".....I love having both the Yamaha and Korg sound, both different yet terrific in their own way...." - Scott

The essence of what I have been saying for a long time Scott. There is no longer any need to bash whichever make as they are all terrific in their own peculiar way. As I mentioned many times before a Korg -Yamaha is a winner in whichever price range you decide to get it. And of course the Micro on top of a (rather bulky) Tyros 4 is ideal. I am glad you have been able to use parts of my extensive programming for your own purposes even if you had to add some personal tweaking here and there. I have never maintained that it was perfect. After all it is a very personal approach but it does show much more of the potential of the keyboard than just the factory settings imho. A lot of folks have simply started using my set as their basic set , mixing it with elements from the factory registrations, which goes to show it serves its purpose.

For first time Korg players the learning curve is pretty steep, I know and many have asked why Korg has not (yet) released an instruction video for the PA50/Micro. Probably because it being based on 10 year old technology they assume that most folks will be familiar with it to some point and besides they' d rather sell the more expensive and recent models I guess. However Donny's suggestion to check the PA800 video tutorials on youtube is a very good one I think. Admittedly the PA500 and PA800 are a different kettle of fish compared to the Micro, but the structure of styles, sounds and their editing is a very similar one. I also wonder why so many people would complain about the extensive manual that comes with the Micro and I am not referring to the flimsy starters manual in the box. On the CDrom and on the web as well there is a hefty indepth manual. People should read it cover to cover before they start asking questions how this and how that. Accompanying my 2012 package I have written some manuals that deal in detail with the loading,saving of data as well as the structure of the Micro storage, as those who have got my software will be able to confirm.
In conclusion I can only say to you Scott and all those who have added the Micro to their existing (Yamaha/Roland) set up : a very wise move !!

regards,
John