I watched Mike's demo's at NAMM and am really intrigued with this keyboard. I'm a converted guitar and bass player so for me it's all about simplicity. Features such as ARPs and sequencing is why I switched to NORD from Roland gear. It's simple, light, durable and well appointed. I've been seeking an 88 Key board mostly for home use but after seeing the PX-5S, I'm kinda thinking that I'd use this on live gigs more than I think. So what would people like me (a growing target audience by the way) who like to play keys but don't need or want all the bells and whistles? Great presets with usable sounds. Not stuff that are too esoteric. I liked how the patches you wrote (overnight as I recall) for NAMM had piano, pads, strings, effects all at your fingertips. I love the idea that a 'patch' is really 6 patches that all exist at the same time and that when I want more, I add more from what is already there. Organizing them into groups - pianos, EP's, strings, etc..into folders would be very cool. Maybe you do this already but 'sharable patches' that you can download from a cloud based site. A good CASE that FITS and PROTECTS. Other Hard and Padded alternatives out there are too large for Casio's it seems. So the very benefit of having a 'small, narrow' keyboard is mitigated by this huge case. Your cover seems lackluster. Honestly, I'm surprised that more companies don't make ones to fit yours specifically based on how many keyboards you guys sell. I mean don't you guys have the leading market share in the space. I saw how you used Set List with the iPad for sounds...that was cool. But being able to operate and edit from the iPad would be even cooler. Real world examples of how patches are used in a gig situation. Again, not something that will never happen but how people really use it. Easy demos of how to do keyboard splits and programming. Best ways to tweak the best tweakable stuff. You did this at the show. I'm ordering mine as soon as someone has it for pre-order. You said STREET would be $1,000, right? Thanks, Mike for all your help. My first time at a Casio Forum and you guys do a great job.
