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Hi, somebody can help me to find a Mellow A.Piano Stage setting. I need it to play a song called "Calling You" of Jevetta Steele. Thanks for any help! Bye Massimo

Many thanks Brad! as soon as I will have my PX-5S under my hands I will try it.

Maybe this is a beginner question: Is it possible to save in a Stage Setting a transpose setup?

I'm starting to use my PX-5 as a master keyboard but I'm not able to send the sustain pedal command to MIDI Out, I mean my external module is recognizing the note and key velocity but is not receiving sustain pedal on-off message. Any hint? Thanks Massimo

I guess that expression pedal is a MUST for organ sounds! It's part of the player technique the usage of the expression pedal to obtain certain effects that are tipical of the tonewheels (Hammond) organ. I don't consider the PX-5S a viable option for "heavy" organ usage. Considering that the PX-5S is mainly a stage piano the expression pedal need was not considered by the engineers who designed the product. I believe that expression pedal is useful even for pads sounds (like strings) to obtain a better effect. From my last experience watching Steve Weingart at the Protocol II concert (my seat was less the 2 mt. on his back), I saw him using key velocity (touch) to obtain the same effect. It's more difficult but, I can tell you, the result was great!

There is an interesting video made by Max Tempia (italian Casio guru) about this topic. Unfortunatelly is in italian... Anyway the main subject is how the triple sensor of the weighted hammer action keybed of the PX-5s is performing in combination of a "top of the line" piano VST. The bottom line is (even considering we are speaking about a less then 900 euros product) the PX-5S is a great keyboard controller for all that application where weighted keybed is a must.

Great link! Who can tell me what stage setting was used in this video? Thanks, Max

Hi all, I made a new stage setting starting from one of the String SS that Mike Martin pubblished last August. Basically 2 zone are dedicated to orchestral tone (zone 1 and zone 2) and 1 is for Concert piano. Now I would like to use pedal 2 to switch between orchestra and piano. (what I was able to achive is only to switch on/off the two orchestral zones together but still I have the piano in both situation). Any suggestion? thanks, bye Massimo

Hi Dave, Can you publish more demo of this piano sets? Thanks!

Scott, any suggestion to keep the PX-5S clean?

what about the possibility to change/use the tipical Hammond's percussion?

Hi all, any update about the release of the new MIDI designer for PX-5S? I hope it will be compatible with iOS 5.1 so we will use even the iPad 1st generation....

thanks Mike! Great job

Hi Normski, some point: 1) volume/expression you are right, I solve this with Behringer FCB1010 (even considering that PX-5S born as Stage Piano...) 2) lack of Mono mode but again I don't see a product like the PX-5S the best buy for lead synth needs, both for weighted keybed and lack of aftertouch, that's why I use an Ultranova by Novation 3) Organ: as I mentioned several times I don't think that PX-5S is a viable organ solution, problems are (before sound and Leslie sim) related to the keybed. Even with a great sound and a marvelous Leslie sim if you don't perform them with a waterfall keyboard you miss a lot in terms of final result! As Joelfan stated above what moved us (PX-5S owners) to choose this product are all the good things that he mentioned very well...and don't forget the very competitive price!