If it lets me use the bender, I'll use anything I can...!
I would use a footpedal, but Roland (you know, the one with the 'pro' OS
) don't allow that particular function, and a lot of what I do involves BOTH bending up AND down, which I think you can only pick one on the Yamaha's (but it's definitely better than nothing!)
Boy, you 'home' keyboard users get ALL the good stuff!