ok.
just spent some time with it.
it’s acting very glitchy or i don’t know what i am doing.
(which is probably the case)

so it wasn’t playing any sounds loaded in the sample slots at first.
then i got it to make some noiz.
then i discovered…it doesn’t change in real time.
you have to hold button 3 for a bit and upon release you hear the changes which didn’t make sense to me at first upon the first read through of the info.
user error!
all clear now!
thanks again for the help!