ScratchX is an MIT Life Long Kindergarten (LLK) project to make programming tools to teach concepts to young students.
It is considered LEGO like programming and has an interest in LEGO hardware as well.
The underlying part is BLOCKLY from Google and ScratchX is an experimental version already in maintenance mode
while Scratch version 3 is developed to eliminate the Adobe Flash requirement.
It uses WebMIDI and will be easy to use.
Not all functionality will be available in Scratch 3.0 so regular MIDI tools will still work on the NPRN written
into the firmware.
Since I am not a programmer it was difficult to uncover the actual MIDI code in the ScratchX extension.
As a non-programmer I find the charts alow insight into what the device can do.
I now can use it more intuitively as documented in manuals and videos.
I like editing and changing things that I dslike when I hear the playback.
The builtin function requires a level of accuracy I don't achive in real time.
Alternatively the Go:Keys is able to be used in live situation but no where like a workstation.
I hope performers share their compositions by way of uploading the GO-61 backups to a sharing space.
No filenames are editable so all will be SONG01.MID etc
I tried putting filenames in the RESTORE GO-61 and although it worked it was prone to crashing the synth.
I also tried using Rosegarden to make a recording using the Go:Keys feature and it reassigned the sounds when played back.
I don't see the GM2 requisites as a valid argument for not having the MIDI Implementation Chart V2.0.
I also don't see the YouTube videos as a replacement for written instructions for how to create a live and layered sequence.
Eventually I see this product influencing young and old as well as home and professional musicians.
Again, it replaced a 20 year old Yamaha PSR-160 which had General Midi with batteries and speakers for portability.
I couldn't download songs to that one either to play along.
Maybe I will get that to work on the Go:Keys.
For now it will pair as speakers to stream music from the recorded songs on a phone or other Bluetooth device.
And now a word from the manufacturer.
https://www.roland.com/us/products/gokeys_go-61k/
"GO:KEYS is a fun, easy-to-use keyboard that lets you play along with your favorite music—streamed wirelessly through its powerful onboard speakers. Just connect your smartphone via Bluetooth®, pick a song, and play along!"
It is also shown in the ads using the preset patterns and sequences.
This is where the sharing of GO-61 BACKUP could begin.
(Hope this sheds some light on my reason for wasting my time getting the chart.)
I still really like this keyboard at 66 years old.
The kids can use the Yamaha for now and it's built in library of tunes.
Lee