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  1. Nice. I gotta try this layered setup out. Thanks.
  2. Yes. I think the number of files on the disk impacts the amount of time needed to mount the device for use so fever files per device is a better way to organize for live work. The cost of the USB devices for samll sizes has really dropped so that's good: about $1/GB. 4GB seems to be the bulk size currently. That's a lot of audio recording space and still room for a lot of midi's so for $4 you've got a lot of capacity in your pocket. NOTE: Beware of really cheap devices because they can't keep up with real time audio recording and you'll hear stuttering and drop outs.
  3. If I'm reading your question correctly, I think the answer is that the PX560 only recognizes files on a USB device in the top level directory named MUSICDAT. All MIDI"s, WAV's and Preset files need to be placed there to be used by the PX-560. Better organization might involve using multiple USB devices to separate by type... of course that requires the wait for the load times. Does that help? It may not be the answer you *want* but I think it's the right answer.
  4. What features of the MOX F8 do you like the most? I went with the Casio for the amazing bundle of features close to $1300 (I bought the stand with the 3 piano pedal feature). Internal speakers we on mu *MUST HAVE* list for example. For the $'s you just can't beat the Casios. But if $'s aren't the top criteria then the feel of the keys or perception of a "real piano" experience or any number of factors will drive your decision.
  5. The MIDI recorder does have a Looping feature. Let me see what I can figure out for a realtime use case. I'm not sure this will lead to anything better then just running into a pedal and building tracks that way.
  6. MIDI by the standard is limited to 16 tracks. So, the PX-560 supports three simultaneous MIDI engines. Port A is has16 midi channels for the live tracks. Port B houses the MIDI Recorder system track and some more stuff (the details are in the manual on Page 101). GET TO KNOW THE PDF FILE OF THE MANUAL or an online site to see it in a browser. It's got a ton of useful info. PORT C is the MIDI Recorder Playback channels and I *think* the rhythm tracks happen here so that's where to set PAN, etc for the backing stuff driven by MIDI (rhythm tracks). When the tracks are playing and the Mixer is open you'll see volume events in the bottom of the mixer. Muting (or solo'ing) tracks can help determine what's playing on the track.
  7. Is there a way to use the features of the PX-560 to act something like a Looper Pedal? I'm hoping someone has a clue. I've looked for a way to do this with the midi recorder and audio recorder but nothing jumps out at me as a good process to lay down the instruments sequentially in realtime. For Open Mic's the audience has becomes accustomed to the performer building a loop and not suffering the "Karaoke" impression that pre-recorded audio or MIDI backing tracks convey. Seeing the artist layout each performance like Jacob Collier in realtime goes over well. I have a Ditto Pedal I can use and I could pre-load a fixed length drum track since most loopers use drum rhythms in their more expensive Loopers. Any clues appreciated. If there are optional Arranger devices that have this feature I'd appreciate a tip. Small is good like the Arranger Module from that R company.
  8. I know one of the major online vendors opens the box before shipping it out (at least for guitar set-ups) but I'd be wary of getting a box that has been opened for any reason... missing parts? Previously returned product?
  9. mcdtracy

    Hammond Organ

    The PX-560 is typically reviewed as having a poor organ implementation. Probably starting with the set of organ samples that might improve this area of the instrument. Life is full of tradeoffs and there are some great low cost Hammond Organ keyboards that are often mounted just above the Casio Stage Pianos and well as a lot of other products. A quick Google search will narrow down to a few specific options in the sub $1000. $2000, $3000 price ranges.
  10. Yes. Saving changes to the built-in rhythms require you to created a USER rhythm that uses one of the built-ins as a starting point and gets saved to a USER slot after the edits. I've done this to create rhythms that only have volumes for the bass and drums: Like a piano trio. I also tweak the drum set to use brushes for good dinner music vibe. No persistent cymbals and subdued fills. That one dinner music piano trio works for light jazz standards and I just added tweaking the tempo with the expression pedal between 60 and 180 beats per minute in realtime. I could optional tie that pedal to accompaniment volume but I tend to use the middle knob for that. I think it can be done to create a set of rhythms that put the Upper 1 and 2 and maybe Lower 1 and 2 out the left channel and put the rhythm instruments out the right. I'm just not sure why when volumes for the accompaniment can be controlled in real time and panning the band across a Stereo field is a good idea for running into a PA. Running and MONO PA you'd just benefit from separate volume and EQ settings. With extra work they can also be tweaked using the mixer and tone adjustments anyway,
  11. But those Nord keyboards are RED. Life is full of tradeoffs. Mine was saving $2000 of my savings to invest. :^) Buying an expression pedal is really the best way to control a rotary sound with complete speed control. It can also be used creatively to: add strings or pads (on upper 2's volume) behind a Piano on upper 1. vary LFO's, filters, effects for synths vary the tempo? Need to try this idea out The M Audio expression pedal works well for $29. But it's build quality reflects the cost. There are sturdy models for 2-3 times the price.
  12. When yu open the mixer you only see the 1st of three pages. That first page has the tone (you should see Piano and strings in slots 1 and 2) Use the Blue box with down arrows near 1/3 on the right to access Pages 2 and 3. (WHEN EVER YOU SEE THESE ARROWS THERE ARE HIDDEN PAGES IN THAT AREA). Page 1: tone, volume, pan Page 2: Coarse tune, fine tune, bend range Page 3: Reverb, chorus, delay <<< ZERO THESE OUT TO HAVE SPLIT CHANNELS WITHOUT LEAKAGE.
  13. Yes. Near the bottom of the mixer settings for each channel there are effects settimgs for reverb, chorus and delay. They take both channels (piano and strings) and apply the effect as a stereo effect and that's where the bleeding across channels comes from. Zero these effects out (or drop them to a level where you can tolerate the bleeding) and you have pure piano and the left and pure strings on the right. NOTE: The sound will be rather dry. To mitigate that you might add effects in the design of a USER tone using your base paino and strings as starting points for a custom user tone with added reverb, chorus or delay as desired.
  14. Good luck... I'm sure you'll need to use the manual for complete understanding of some of the steps or watch the YouTube Tutorials but you'll end up knowing how to do a lot of useful things along the way. Sometimes I'll take a question asked as a prompt to hit the manual and learn something new with the Px-560 like how to use the optional expression pedal to create Leslie Speaker effects controller with your foot. That was a fun one. Or making standard Midi files sound right when the drums are mapped to a bass instrument. Unfortunately there's not a lot of activity on this forum so some questions (like yours) just hang in the air for a few days. Sad because there's an immense mount of power in this instrument. But learning to master it all takes a lot of effort... I'm sure that's true of any truly complex stage piano with an arranger, sequencer and audio recorder built-in.
  15. "Teach a man to fish...." You can do this and have a lot more power to control your performances. Before you start this pick a BANK NUMBER and 1-4 button you can use to save this results. You want a "bright (with a lot of tremble/high frequencies) piano". I think the Piano #4 "GrPno Modern" fits that bill. Use the TONE button and open the Piano's page and select 04 GrPno. Then you want to add a huge reverb effect. Use the MENU button to see the EFFECT option. In the EFFECT page hit "Enter" on the top line. Then on the next page change the REVERB TYPE from what it's currently set to to "Stadium 2" on the second page of choices. You can play the keys and decide which large reverb effect works for your taste. Then save these choices to the BANK #/1-4 Button you have available to recall these settings when ever you wish. NOTE: You can also edit any of the pubilt in pianos and modify the reverb to a custom settings and save the result to a USER Piano setting slot (29 and above).
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