I think the playlist feature would be of great help to me should I get a SX 900 as I see them as collections of shortcuts to registrations, I can have the same registration in multiple playlists so can have playlists for genre, decade, occasion ....

Currently on my Tyros I organise registrations in folders to do the same job but then I have to keep duplicate registrations harmonized.

Thanks John, that makes sense, and I never thought of that. Having different songs in different playlists linked to one common registration is a huge advantage over navigating registration folders.

For me, there are a few songs that I like, all using the same registration, so it's a matter of renaming all the songs in playlist that I want to be linked to that registration.

Lot of work, but probably worth it.

Hi John,
don’t know if you’ve ever used the registration sequencer, or if you would actually have any need for it. I had to use it with my p121/sx900 setup, because I couldn’t reach the registration buttons, when I needed to change them. So , I simply put in the order the registrations needed to play back for a particular song. Ie reg1 verse, reg2, chorus, back to reg 1 for verse, reg 3 for chorus, whatever. This way all I had to do was tap the pedal when I needed to change registration ie tapwent from reg 1 to 2, tap, went back from 2 to1, tap went from 1 to 3 etc

Sort of freed the hands up, as well as the brain, didn’t have to remember which registration button I had to press. Haha.

I too find it interesting learning new things I can do on my keyboard. Tend to think it keeps my brain active, because I actually have to think aboutit , and work out how to achieve what I want to do.

Rikki, as always, thank you. And no, I have never sequenced the regs. I remember some Kn7000 players using that method.

It’s great when you learn something new, that keeps upstairs working.
Take care, John C.

Larry:
I have never used the playlist on the SX-900. Playlists are a direct link to registrations, so I'm not sure of the advantage of creating playlists, when I already have the exact same setup in my registration list.

Example; I want to keep my FAVORITE LATINS in one place so I can select them easily. Or 50’s music, or polkas, or whatever is important to you.

I hope this helps, John C.
PS, once learned, it is a simple and quick to do.

John'
I can see how your genre oriented organization would be at odds with the playlist type. For me,in performance,I prefer to map out my songs according to whom I am playing to. I may have 30 songs of different tempos and genre in a predetermined list,but clearly in sight so I can change the order very quickly. If I were to take requests,however,I would also have genre specific folder.

The bottom line,for me, is to prepare ahead of time and have no search time in performance. We all work somewhat differently,but I know my clients fairly well,and can operate this way.

Bernie

Bernie, I appreciate you sharing, nice, it helps me think.

My new set-up:

1-I have 80 to 90 songs, one song one reg. 001 to 010 Each bank has eight to nine songs.

2-I am making ten bands, Big Band slow, Med. And Up-tempo. The same for other categories. Bands may use a trumpet, but the type of trumpet varies. In saving, these bands do not have styles included. They are all saved with the same set-up.
1-Piano 2-Trumpet 3-Clarinet 4-Sax Section
5-Trombone 6-Soft brass 7-Medium brass 8-Strong brass
6,7,8, would be strings if I were playing waltzes.

3-Get a new song, select the band to match the song.
4-Reg #1 saves the style, you can select the other instruments without changing the style. (Have not used the Freeze option yet)

This means that all I have to do is select a song and a style and a band, then save it in the #1 reg, and I am done.

PLAYLIST:
1-A playlist list for the 001 to 010 songs.
2-A playlist just for all my songs.
3-A playlist for everything – 001 to 010, and my songs.

You can make playlists to fit your needs. This eliminates going directly to the regs.

Now if you think I wrote this to help people, you are right – but mostly to keep my mind busy. (healthy)
Thanks for listening, John C.

I wish I was as organised as the rest of you. However will shortly be putting my money where my mouth is and getting a SX900 as I have obtained clearance from the missus!

Haha, that’s probably the hardest part, getting clearance. No doubt you should have an sx soon.

John, if I turn the clock back a bit my organization suffered. Today my main object is to enjoy, in any way possible. I used to create a system that traveled quickly – or you lose the dancers. As I stopped one song the next was starting. That is no longer of any value.

I have been working on an old song for three weeks plus, Never-the-less, Each time I play it I find something new I can add.
Now I am having fun.

Take care, John C.