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These are great - congratulations Yeah - would love these on my MZ - no pressure but if you decide to share, please use the download section here Again, great work - great result Pete

Hey Congrats on getting the 300. I have the 500 and love it. Interesting comments re Korg PA-series..... I own the Korg PA4X-76 and yes I also wish for a few things on it that my MZ-X500 already has - like "wav" audio recording, saving pedal settings in registrations etc.. and more... BUT I still "see" and treat my MZ-X500 as a "workstation with an arranger feature" rather than an actual primarily "arranger" keyboard - hence its arranger side is not as comprehensive as the Korgs. However, it is a fabulous tool to compose, create sounds and perform - also I love the flexibility of the "freeze" settings and dedicated button. I'm just about to start playing (again) in a blues quartet and am considering using the Casio this time around - mostly I will use piano/e-piano and tone wheel organ for it. All the best - have fun!! Pete

Just FYI anyway....

Would be great if these keyboard manufacturers provided a checksum value for the download update files - I had my 1.6 drop out 5 times during the download but fortunately it all went OK. Verifying a checksum would have made me feel a lot more confident in the download. Cheers Pete

Great quote - I reckon we get too wound up about what others think and how "well" we play - if you enjoy what you play then that's 100% of what matters. Pete

Go Rick!!!!!! Thanks!!! Pete

EDIT:- SENIOR MOMENT - all good - just deleted my embarrassing message!!!! Pete

Hi Many I agree, the instructions (manuals) are very poor but guys like Ralph Maten (and others) have some great videos on youtube PLUS (much like this forum) the Facebook group is also excellent for tips tricks and help. Cheers Pete

Hi Guys (Happy Easter/holiday) Sorry but probably a major senior moment here:- How do I get LOWER sound to "hold" when playing rhythms? EDIT: JUST FOUND THE OTHER TOPIC ABOUT THIS ("left Hold") - understand the answer is "you can't" Thanks Pete

Hi Rick You mention "newer designs" of capacitors - what dates (years) are we talking here The current Korg PA4X and also I believe PA1000/700 have only a standby switch - not sure about the new Kronos 2. Don't know about my friend following instructions - all I know is that he had half his house burned down due to a power pack in his studio - I'll ask him.

Fascinating topic Chris. I am beginning to believe it's "...you say potato, I say....etc...etc.." - arguments have been that capacitors wear more quickly by being constantly powered up and down and then there are arguments against. We have a brand new induction cook top and the engineer who installed it said "leave the power switch on as it will prolong the life of the unit"........ My Korg is in a permanent state of "standby" unless I pull the plug out of the wall - so does this mean Korg is subtly saying "...leave it on"? Then my good friend who has an amazing recording studio with some of the most expensive gear I have seen, leaves all his power packs etc ON and then had his entire studio burn down due to a power pack!!!! I give up!! Pete

Hi Igor I was about to have a go at this but am now keen to see what replies you get here - may still have a go anyway.... if I'm lucky I'll let you know Cheers Pete

I think it is quite clear what he is saying but sadly he is definitely wrong about the "other feather" as we all know it is the main feather and not the other one..... and here's a selfie....

Think I'm getting a bit lost here.... the MZ-X500 DEFINITELY DOES work with samples or maybe I am dreaming and don't really own one....

Awesome Brad - many thanks Pete

Hi guys/gals Apologies but I may be asking a stupid one here - haven't had my morning triple-shot coffee yet I recently had a go at loading and configuring guitar WAV samples and produced a "Hank Marvin Fender Strat guitar" tone to share (in downloads section). This seemed all reasonably straight forward using the sample manager software from Casio. I'd like to do a better job with some other sound samples I have. My question is: ...if I was doing the same but with WAV file samples of strings or organ (i.e. the sounds are sustained (looped)) how do I configure the actual loop part of the WAV so that the MZ plays continuously whilst the notes are held down? I have done this on my Korg as its in-built editor has this feature. Hope I'm making sense. I think Mike Martin may have done this with his "StringMachine" tone in the downloads..... Thanks Pete

Keyboard-bashing is always very personal and subjective but I have to agree that it is an excellent product and amazing value for money. Pete

Ah!!! Thanks for confirming Brad - thought as much - I will update them with appropriate descriptions too (So if I load a sampled Tone and then edit it (e.g. change effects etc...) and then save it as a new Tone will that also copy the sample or will it share the sample?) Cheers Pete

Hi Guys Loving this MZ – have just attempted my first sampled “tone”. I have created the Fender Strat sound of “the Shadows” (Hank Marvin) – for any of you old enough to remember them I have placed them in the download areas for the MZ and hope you find it useful but more importantly would love to know if I’ve done it OK – still have a lot to learn. I used the SampleManager software and it worked brilliantly – loaded note samples C & G from C2 to G5 – dropped the final Tone one octave. I have uploaded 3 Tones in the MZ-X>>MZ-X500 Downloads section:- “Hank1.ZTN” - full sample (10MB) “HankTrem.ZTN” same sample as Hank1 but uses “Tremolo” effect (10MB) “HankMute.ZTN” – uses internal tone Now here are a couple of questions (please):- 1. I am assuming that by loading Hank1 (10MB) and HankTrem (10MB) that the SAME samples, are loaded twice – if so then this is inefficient and might be better to load Hank1 and then edit it with Tremolo effect added and save a second Tone rather than load HankTrem 2. Is there a way I can see how much sample space is remaining (sorry if it’s in the manual!!!) (EDIT: found that one!!) Thanks Pete

I am sure you've all gone through this phase but I am still in "out-of-the-box-try-everything" mode, frequently reading the manual to figure out what I am doing. But I am getting more and more blown away with this keyboard. I love the fact that registrations include things like the rhythm "Fingered mode" setting - that is a bonus already compared to my PA4X and the freeze filtering is great . Sorry - I'll shut up soon - just still a bit excited - you know how it is Heading towards needing some help but will be patient and make sure my answers are not in the docs. Oh - perhaps one quick one - can you actually hook up a MIDI controller in a manner where it can be basically an alternative keybed. I've already had some great fun using my PA4X-76 to control and play the uppers and lowers on the MZ but I am asking is there a way for me to use my PA4X-76 purely as a 76-key MIDI controller - I think the global channel is 1 but really need a control channel I think. Cheers & thanks Pete

Thanks Chris IOW - one of my favourite places in the world!!!! @Rick... In what ways do you use it with Kronos? Cheers Pete