willf

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Mike, as Casio are working on new firmware: would it be possible for the internal stage settings, tones etc, to be controlled by midi. To elaborate: let us say that a stage setting consists of piano and strings - would it be possible to play this stage setting using the keyboard and also allow it to respond to midi cc (expression etc)?

Andrew, I agree with your point of view, however this does not rule out the PX-5S for me. I am more interested in how the board sounds compared to the PX-3. I also own a PX-3 and sometimes use a Behringer fcb1010 to control swells and volume using midi - but it is a real pain and introduces other limitations so I try and avoid doing this if at all possible. This means that I do not use the PX-3, usually, as a master controller but primarily as a stage piano. There would appear to be a couple of 'tricks' that have been introduced with the PX-5S to allow layers to be brought in - albeit not in a totally 'flexible' manner. We will have to wait and see how these work in practice. I am also waiting to see the midi implementation for the PX-5S to see what may be possible. Will

Some excellent electric pianos. Definitely a step up from the PX-3 - not that the PX-3 is bad.

Mike, is there any chance of producing some audio clips of the more 'orchestral' sounds, such as strings, brass and woodwind. I would be very interested to hear how they compare with the PX-3. (I do realise that they can be layered using the hex layer capability). On the subject of layering: will Casio be releasing any information with regard to sounds that reference the same samples? This would save time when producing layers as you would/should be able to avoid phase interference.

Mike, it would appear that it has something to do with hotmail spam filtering. By adding black@lmbrjck.com to my list of contacts I was able to receive the validation email. I might be worth adding something to the help/FAQ area. Regards Will