hi listers am progressing with my investigations on how to use the BitStream 3x; will soon take it for an actual test drive for a few weeks. luckily the scene selection responds to midi programs 00 thru 99 , so , in live situations , no problem to designate a special channel/track just for these messages to be sent from a midi keyboard. all other programming features can be used with its configuration software which is totally accessible , with lots of tabbing , arrow keys , and tooltips that always speak. then the settings are sent (uploaded) to the device via a special command from the software. I've also found the place to select among the huge amount of available presets. will keep you further posted. cheers Roy. www.soundclick.com/tzackeek www.jango.com/music/roy+shtupler