Thanks, i kind of figured they were for styles only...the whole kn 5000 load/save was confusing for me as well...basically what I did was load a midi file, made changes to the sequences (arrangements and sounds) and then saved as a technics file. The draw back to this in the kn5000 environment was that I did not have access to all of the kn sounds (even though I saved as a technics file). The only was to get all of the sounds of the kn 5000 was to initially load the midi file as "GM to technics" but as I indicated before, much of the velocity was lost in the translation. At any rate, when I load my kn 5000 sequences into the kn7000, I now have access to ALL sounds........thats great news to me as again, the kn5000 locked out most of the sounds due to the way I loaded and saved....my original question was "is there software or a procedure out there that can automatically "map" the old GM1 sounds to the upgraded sounds available in the kn 7000? After looking at the extended manual, I think I'm "SOL" and will have to re-assign sounds manually track by track. Its OK though, I'm enjoying exploring all of the sound choices...just wish there was a faster way. Thanks again for responding..