Well, I am running 2.0 b11 - which, as I see from the replies here has a known problem with this! What a pity - in my mind this renders the stalk almost completely useless, as one of the main things one does when using the Empeg is access the menu and/or choose playlist tracks. Hopefully the next Beta will resolve it; meanwhile I can't see much use for the stalk myself.
Regarding the "shift" button, which button is that? I saw mention of it in the documentation - that holding the "shift" button down allowed additional functions - but it didn't say which button was the "shift" button. (Or if it did, I missed it.)