michaeln2

Just goes to show how subjective these things can be, especially when it comes to accoustic piano sounds. I own the Yamaha MOXF, and although the accoustic piano's are excellent (IMHO), I find the PX accoustic piano's are better. In fact, out of all the other keyboards & sound modules\tone generators that I own (7 keyboards & 3 tone generators in total) I find the PX accoustic piano's are superior.

I dont use the PX for gigs.......it was bought as an Xmas present from the Wife just to practice on at home. The weighted keybed makes it a pleasure to play and to generally "lose track of time" when absorbed in practising. I just use a pair of "Studio monitors" for this purpose.......not brilliant but passable for practising. The PX string sounds are not bad with a bit of editing.........I use the Yamaha MOXF for gigs which has some very nice string\orchestral sounds right out of the box. The Rhodes style EP's are very nice also. I prefer the PX acoustic pianos over the MOXF........same with the Wurly style EP's. These really shine on the PX. Also, the PX has an absolutely superb nylon guitar patch.......far superior to the ones on the MOXF. Really love that sound! I guess we can't have everything we want from one board! A few words on the subject of stage monitoring on gigs.........I recently bought an Alto TS115a active cab for my keys. Very strange cab........at a low level it sounds nice, but at the stage levels we play at the sound just doesn't cut through. It also clips quite a lot. Like the old saying "buy cheap, buy twice". May any try one of the Yamaha DX series.......heard a lot of good reports on these.

Thank you aron,very helpful. I like the acoustic pianos and some of the Wurly EP,s......it's the Rhodes EP,s that always leave me wanting more. The first 2 EP,s in bank 1 (Air electric piano) sound very dull to me.........but others rave about them so I suppose it's purely a matter of taste. In almost every respect I am happy with the PX5s, it's just some of the Rhodes EP,s that I find a disappointment. Thanks again.

Aron, have you played the Kurzweil PC3K88? I am thinking of buying one as i have heard the V.A.S.T synth engine is something else. The electric pianos are one of my reasons for going the Kurzweil route. Sadly, no dealers in my area stock Kurzweil so i cannot try before i buy.

Good to know aron ....... I've long been a fan of sysex stuff.

Thank you Brad, much appreciated. i have just discovered I still have an ancient Akai ME25S midi note separator hiding under a bed in the spare room.........puchased in the early 1990's. This will allow up to 4 midi channels to be controlled from 1 channel. Many thanks again.

My Akai MPK88 controller keyboard will only transmit note data on 1 midi channel at a time. When i play a stage setting on the PX from the Akai, it will only sound the tone that is on zone 1. This is fine for stage settings that only use 1 zone.......but not for stage setings that have additional zones turned on.(layers,etc) The question is, can the zones (1 to 4) have their midi receive channels changed within the stage setting? Many thanks.

This is the Ep sound I would be really happy with. 012 Tine Elec Piano.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65FnK_j3mWw The type of E.piano sounds I'm looking to get, please listen between 7minutes 15 seconds and 7 minutes 21 seconds. Chris That is the kind of EP sound i have been trying to get on the PX5S........and thus far has been elusive.

Absolutely first class. Loved this.

No. Loading a single stage setting will only overwrite the "target" stage setting.