UCG Musician

Hi Brad, This helps. If I could just figure out what to put in the ".Instrument Definition" section of the text file that I created for the PX-860, I'd be happy. I do not understand how the patches are named. As long shot, I'm attaching the INS file I created in hopes that someone can provide feedback on whether or not it looks right. I need to get a handle on this soon. I do not own the instrument. It is being provided by the hotel where my church is holding a convention in a week and a half. I have to be able to drive the instrument with MIDI using Sonar because I will not have a live pianist for some things. Thanks, UCG Musician Casio Privia PX-860 REV 1.ins

I cannot find any INS files for any instrument on the Casio website. Is there no help available on this? Doesn't anyone use a computer and software like Cakewalk, Sonar, etc. with Casio instruments?

What method does Casio use for bank and patch selection on the Privia series keyboards? The four standard ones are: 1. Normal 2. Controller 0 Only 3. Controller 32 only 4. Patch 100-127 Please don't just tell me to look at the documentation. I already did that and can't find it.

Hi Brad, I did look at that. But I can't tell whether the Bank is in the first or second column of the chart. The third column is called Bank Select MSB but I suspect the second column is the bank and the third column is the patch. Also, I cannot find which of the four standard methods of sending patches to an instrument is used for the PX--860. They are as follows: 1. Normal 2. Controller 0 Only 3. Controller 32 only 4. Patch 100-127 Since no one seems to have created an ins file, I can do it as long as I know what bank select method is used. I appreciate your help. Thanks, UCG Musician

Can you at least provide Casio's Program Change method? I can't tell from documentation if it's Controller 32, then Controller 0 and then patch number or some other sequence. If it's standard CC32, CC0, PC, then what are the bank numbers? Are they 0 for Pianos, 4 for electric pianos, etc.? Then are the patches 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 for GRAND PIANO CONCERT GRAND PIANO MODERN, GRAND PIANO CLASSIC, GRAND PIANO MELLOW and GRAND PIANO BRIGHT?

I am looking for an instrument definition file (a ".ins" file) for importing Casio Privia PX-860 voices into a MIDI program (Sonar in my case). Casio Technical Support does not even know what it is! Hopefully some PX-860 owner has connected their instruments to a computer and has found or created a .ins file.