Normski

The Behringer FCB1010 cant be used to adjust Master volume on a PX5s. Its also a monster size. Far too big for what it does. Its about half the size and weight of a PX5. What ever way it's put, Lack of an expression pedal socket is unforgivable to me.

If you are a gigging musician that really must have an Expression pedal. Your in trouble. There are work arounds, I've tried most. But I found the only practicle thing to use for master volume is a stereo analogue volume pedal. Such as a Behringer FVC100. I found the lack of an expression socket a simple but mayor flaw. I spent lots of time and money trying workarounds that were not seriously gig able.

Hi Jeff Yeah th Uk is a long way from your location. Stange how all of my recent posts re selling my PX5s keep getting removed. Norm

I gotta agree with Hector. Yeah it’s a big list. A great list. We all know that some of these things could be improved with an update. But I doubt we'll see a single one added in any future update. Casio are not listening to the feedback. This is not what I had expected from a company claiming to be selling a Pro board. Im currently shopping around for my next K/B. Things on my list are pretty much what we have been asking for here. Expression Socket, Mono mode, Usable Rotary, Propr midi assignments, Usable compressor. And of course MY big ask is Master Volume control.

Hi elecmuse3 That looks to be a nice way to go. Norm

Lots of Basically there. I give up. Norm

Hi HectorSpace I love your Idea of Retro fitting a couple of sockets to take control of a knob or slider, Great Idea, not to dampen your fabulous idea, but guess what CC is not available to the knobs and sliders. Yep Master Vol. This was one of the suggestions I had originally said would make a great and useful O/S upgrade But there’s got to be so many other things that pedal could do. I might just add one too. Norm

Hi HectorSpace Thanks for the info and your experience of the Midi Solutions Pedal Controller with the Px-5s. Looks like even the work around, need a work around. I think I will just stop my search for an expression controller to use. Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. Norm

Hi tucktronix I've had this happen. I got around it, By recording a short wav on the PX. Then move the stick to a PC. Move the wav to the Pc. Cut and paste the wav001/name of the wav thats from the stick over the name of the wav that I want to use, Then copy and over write to the stick. It then works fine. I use this all the time to take new songs to work on to band reahersals. And als to fly in sound FX's during gigs, would prefer to be able to Name them. My advise, get a Micro stick. Theres less chance of it damaging the usb socket if knocked. Norm

Hi Ivan The PX-5s is not a VST instrument. It also cannot load or play VST instruments or FX's. It can be used as a Midi instument. Only way I know of, of useing VSTi's live is to use either a Laptop, a Receptor or a V-Machine. Norm

Hi Mike Thats good to know. Looks a better bet than the Behringer 1010 for continuos control. I will be getting one of these. Many thanks again. Norm

Hi Mike That may have to be my next direction. Many thanks. Norm

Hi Mike/Ebonivar/Brad Thanks for your replys. Plenty of options there. I bought a Behringer 1010 because a few people on here had said it would work in place of an expression pedal socket. It does not. It can be used to adjust CC messages 1-127 of any 1 midi channel with each pedal and it can change patches. It can also send one sys ex message upon changing patches. These sys ex messages are not constantly variable, they are sent as one shot. So cannot be used to constantly adjust anything. The CC channels available are only the midi standard of 1-127. This was where I was at when I first posted a message – Has anyone got master volume controlled by midi. Many answers later, And I thank you all for the time you have taken to contribute. But still there is nothing practical to use in a stage set up. Of course the analogue vol pedal is one way. If the PX had a CC message to access Master volume with the midi CC range of 1-127 then all would be fine. Get a Behringer 1010 and adjust with midi pedal. But it doesn’t, it may be CC 136. There are plenty of Genric CC channels available, and also loads with very limited use ones that would have found a suitable home for Master vol control on the PX. Is this a contender for an update. Im pretty sure this would be real easy to add. And just my thoughts so far of the suggestions given. Ta again. Mike - Analog Volume Pedal: Yes probably the sensible low tech way. MIDI Solutions Pedal Controller: I want to control Master vol, not 4 zones. Behringer FC1010: See above www.midiexpression.com – I wont be be using a computer to gig. Ebonivar - Master volume is easily controllable with sysex...I use it with the MIDI Designer iPad app, so I guess it should also be able to be accomplished via hardware, as Mike Martin has suggested. - Im not using a computer live. Hardware looking unlikely. Brad - Confirmed here too. Under system settings is the master volume parameter. Tweaking this sends a sysex message to Midi Ox. Sending the same message back to the PX-5s controls master volume. – Im not gigging with a computer. Hardware looking unlikely. I really appreciate all of your suggestions. Norm

Hi Mike Thaks for the reply. You say - that there are many workable solutions that can make one work without too much hassle. Can you tell me some of these solutions. They would be very helpful. Im hopeing to adjust the whole Stage setting volume, not just one zone. Master volume access via midi would have been a work around, but that appears not to be available. As I have said many times. It sounds great. More control would make it even better. Norm

Hi Leo 1, But your not controlling the stage setting volume, you are only controlling zone 1 volume with the Beringher1010. 2, I agree its not the best for lead synths, but would be massively better With mono mode, which is highly likely possible, but still not added to any updates. 3, Again I agree, a waterfall K/B would be handy. It’s the sounds that are bad. The casio K/b is still useable for organ playing, I use a V-Machine / VB3 with it. The whole point of my post is that, A new buyer might think that casio would update to iron out things that many have said they disliked. But this appears not to be the case. My criticisms were – and still are. How do you control MASTER volume while using two hands to play. This still stands. No exp socket & No midi access to master vol. A stereo analogue volume pedal is probably the only useable solution. Mono mode. Surly this could have been added. A Stage Setting is difficult to use in a midi studio to record and playback midi. Try it yourself, Pretty rubbish. And a few other suggestions that would probably have been possible to have been programmed in to an update. I still stand by these criticisms. The sound is very good, but you really need to be able to fully control a Pro Stage K/b.