You need to get sequencing software like cakewalk. Hook up the midi in and out to your comptuer and sequencer in this order Computer --> out to in DJX-IIB -->out to in Keyboard --->out to in Computer Record on these channels 9 Kick 10 Snare 11 High hat 12 Percusion 13 Bass 14 Phrase 1 15 Phrase 2 16 Phrase 3 Record NO notes in the 1st measure system data goes there. Record all notes past the 2nd measure. You can have up to 256 measures per bank. Make one midi marker starting at measure 2 using numbers 1-10 for the bank the sound should go in. Save as format 0 midi file and run the yamaha launcher to load into the djx and enjoy