Hi Squeak ,

Not hard at all , in fact on some sounds like the Sax you can press an Art button and then a note for the effect.

Other sounds let you take advantage of SA right from the KB itself.

"Guitar Hero" is a blast , you can play a note . hold it and press either Art 1 or 2 and get a super sustain effect either up or down in voicing.

It is really a very expressive KB and it rewards you by triggering a lot of the effects on the fly.

Take care ,

Gary 