Hi Bachus,

I love the V-Console software and as Jim mentioned it has great potentials in making music and a lot of details in its included user manual (PDFs) that will take time to absorb and implement.

1) how do the switches on top of the PK5(guess the most versatile bass pedals ever made) work in your setup?
Answer: There are 8 buttons on the top of the PK5 - BASS, POLY, DRUMS, SOUND EFFECTS, MIDI CONTROLLER, OCT/PARAM FACTORY SET, MIDI PRG/USER SET, MIDI CHANNEL. I pressed the MIDI CHANNEL button, then pressed the D note of PK5 to set MIDI channel to 2 (equivalent to MIDI channel 3 of V-Console), then pressed the MIDI CHANNEL button to get out of the MIDI channel change mode. Then I pressed the POLY button, so the PK5 works with V-Console - it does not work in BASS mode. Then I pressed the OCT/PARAM button and the C/C#/D notes one by one, then pressed the OCT/PARAM button to get out of OCTAVE changing mode, to determine which octave sounded best with V-Console - I settled on C#, sometimes D, depending on using which V-Console registrations.

2) Does the PX-560 s act as a midi controller, or can you layer/split it with the V-console sounds?
Answer: Yes, the PX560 acts as a MIDI controller only. The V-Console software uses the computer outputs of 'Digital Workstation 1' and 'Digital Workstation 2', which refers to Genos itself, meaning all sounds come from the Genos. I did not try any additional configuration like layer/split on the PX560 to work alongside V-Console.

3) can you display sheet music and text files from the Genos on the screen?
Answer: Yes, the Genos can display sheet music and text files on the external screen. However, in my V-Console use case, this interferes with my V-Console Console display on the Dell S2240T touchscreen monitor. My solution is to use a 4-inch wood clamp (from Amazon) to clamp on to a portion of the keyboard stand, then clamp my "Gooseneck Tablet Holder Mount, BESTEK Fully Rotatable iPad Holder Clamp Stand" to hold an iPad Pro 12.9 and place the iPad slightly hovering above the left side of the Genos to display sheet music and lyrics through SongBook+ ios app.

4) when and how will you add the Ketron SD90 on the desk to your setup?
Answer: I already set up the Casio Privia PX560 to pair with the Ketron SD90, which is another combo with lots of potentials, especially with the Launchpad. I temporarily 'borrowed' the PX560 to complete my initial V-Console for Genos setup. My plan is to use another 88-key MIDI controller to replace the PX560 in the V-Console combo, and returned the PX560 to the Ketron SD90 setup.

5) are you the one making those great tutorials on the SD90 for IMMUSIC? he referred to it being a texan Musician?
Answer: No, I am not IMMUSIC. I just love spending time to play music as a hobby.

John Beesley replied me that I can activate sustain pedal on the Voice Set 2 tab/page of V-Console. I did that and could see the sustain MIDI events through MIDI Monitoring screen of V-Console, but the sustain pedals still do not work within V-Console. I will have to do more testing to see how to make them work.

Thanks,
Paul