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  1. It's a gem ... there's nothing like the PX-5S near this price point. Its closest competition costs a good bit more.
  2. That's odd ... if the PXS5 is recognizing the USB flash drive but not upgrading to the latest firmware, this sounds like more of an upgrade procedural issue. Is this particular USB drive working for other purposes, besides trying to upgrade the firmware? I'm assuming the answer is yes, but if not, you're USB flash drive may still not in shape to handle the upgrade process so check/correct that issue first. Next, may I assume you're confident that: (a) you've got a good latest copy of the firmware upgrade bin file, and ( you have placed the file in the proper location on the drive (the root location, not a folder, as Joe highlights above)? Although upgrading is fairly straightforward you do have to follow those procedures very specifically for it to function. The upgrade is fairly short (process takes a few minutes) ... not 40 minutes, so it's not your lack of patience that's the problem here. Finally, as for whether the upgrade is worth your trouble, I can't speak to that question as I don't know which version you've currently got and what's in each subsequent release, but you can probably find that out by reading the posts from Casio's team about each upgrade since the one you now have loaded. If it were me, I would definitely want to upgrade no matter what and wouldn't let what's probably a small simple glitch get in the way. My US$0.02.
  3. I've had similar problems with specific USB thumb/flash drives, and managed to solve the issue this way... In your desktop or laptop operating system, use one of the disk wipe functions of the OS utility set. E.g., in Mac OSX you'll find the erase and reformat functions in the Disk Utility in the Utilities folder within your Apps. By reformatting the USB drive from scratch using a basic FAT format you will then recreate the basic hidden files and structures that the PX5S is looking for when you insert the USB into the keyboard. In many cases I've found that there's nothing wrong with the USB drive in physical terms, it was just a "logical" glitch that was corrected by using this procedure. I've successfully done this for Casio and Roland equipment when they fail to recognize some storage media and it's usually successful (and cheaper than going to buy yet another USB that will develop the same problem over time anyhow). Tip: Always keep more than one backup of your essential data ... whether that's an extra USB drive or just copying your key data files to a hard drive somewhere else ... those USB thumb drives that get used a lot are prone to getting a byte or two out of whack and then your musical devices don't recognize them anymore ;-)
  4. Yes, you can use the USB port on back of the Privia to connect to your PC/Mac - not to be confused with the USB port on the front for the memory stick. Alternatively, you can hook up to your PC/Mac with a MIDI cable in/out but that would require a MIDI interface with your computer, which you may or may not have. So the USB cable on the backside is probably the easiest, least hassle method for connecting, but it may depend on how comfortable you are with this sort of stuff.
  5. So I'm wondering if what you're saying here is that you're indifferent between a Hyundai and a Mercedes? ;-)
  6. If you try to load the Stage Setting using the Casio Data Editor you'll get a clearer sense for whether it's the file or the process you're following on the PX-5S that's blocking your success.
  7. Well it certainly sounds like you're doing things correctly... Have you had success is saving/loading your own Stage Settings file (especially of the ZPF type)? In other words, is it just this particular file you're trying to load from the Casio site, or perhaps are you having trouble with loading/saving files in a more general way? The reason this info might help with a solution is that if you can't save and load Stage Setting files in general, it could be the USB stick in particular (I've had one that misbehaved with the Casio but worked fine with my laptops, Roland equipment, etc.) Alternatively, you might have a bad file download from the Casio site and need to start with a fresh one. Also: Have you tried the free Casio Data Editor as a channel for loading and saving Stage Setting files? If that's working for you, this would further help narrow down the issue with the USB method. Hope some of this helps.
  8. Same here... many of us avoid Facebook like the plague. Those USB "keyboard" sticks look like fun - and I'd buy one at a reasonable price if available, but wouldn't give my personal info to Facebook even if Casio were giving away USB sticks for free.
  9. When you say you tried to load the "whole new" stage settings files, at least it sounds as if you are trying to load an "ALL" file which as Scott Hamlin noted above, cannot be done that way. That's kind of a mega-backup file type. I know it would seem you should be able to load it directly, but you can't. Can you please clarify which type of file extension you are trying to load (ZPF or ZLT)? If it's not one of these extensions, please let us know which type it is? (BTW, did you format the USB drive using the PX-5S format function?)
