Display Name Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 No monophonic mode? NO PROBLEM! There's an app for that!If you have an app/VSTi that has monophonic leads the PX-5S WILL WORK with it.The monophonic part comes from the sound generator - so if you are using an iPhone, iPad or laptop and have a program with those classic mono leads sounds, the PX-5S will play them monophonically. Want to try it? Alchemy is a free app iPad/iPhone app that has some great mono leads (and other sounds).https://itunes.apple.com/app/alchemy-synth-mobile/id432505977?ls=1&mt=8 There lot of other apps that have mono lead sounds.. most are pretty inexpensive. Let me know if you have questions... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliceCooper Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 This is cool but I think the lack of a monophonic mode on such a powerful synth is a huge bummer. The thing is, how hard would it have been to implement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgaetano Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Pardon my ignorance, (because I'm new to keyboards and that's what it is), but what is monophonic mode doing for you that polyphonic mode is not, other than limiting the output to a single note? I mean, if you simply play one note at a time on a polyphonic synth, isn't that more or less the same as what a "monophonic" synth would do? I'm sure it's more involved than that but the finer points are lost on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliceCooper Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Pardon my ignorance, (because I'm new to keyboards and that's what it is), but what is monophonic mode doing for you that polyphonic mode is not, other than limiting the output to a single note? I mean, if you simply play one note at a time on a polyphonic synth, isn't that more or less the same as what a "monophonic" synth would do? I'm sure it's more involved than that but the finer points are lost on me...Mono mode would allow you to do stuff that would not sound the same on a polyphonic synth, like legato for example. To me, it allows for better expression of leads and instruments that are actually monophonic like a flute or sax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettM Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Maybe I'm talking out of turn here because I don't have a PX-5S, but I do have an XW-G1 and I've noticed a lot of requests on this forum for a monophonic mode in the PX-5S. I've been experimenting with a one-step arpeggio on my G1 (http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/topic/7617-whats-the-point-of-a-one-step-arpeggio/), and thought it might offer a potential solution to the PX-5S monophonic issue, especially since the PX-5S apeggiator is clearly based on the XW one. The idea is to create a one-step arpeggio of an L1 or U1 type. Then, no matter how many keys are pressed, only the lowest or highest note is sounded. The repeating arpeggio keeps sounding the L1 or U1 note. A bit of tweaking is needed to stop the repeated stuttering sound, like setting the arpeggio note length to 100% and lengthening the attack and release of the tone. I usually turn up the attack to +64, then raise the release until the stuttering stops, then reduce the attack until just before the stuttering restarts. For many tones, this envelope can produce a continuous sound even though it is being arpeggiated. It's not quite the same as the usual most-recent-note-sounded monophonic mode, but with a little practice it can work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 ^^^ That sounds interesting! ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppin Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 yes, quite interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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