Hi Yinon,
The 'edit' process for a multi pad is essentially a copy/paste one. So how can you expect to 'paste' a pad into another bank without first copying it from it's current bank?
However I would say that Yamaha's use of the term 'Edit' is somewhat misleading in this case. It probably suggests to most people that it allows editing of the pattern or other parameters of a specific pad! Perhaps 'Edit MP Bank Contents' might be more sensible, but this is Yamaha, so don't expect common sense! Like all file handling functions on Yamaha arrangers, the function is very basic!
(Please Mr Yamaha, can we have just a basic 'search' function for
any type of file,
preset or user)! You know, something like what has been available on any computer for at least 30 years)!
I do agree with you about the positioning of the MP control buttons on Genos. Most users playing styles are much more likely to have their left hand available to start/stop a pad than their right hand, so on that basis where is the obvious place to put the panel buttons? Yes, on the right hand side of the keyboard!
The positioning of the Left/Right keyboard part buttons is even more stupid! Why don't they just go the whole hog and put all the buttons on the rear of the case to make things as difficult as possible! Maybe they are reserving this 'innovation' for Genos2!
I often wonder about Yamaha's 'logic' when it comes to the design of their arranger keyboards. Are they deliberately trying to make things as difficult as possible for arranger users? Or perhaps they are simply from a planet or parallel universe where logic is screwed up! They certainly aren't from the planet Vulcan! If 'Spock' was aware of this nonsense, he would be turning in his grave (or photon torpedo 'casket') faster than the horn in a Leslie speaker on fast
Regards
Ian