Don, The PSR9000's "Fingered Pro" sounds like a great mode. Does anyone know if this type of mode is available on any other brand arranger keyboard except Yamaha?

BTW, another way I like to customize my Technics KN5000 setup is to select full keyboard mode (pianist mode - with chords recognition across the entire keyboard), but splitting the keyboard into two voices (left hand "piano" and right hand "soloing instrument" voice). This way I can have both the comping piano (left hand) playing rootless style chords while the right hand plays the instrumental solo (sax) or other. This allows the arranger to read my chords based on "both" of my instruments being simutaneously played across the board.
- Scott

Scott, actually your KN5000 has this capability. One of the Fingered Chord modes allows you to play individual notes until you hit 3 together.
DonM

By gosh DonM, you are right.
I guess I have been using the "fingered mode" but just had never given a thought about the chord staying on the 'same' chord until at least another 3 note chord was played again. Makes sense, I'll now try playing around with left hand fills/riffs

BTW: Can someone tell me "which" arranger keyboard(s)/models (if any) allow you to split the keyboard and allow you to play bass lines in the left hand and have the right hand play (piano comping chords) which trigger the arranger keyboard to produce the correct backup auto-accompaniment parts? The Technics KN5000 only allows you to trigger chords in the LEFT part (split mode) of the keyboard or ENTIRE keyboard (pianist mode). The KN5000 does not allow you to set up the RIGHT part for triggering auto-accompaniment chord recogniton.
Thanks, Scott

Scott,
I trick I used to use on the KN5000 was to take a Piano voice, lower it 1 octave and save it to a custom voice. Then assign it to the left hand. Gives you a nice lower-octave piano to play between changes. You have set the volume just right on the left hand voice, then play with a light touch when hitting the chords, and a little firmer when playing the piano fills or runs.
DonM