PX560 piano Sound for PX5S

[blackfs]

I have a PX-5S and also a PX560M. The 5S is great for controlling live sounds and fading in and out different sounds like piano, EP, and pads, etc on the fly. When it come to quality of sound of the piano however, I prefer to use the 560 because it seems to sound so much better. 

 

I thought the the grand piano sound on both should sound similar, but on my setup, the GP sound on the PX5S is very disappointing.

 

Is there any way to get the GP Sound from the 560 onto the 5S? 

 

 

[Brad Saucier]

I can tell you that both keyboards use exactly the same piano samples.  Given all other things are equal, there should be virtually no difference in the two.  How are you monitoring both keyboards?  Describe your setup. There are many things that can alter sounds on these two boards. We need more details.  Which stage setting are you using on the 5S?  Is it still setup with factory settings or edited?  Is the PX-560 factory?  Are the speakers being used on the 560?  

[blackfs]

Thanks Brad. 

For the px5s I am using the 0-0 Concert grand setting, and for the px560m I am using the Grans piano button settin which gives 001 GrPnoConcert as the tone.

The tone settings for both are factory default I believe, unless there is anything different in the ALTERNATE stage settings from a download from Mike which I loaded into the PX5S.

I am using the speakers on the PX560M (which sound really good I think). On the px5s, I have tried a few different speaker setups, none of which seem to give the lovely tones of the PX560M, but they have mostly been relatively inexpensive PA speakers and maybe not designed for a keyboard setup. (Ricco model T2016 stereo powered speakers sitting on a shelf above the keyboard about ear height, or a QTX QX12PA powered speaker for a mono setup to get better bass.)

 

If you are saying that the sounds/samples should essentially be the same, then it looks like I just need to invest in a better amp/speaker setup for the px5s. Any recommendations?

[Joe Muscara]

As an experiment, I would try the opposite. Turn the internal speakers off and run the PX560 through the same sound system you run the PX-5S through. Then you're comparing apples to apples.