Expressive E Touche MIDI/CV/USB Expression Controller

After using the Touche for a couple hours and watching about 15 introduction videos, I was about to pack it up and return it (bought it at Guitar Center for that very reason). I may just wait though to see if I can figure out how to use it as a midi controller for my hardware synths. I have had a heck of a time figuring out how to use it with any of my hardware synths (basically gave up), even though it comes with presets for the Hydrasynth and Korg Kronos, both of which I own. I used the Lie program to tweak the Hydrasynth Preset for some modulations, but when I tried to use it as midi controller for the Hydrasynth, the Hydrasynth kept hanging on midi data messages from the Touche, and I had to restart it a few times. I thought about returning it for the SE version (which I could buy on Reverb for less than half what I paid for the "flagship" (non SE) version and just use it with EE's pretty incredible Falcon and home-brewed VST presets (physical models of strings) which I also bought, but then I started tinkering with the CV outs on the Touche connected to a Voltage Lab 2, Hydrasynth and Iridium, and had a blast. I'm still not sure it's a keeper, even with this though, if I can't use it with MIDI for any of my other synths. I've watched all the Expressive E videos on using it with Hardware synths, and I am still baffled. I am spoiled, I guess, with USB and midi connection stuff mostly just working out of the box these days, and yet this otherwise incredible and beautiful piece of gear just doesn't, unless using with the VST presets created by EE or using CV (then its dead-on simple). I also really, really hate the way they implemented remembering which preset is which in standalone mode--that itself might be most of the problem: maybe I am just using the wrong preset for sending midi messages to my hardware synths because I can't tell which variety of which color of which preset I am using. Dumb idea on their part. It turns out I am glad it is not capacitive touch. It is just the right size to sometimes hold the whole thing lightly cradled in one hand, almost like a very large mouse or joystick, and apply slight pressure to the forward, rear, and sides, and move it around that way. In that sense it becomes very natural, organic and (forgive me) but maybe also sensual? finger tapping, swooshing with my fingers backward and forward is also cool. These are all reasons I'd be happy to keep it. It really is too bad the midi side is, as they might say in the UK, such a faff (I'd say either just terrible implementation or I am just not as smart as I used to be).