thanks Bebop, I'm wondering how the 1.08 for the E60 differs from the 1.06 for your E80. one thing i know of is they said there were 2 bugs that were corrected, plus the v-link button could be used as a control button like the 4th d-beam button. I also remember being told something about bass boost, hope it has all the other hold options you mentioned. if so, then i have to seriously reconsider replacing the defective E60 i gave back to geo K, with a new E60, especially if midi pedal controls can be added without a lot of rigamarole. right now i'm waiting to demo the s900, should be coming in to local store in a few days..