JK PX-5S Soundbank 1

[Mike Martin]

File Name: JK PX-5S Soundbank 1

File Submitter: Mike Martin

File Submitted: 06 Nov 2014

File Category: Miscellaneous

A soundbank by Jerry Kovarsky. A set of 21 PX-5S Stage Settings and individual Hex Layers, plus some of Jerry's EP's with his custom controller settings.

Descriptions below and in the attached PDF.

MixedSaxBrs: Key-range scaled blend of Bari, (optional) Trombone, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Trumpet, and sfz. Trumpet. Use the sliders to create the blend you need.
SL. 1 - Bari
Sl. 2 - Tenor
Sl. 3 - Trombone
Sl. 4 - Alto
Sl. 5 - Straight trumpet
Sl. 6 - Sfz. Trumpet
Kn. 1 - Mid1 EQ
Kn. 2 - Mid2 EQ
Kn. 3 - slight slap-back delay
Kn. 4 - Tasteful reverb range

Some examples:
Doubled Trombone and Bari Sax, plus trumpet
Bari, Alto and Tenor
Two Trumpets plus Bari sax
Two Trumpets plus Tenor sax


EWFBrassSplt - blended brass (with control of octave trumpet for “sizzle”, split, offering keys and/or string on the lower range. Thinking of the tune “September” when making it.
Sl. 1 - Piano level
Sl. 2 - EPno level
Sl. 3 - Strings level
Sl. 4 - Octave trumpet level
Sl. 5 - Chorus level (strings/EPno)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi

Piano/EWFBrs - A more general-purpose application of the EWF brass - a larger piano range, split with the brass. Strings can be layered over the piano range via Knob 2.
Sl. 1 - Sfz. brass level
Sl. 2 - Strings filter cutoff
Sl. 3 - Strings level
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level (brass)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level (piano and strings)
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - Strings volume (layered with piano)
Kn. 3 - Attack/release for the strings
Kn. 4 - Hi EQ level


RodzSwell - Rhodes blended with a saw/synth swell element. Inspired by Chick Corea Electrik Band tune “All Love”

Turn on Zone 3 for an arpeggiated element.
Sl. 1 - Swell level
Sl. 2 - Filter Cutoff for swell
Sl. 3 - Bell element level
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi


NuFuzeEP(BA) - an adaption based on the “RidersOnStorm” SS to recreate a fusion EP reminiscent of Brian Auger’s sound from the ‘70’s. Turn on Zone 2 for strings.
Sl. 1 - Distortion amount
Sl. 2 - Tine element level
Sl. 3 - Key-off damper element level
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi
Modulation - adds amp tremolo
Pedal 2 - turns on/off Arp (with Hold) which provides stereo panning

DolceGrndVox - Uses a cool RepeatChoir Hex tone, which repeats the keymap for the choir so it never goes too far out of range. The Hex tone can be blended with any sound desired.
Sl. 1 - Choir level
Sl. 2 - Filter Cutoff for choir
Sl. 3 - Attack/Release for choir
Sl. 4 - Chorus level (Choir only)
Sl. 5 - Delay level (Choir only)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi


CZ Pulse Pad - Sweet-sounding pad, comping, arp-able sound. Turn on Zone 2 for vocal pad to use behind arp pattern.
Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Attack/Release
Sl. 3 - Filter Cutoff for Zone 2
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi

Happy-loperc - Shows how to map some useful dance percussion elements to the lowest range of the keyboard. Strings and vocal pad on upper range to support song chorus.
Sl. 1 - String level
Sl. 2 - Filter Cutoff for strings
Sl. 3 - Choir level
Sl. 4 - Filter Cutoff for choir
Sl. 5 - Chorus level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - EQ Low
Kn. 2 - EQ Mid1
Kn. 3 - EQ Mid2
Kn. 4 - EQ Hi

Struckkt! - Cool mallet/struck percussion sound. Lots of real-time sound shaping via the controllers, turn on arp, raise delay level and start crafting tonal changes!
Sl. 1 - Ring Mod depth
Sl. 2 - Ring Mod freq
Sl. 3 - Filter cutoff
Sl. 4 - Layer octave shift
Sl. 5 - Delay level (tempo-based)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level (cool room slap-back)
Kn. 1 - Woodblock level
Kn. 2 - EP Attack level
Kn. 3 - Thumb piano level
Kn. 4 - White noise level

StrSfzHorns1 - A blended of straight and sforzando horns, with a LH elec. Piano sound. Zone 3 can be turned on to blend strings with the horns, Zone 4 can be turned on to layer strings with the EP.

