Diki, the sysex is needed so the Karma controls can be mapped to the hardware/software touch buttons and controllers...

Similar in the way, to the fact that functions you can do with the EC-5 are NOT available for a standard midi controller...there are quite a few operations and functions that do NOT have any CC control available...

If it were all simply down to CC's SK probably would have done it at the PA1 stage...we would also probably by now, have a PC editor as well...something that has been asked for time and again of Korg Italy, who seem to be most reticent in providing this data for 3rd party programmers!! Luckily the same can not be said for Korg USA who realise the importance of PC/Mac editor software.

These keyboards today really NEED companion editing software in my view...

Imagine if Korg had released this data, and Korg arrangers had someone like Jos, or Michael Bedesem writing software for it...

Dennis