
Who will be counting dimples in this poll?
DonM