Sl. 1 - Trombone level
Sl. 2 - Tenor Sax level
Sl. 3 - Trumpet level
Sl. 4 - Sfz. Trombone level
Sl. 5 - Sfz.Tenor Sax level
Sl. 6 - Sfz. Trumpet level
Kn. 1 - Mid EQ 2 Gain
Kn. 2 - Hi EQ Gain
Kn. 3 - Chorus level (strings/EPno)
Kn. 4 - Reverb level

Spacey Vibes - A HexLayer blend of layered vibes plus some additional colorful elements.

Sl. 1 - Adds a bright attack transient
Sl. 2 - Adds a breathy element
Sl. 3 - Adds a warm pad element
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Kn. 2 - Attack
Kn. 3 - Attack plus Release (Good for the added SL2 and 3 elements)
Kn. 4 - Octave shift for the added sine wave

6DOrg/Brass - An Organ/Brass split. The Brass (Trombone/Tenor/Trumpet) is a blend of straight and sfz elements. Pedal 1 controls Rotary speed.

Sl. 1 - 16’ drawbar
Sl. 2 - 5 1/3’ drawbar
Sl. 3 - 8’ drawbar
Sl. 4 - 4’ drawbar
Sl. 5 - 1 1/3’ drawbar
Sl. 6 - 1’ drawbar
Kn. 1 - Organ V/C (only goes to C2, which sounds better to me than C3, which is too fast!)
Kn. 2 - Organ V/C
Kn. 3 - Delay Level
Kn. 4 - Reverb Level
Modulation - Organ overdrive

9DOrg/Bari2 - A RH Organ/LH Bari Sax split (think Tower Of Power). Zone 1 and 2 are the organ, Zone 3 is the Bari sax. Pedal 1 controls Rotary speed.

Sl. 1 - 16’ drawbar
Sl. 2 - 5 1/3’ drawbar
Sl. 3 - 8’ drawbar
Sl. 4 - 4’ drawbar
Sl. 5 - 2 2/3” drawbar
Sl. 6 - 2’ drawbar
Kn. 1 - Organ V/C (only goes to C2, which sounds better to me than C3, which is too fast!)
Kn. 2 - 1 3/5’ drawbar
Kn. 3 - 1 1/3’ drawbar
Kn. 4 - 1’ drawbar
Modulation - Organ overdrive
Pedal 1 - Rotary speed


6DOrg/BrsVel - Organ with layered brass that can be brought in via hard playing (adjust the Low Velo Value of Zone 2 to match your touch). The Brass (Trombone/Tenor/Trumpet) is a blend of straight and sfz elements. Mod Wheel and Pedal 1 control Rotary speed.

Sl. 1 - 16’ drawbar
Sl. 2 - 5 1/3’ drawbar
Sl. 3 - 8’ drawbar
Sl. 4 - 4’ drawbar
Sl. 5 - 2 2/3’ drawbar
Sl. 6 - 2’ drawbar
Kn. 1 - Organ overdrive
Kn. 2 - Organ V/C
Kn. 3 - Delay Level
Kn. 4 - Reverb Level

Note: for the Organ + Brass Stage Settings, I have also made other registrations for the Zone 1 Hex Layer Tone, giving you choices for the 6 drawbar choices. Load those Tones separately and replace as desired.

