hag01

I can't see in the user manual or anywhere that there's a way to access quickly to different tones on the MZ-X500. If via button or pads as favorites, if via foot switch to a list. Can't find information about it, but the idea that there is nothing like this in a keyboard and you can only navigate between sounds via tone menu seems odd to me.

You know what? I Thought about it, and the improvements I want in the sounds section, is just a very comprehensive set of sounds. I want to be covered for any gig. you enter to Yamaha\Korg\Roland product pages of their stage pianos\keyboard workstations, and they always writing "huge sound library for any musical style". I have to say that almost all the patches on the PX-5S are good sounding, the harmonica is so so, the bagpipes is really bad, the clarinet is also so so, but that's all the bad sounds I can remember now. but to be covered for any gig we need: Tonewheel organ emulation. Full set of orchestral sounds(many essential orchestral sound are missing in the PS-5S). More variety of electric pianos. Much bigger sound library that cover all the sounds you might need in the western popular genres. And as I said earlier, keep the real sound design synth engine, this is a great synth, just make the option to build monophonic patches. How much would I pay for the dream Casio? If they will do what I ask, easely 2000$. Really, there is no instrument on the market that do what I want and also portable, except for maybe Roland FA(not as portable as Casio), but Roland FA has to many disgusting and ridiculous sounds, really bad sounds, I much prefer the Casio sounds...

Take in mind that I have only one CM-30, and anyway I can't carry two CM-30 by my own (relying on public transportation). So bottom line, what is louder, one CM-30 or PX-560 internal speakers? I guess you know the answer because you have both, and I wil be very very thankful if you tell me a clear answer!

My portable setup for small quiet gigs, like playing in a classroom\kindergarten\nursing room\senior club, etc...is: PX-5S + Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor. Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor official product page: https://www.roland.com/us/products/cm-30/ My question is, whether anyone have a clue whether the PX-360 speakers capable at least to be as loud as the Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor? If they do, then a PX-360 would be a more portable setup for me, which is great, but if they don't, I rether stay with PX-5S + Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor. Thanks in advance.

My portable setup for small quiet gigs, like playing in a classroom\kindergarten\nursing room\senior club, etc...is: PX-5S + Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor. Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor official product page: https://www.roland.com/us/products/cm-30/ My question is, whether anyone have a clue whether the PX-560 speakers capable at least to be as loud as the Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor? If they do, then a PX-560 would be a more portable setup for me, which is great, but if they don't, I rether stay with PX-5S + Roland CM-30 CUBE Monitor. Thanks in advance.

My wish list: Pitch bend\Modulation joystick + Mod Wheel + Expression pedal input and continuous sustain pedal input + Nine sliders and few knobs All those controllers with full MIDI controlling capabilities. All this while keeping the same size and weight. However, I'm not sure whether it is possible to add all those controllers and keep the same size and weight, so if it isn't possible I'll be satisfied with: Pitch bend\Modulation joystick + Expression pedal input and continuous sustain pedal input + Six sliders and 3 knobs, or just nine sliders and that's it About the action: make the keys texture less slippery\more moisture absorbent. About the sound engine, there are endless possibilities for improvements, but I'll be sattisfied with any significant improvement in that section. Nevertheless, IMO the biggest weaknesses in the PX-5S sound engine are: No dedicated Tonewheel organ emulation The orchestral section is not very comprehensive Just keep the real programmable sound design synth engine, I hate those stage pianos with sampled synth sounds, like those Yamaha MOXs and Roland RDs.

OK, I understand. So lets say I want to cennect this: http://www.midisolutions.com/prodped.htm to the PX-5S only for one expression\damper with half damping option pedal. Quote from the link above: "The Pedal Controller is MIDI-powered, and requires no batteries or power supply to operate with most MIDI products". Is there a MIDI power option in the PX-5S or do I need to connect it to external power supply?

I want to connect to my PX-5S a three pedal unit for Soft, Sostenut, and Sustain(with half pedalling support) to the first pedal input of it, and an expression pedal to the second pedal input, not to control the internal sounds of the PX-5S, but to control a virtual instrument\hardware module through the PX-5S. Do anyone here know a way to do it by a third party hardware? I know this: http://www.midisolutions.com/prodped.htm But I don't know if it would except a 3 pedals unit. I also know this: http://www.rocktron.com/midi-xchange.html Again, don't know if it would except a 3 pedals unit. And the worst thing - I don't know any third party three pedals unit model that support half pedalling. P.S It would be nice to find a hardware that can run under the PX-5S power supply, and won't need to be connected to a seperate external power supply.