  10. Jeffrey - Well, while I can't say this sounds bad to my ears, I don't want to tell you that it shouldn't bother you... because obviously it does. I've listened through two sets of speakers and, at least to my ears, it sounds like that authentic grumbling roar from the bottom of a real piano. Our acoustic grand piano fills the room with that same grumbling quality if one gives it just enough forte at the bottom end. So I wonder: do you get the same bothersome sound quality when you strike the key less heavily (with less velocity)? If so, that could be out of whack with "normal" PX-5S performance. But otherwise, like BradMZ's reaction above, it sounds like what I would expect to hear if I were playing at full velocity. - OneWatt
  11. That's an interesting tidbit ... i.e., that it's different on brighter Stage Settings. I know others have asked before but it really would be helpful to get some insights into what's going on if you could (1) record the sound as a WAV and upload it and (2) let us know which Stage Setting is producing the result (most especially if it's a custom setting, upload that too to see if we can replicate it elsewhere and help you track it down).
  12. Ok, I'll offer a reply with one important disclaimer: I do not own, nor have I ever played a XW-P1 (so someone with a better answer, please rush in here!)... From your OP is sounds like you want to use Logic to capture your playing on the WX-P1's keys, then play that MIDI information back into the WX-P1 to fire its internal CASIO sounds, either presets or sounds that you have sculpted yourself. If that is what you are trying to do, this should be fairly easy. First, I would be surprised if using Logic's internal EXS24 synth sound is the way to go at all. Instead try this: 1. In Logic, create an External Midi instrument track (not an internal one). Assign your MIDI out from your WX-P1 to be received by this External Midi track within Logic. 2. In Logic, also create an Audio track. Assign the audio out from your WX-P1 lines into your Logic program as the audio record/monitor sound source. You will need to do this through whatever your digital audio interface hooks-up are provided in your setup. 3. Test to ensure that your Logic tracks are receiving signal (Midi info to the external midi track; audio signal from the line outs of your WX-P1). 4. Go ahead and record whatever you like in Logic while playing your CASIO keyboard. 5. Now, replay the Logic external midi track - making sure that your WX-P1 is RECEIVING the midi signal FROM Logic. I.e., set up your WX-P1 to follow the midi info it is now getting from Logic as the source. 6. While #5 above is taking place, you should be able to change the voices, presets, whatever, on your WX-P1 while listening to your previously midi performance that was captured into Logic now "playing" your WX-P1 automatically. A few tips: To facilitate set-up of all of these connections and to debug some problems until you get it right, use the loop feature in Logic to repeat a busy passage of your midi track over and over. Also: if you can't hear the audio within Logic, at various stages, plug headphones into the WX-P1 and then your audio interface and/or monitor software of your Mac, to track down where the connection needs to be fixed. Again, if someone who knows a lot more about the WX-P1 (compared to my "zero") can chime in, you may save GoldKicks some missteps in what I've described above.
  13. Another suggestion to help track the source of your buzzing: Turn off the various damper-related resonance effects (you'll find them on 2nd page of SYSTEM menu: string resonance, damper resonance, and damper noise). Try setting them all to 0 and seeing if (i.e., hearing if ) this has any effect on the issue you're experiencing.
  14. Jeremy - I'm not suggesting this happens to be your problem, but at least consider it: As a new PX-5S owner I heard a weird buzzing early on. It seemed kind of soon for any mechanical keyboard issues to have surfaced. It was really puzzling and kind of depressing to have a problem right out of the box. But then I realized what it was ... it was the rattling of my USB flash drive when I played even gently on the keyboard! (duh) Apparently it's a loose mechanism within the construction of this (cheap) Sandisk USB memory stick I had handy. Although the flash drive works perfectly, it's not made for staying silent when vibrated. Removing it out stopped the buzzing immediately. While this may not be your problem, it's worth giving it a quick check. In any event, this tip may solve some rattling/buzzing issues for another user down the road, so perhaps worth posting. - OneWatt
  15. BradMZ - Thank you for the excellent clarification. I didn't think of the phrase (or arpeggio) player as an internal sequencer firing MIDI info to the tone generators inside the PX-5S ... which of course now makes perfect sense. I made my own practice piano + metronome track, setting slider 1 to its own volume. Slider 2 offers reverb. Incidentally, since I often listen to news/talk podcasts while practicing finger/scale warm-ups, I jack the output of my tablet into the mix in of the PX-5S and - just for this metronome+practice piano setup - I assign slider 6 to the "external audio" volume which controls the output of the podcasts in my headphones too. The overall volume of the entire mix (piano, metronome, podcast) gets adjusted through the main master volume knob. A great way to spend time catching up on news and views of the world while honing those finger chops :-) This forum is much appreciaed - OneWatt
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