StrwyRecrdr+ - The opening recorder sound for “Stairway To Heaven,” with some additional elements available via the 4 knobs.
Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Filter Resonance
Sl. 3 - Attack/Release
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Adds breath noise element
Kn. 2 - Adds chiff/breath noise percussive attack only
Kn. 3 - Adds vocal element (use subtly)
Kn. 4 - Octave adjustment for vocal element

MLODanceComp - A mellow, slightly plucked dance tune comp sound, that can be transformed into something more powerful using Knobs 3 and 4.
Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Filter Resonance
Sl. 3 - Attack
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level (tempo-based)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Portamento
Kn. 2 - Pluck and organ element levels
Kn. 3 - Fat element 1 level
Kn. 4 - Fat synth element 2 level

BuzzSawzs - You can’t have enough “dance” fat saw sounds. This one has some nice touches, including tempo-based delays that play against each other (Knob 4 and Slider 5), and some
Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Filter Resonance
Sl. 3 - Attack/Release
Sl. 4 - Flanger level
Sl. 5 - Delay 1 level (tempo-based 1/2)
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Octave for Layer6 (+/- 1 octave)
Kn. 2 - Detune
Kn. 3 - Hi EQ
Kn. 4 - Delay 2 (tempo-based, 3/4)
Bender - +/- 12 steps
Modulation - Filter mod

PWM Stack1 and 2 - Uses Mike’s “discovery” to create an interesting PWM-based (Pulse Width Modulation) sound. Knobs 1 and 2 are used to control the blend of some other elements.
Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Filter Resonance
Sl. 3 - Portamento time
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Square/Pulse element level
Kn. 2 - Charang and VA synth element levels (produces distorted elec. guitar attack)
Kn. 3 - Attack
Kn. 4 - Release

PWM Splash - Uses Mike’s “discovery” to create an interesting PWM-based (Pulse Width Modulation) sound. Knobs 1 and 2 are used to control the blend of some other elements. Try turning on Zone 2 (Repeat Choir) and/or Zone 3 (Strings) for additional “interest”.

Sl. 1 - Filter Cutoff
Sl. 2 - Filter Resonance
Sl. 3 - Portamento time
Sl. 4 - Chorus level
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Vocal pad element
Kn. 2 - Detuned saw pad element
Kn. 3 - Attack
Kn. 4 - Release
Modulation - PWM modulation depth (decreases as you move it forward)



Island Mallets - A blend of Marimbas and various complimentary mallets etc. Lots of sound shaping/mixing potential via Knobs 3/4 and Sliders 1-4). Pedal 1 adds a key-up marimba layer for rolls/trills/repeated notes.

Sl. 1 - Woodblock level (adds nice attack)
Sl. 2 - Agogo level (adds metallic attack)
Sl. 3 - “More marimba” level (adds a slightly darker/detuned marimba to thicken the tone)
Sl. 4 - Chiff tone level (adds a calliope/blown flute/bottle tone)
Sl. 5 - Delay level
Sl. 6 - Reverb level
Kn. 1 - Early Reflection Wet level (Tone DSP)
Kn. 2 - Hi EQ gain
Kn. 3 - Steel drum level
Kn. 4 - Celeste level
Modulation - Release
Pedal 1 - Key-up element

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[dc2k]

Looks like there are some really interesting stage settings in here. Looking forward to trying them out. Thanks for the detailed write up on the sounds and for sticking the info in a PDF. Very handy.

[BeowulfX]

Looking forward to try the EWF-related stage settings...

 

Thanks to both Mike and JK 

[Stevelarkin]

Hello, 

I'm new to the forum.

I purchased the cdp 130 CASIO keyboard

I need guidance with understanding which window 10 software synthesizer, MIDI software to download. I would like to jump in somewhere and perhaps there is a suggestion/jump in point for me to experiment with.

Thank you,

Steve  

 

BTW the "dzSwell - Rhodes blended with a saw/synth swell element. Inspired by Chick Corea Electrik Band tune “All Love”" is pretty cool... was this made by softare?

 

 

[Joe Muscara]

15 hours ago, Stevelarkin said:

Hello, 

I'm new to the forum.

I purchased the cdp 130 CASIO keyboard

I need guidance with understanding which window 10 software synthesizer, MIDI software to download. I would like to jump in somewhere and perhaps there is a suggestion/jump in point for me to experiment with.

Thank you,

Steve  

 

BTW the "dzSwell - Rhodes blended with a saw/synth swell element. Inspired by Chick Corea Electrik Band tune “All Love”" is pretty cool... was this made by softare?

 

 

You're in the wrong place. If you have a CDP 130 there are other places on the forum to discuss it, and if you're generally looking for MIDI software, you need to ask in a topic area here that's more general.