It would be a major benefit to be able to assign the playback buttons above and below a fader the same way F Keys are, even if you have to set up a function key and then assign the button above the fader to a function key.
Example: I have a Submaster on Playback fader #10. Since I don’t need the Go/Back buttons above the fader I could assign them both as Function Keys, either through a popup menu just like the F Keys are programmed or by setting that button as F Key#12.
This way I could make the button above a fader open the keypad or go to a specific workspace, or it could even be used for additional Playback Buttons, anything to make those buttons functional as a button separate from the Playback it is above.
Secondly, it would be great if there was a default state for the F-Keys on the right side of the NX P either as part of power on or loading a show file. I don’t need them as playback buttons but they’re less useful as quick access buttons if I always need to check that I’m in F Key mode the first time I hit one in a programming session. I would prefer if I could make those buttons always F Keys until I switch it to Playback Button mode, rather than the inverse.