The midi has to be loaded into RAM if you plan on making any changes. Then, I tried to change an instrument on one of the tracks before the midi started to play.Can't do it. So I wrote it off as a 'first time user inexperienced' kind of thing.

Finally figured it out.You have to do this, then this, THEN this. None of the choices made any sense.So I grabbed the manual. Both the salesman and I sat there pressing buttons after buttons and couldn't make it happen. Then, I wanted to see how the playing a midi file directly off a floppy worked. I figured for the most part, I would have the Genesys figured out in no time. Here's a little more 1st impressions.I've been with GEM for sometime now (Bachmann, WX2, WK4, WK8) so I feel pretty comfortable with navigating around all the buttons. If that is what you mean, my WK8 does that too. I think I know what you are talking about here.You keep jumping around, doing this and that, and all of a sudden a note (or notes) keeps playing and nothing you do stops it until you turn the keyboard off then back on.Right? Too bad, my Equinox has it, my WK had it I assume it is a GEM thing. When you try the instrument and change a lot from sound perf styles there will be a sound looping, and you only get it out by resetting. This time, I will be bringing my laptop and recording some stuff off of it, styles, sounds, midi's that came with the board and midi's that I bring and I'll post them on my test web site here at work. To be fair, I need another go-around with Genny.

There were things I didn't care for but won't go into that now. Genny sounds awesome.Loud, clean, clear, I could keep goin' here but won't.You owe yourself a listen to hear what I mean. The key itself has more weight due to design and a little more pressure behind them. They simply feel better when pressing on them. I like the new look, I most definitely like the feel of the keys vs.

I've played with it for about 2 hours one sad Sunday afternoon (Vikings lost again). Jeff Bodine can be reached at (800) 535-6424 for anybody in the area that wants to schedule a demo. It can be seen and heard at Bodine's Music.

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