Larry, If I have it correctly,one of your questions is "How do I lower a instrument sound one octave lower"

If you have recorded a sequence and you do not like the sound of the instrument because it is to high, nad you want to lower it there are few things I must know.
1-Have you used the panel memory when you recorded the sequence?
2-Are you using Extended Panel memory.
(Hold the set button in on the panel memory and you will see your options)

If you have used the panel memory in your sequence---fine.
If not:
1-Go to the beginning of the sequence.
2-press the set button and make sure you have selected extended memory.
3-Now make sure you are in "A" of the 13 memory banks.
4-Turn off the sequence. (Top right)
5-Press program menus
6-Press sound
7-Press part setting.
8-Now select the instrument you want to lower, use the buttons left top.
9-KEY SHIFT left top, lower 12 (one octave) or 24 (two octaves)
10-Press program menus to exit

Important part
1-Hold the set button down and press #1 panel memory.
2-Press program menus
3-press sequence
4-Press record and edit
5-Press step time
6-CTL (Control)
7-You are now in your first measure of your sequence---Press #1 panel memory of bank "A"

Now your sequence will remember to lower the instrument 1 or 2 octaves.

If you have saved other panel memories in the sequence that include this instrument, thay must also have the lowered octive shift.

Wow, that came off the top of my head, it hurts.
I hope I got this right, if not we'll go again.

John C.