spider

Ted, Well, you've made my day..I'm now able to move a song to & from the Keyboard using a card - select the User Song # onto which I load the data from the Card--Heck, I'm King of the Hill. I think the stumbling block was that I didn't commprehend that the Data being loaded onto the Card should be CMS (first of all I didn't know what CMS was-I had however heard of MIDI) -if I wanted to bring it back to the Keyboard as a User Song. I was trying to follow the 8 steps instruction on pages 104 & 105 & I still don't see where in those instructions it tells me to choose the CMS... YOUR first sentence told me CMS--then I got it. Re: The missing Drums when I played a MIDI file thru MUSICDAT on the computer...I did some experimenting. On the KB I copied the drum track (10) onto track 8 & deleted track 10. I loaded this onto a new Card. Put in into computer and Drums still didn't sound. Anyway; at this present time I'm not needing to work with the computer. I would in in the future like to be able to burn a CD-so I would of course like to solve this problem eventually. Spider

Ted, Thanks again for sharing your amazing bank of knowledge. I'll let you know how its going as I plod along. Spider

Wow Ted, Thanks The first question was 99% of what I had to have. As long as I know that its possible to import & export a song to & from a "user song" on the keyboard; that's the main thing. I'll work on that. Spider

I am progressing, but I've still got a question. I can Save a User Song to the Card. Now I delete the User Song from the Keyboard. I put the card back into the slot. I can play the song & even use the Mixer to adjust the volumns of the individual tracks. But, I'm not able to re-install the data back into a User Song, so that I can continue to modify it. The question is: Does the Keyboard have the capability of allowing me to re-install this Data as a User Song? Can you tell me how to do this? Actually I've got a second question. When I play this card in my computer (windows) the Drums do not play. (the systems track has been "extracted"-so I don't think thats the reason) (also I've tested this with 2 songs). I guess that before long my questions will be in the category with the old joke...The tourist to the native New Yorker .."Hey buddy, can you tell me where the Empire State building is, or should I just go _____ myself? Spider

Ted, Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. With your help I was able to get squared away with the "Card" situation. Actually there was a lot of operator error. (Did I mention I'm 72?). Re: Formatting - I had said that the process would appear to begin- but that "Complete" would never appear. This is my misconception. What really was happening was - the process would begin and unnoticed by me; the screen WOULD display "Complete". However; this "Complete" stays on the screen for only seconds - then its gone. Obviously on my previous attempts I missed this. Re: Loading a song onto the Card - Next in my series of errors - was when I would try to load a song onto the Card - the screen would display "No File". I misinterpreted this to mean "dead end". (Did mention 72?). Now I realize I quit too soon. Re: The type of Cards - I now have 2. Both work. One is a Sony SF-8NX 8GB - Other is Sandisk SDHC 4 GB. Re: Memory being absorbed by 2 three minute songs - I guess they were pretty busy. I had a Drum Set & Base Line on the Systems side. On the individual tracks I had a single note guitar track - 4 note chord guitar chords - 4 note organ chords - an added drum lick. I suspect what added most to the memory consumption was that I did a "Extract " to bring the bass & Drums over to the individual tracks. Then because I had been having trouble loosing a track and having to re-do it - I made a copy of the song to hold in reserve. NOW That I'm able to keep a back up copy on the Card; I think it will all work fine. I'm happy. Thank you very much. Spider

Ted, Thanks for your response. I'll try a new card. Spider

I've got mmore questions. #1 Re: Memory...Certain processes I've tried to initiate are denied due to "insufficient memory". I have only 2 User Songs installed. They each have 49% use. Is there any way I can free up some memory? Can I buy add'l memory? #2 I'm unable to use Card..It's a new SDHC - 8 GB...When I try to format it - it begins the proces-the screen says "please wait"..The bar graph thingy is gobbled up..but the "Complete" never appears. ...#3 I went ahead and tried to save a User Song to the Card. Screen says "No File". ... Can anyone advise? THANKS

Ted, Thanks for the answer. I was 99% sure that would be the answer -but hey - I'm told the only stupid question is the unasked question. For what it's worth: I've previously been using an old 1980's Casio MT-210. Pretty amazing the stuff I could get out of it by coming out of the keyboard into other amplifiers and tweaking the sound and recording & dubbing using modified analog cassette decks. Thanks again to Ted & Beaney. I've got my answers for now - but will no doubt have other questions when I start using the editing functions. Spider

You might say that "Casio has given me a rose, and now I'm asking for a bouquet". Seriously-is fantastic piece of equipment at a very reasonable price-LOVE IT. However; here's my question. Re: the audio input--Can I record what is being input (example elec guitar)? Thanks again Spider

Thanks for this latest info on recording the "rhythm". I am able to do it. Spider

Mr. Beaney helped me with this the other day. However; I still have a spot of bother. I can now (using the keyboard) record parts and dub in parts --this is great. But I still cannot record a rhythm. I can select and play the chosen rhythm-but I can't record it. Please help me again. Thanks Spider

Thanks very much for your prompt reply.. Spider

I'm new owner of ctk6000. I can't figure out how to do the following: I want to select a certain rhythm..play this rhythm and at the same time use the keyboard to add a certain base line and this to be recorded.. thats step 1 Next I want to play step 1 and while listening to that I want to play on the keyboard adding chords, and I want this to be recorded. thats step 2.. Now when I play it back I want to hear the rhythm and the parts I've added. Surely something this simple can be done. Help.