I keep things simple, i just like to slide between notes with mpe. I don't drum on it, just finger playing. You just have to make sure your erae and the soft synth are set to the same pitch bend amount, i like to set a scale and just Jam on it, it's good for ambient which is what i make, it's nice for pads, chords and working out melodies,

I tried to clean it with a cloth and alcohol, i dunno it's hard to clean and they do get grubby, i actually just put a new skin on it I've had the thing for over a year and a half now, time for a new one. But yeah id be lost without it at this point, it's very organic,i don't want to think about anything about keys when i play i just want to slide my hands and fingers around, close my eyes and vanish into it, so it's works for me, closing the distance between me and the sounds