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Excellent and appreciate the considerable work that went into this 👍. Kudos for clean playing with man hands on small keys 😁.

Great song from 1984 that has a catchy beat similar to MJ's Beat It. Recorded entirely with PX560 (no DAW) having 11 tracks consisting of: Disco Pop rhythmn Synthbass4 OverdriveGt1 Voice Doo VA SynseqBs1 Oct Strings Saw Lead1 Synslide Velo Pluck Lead Stereo brass New Age Misled.mp3

Also, make sure you created a directory/folder on the USB drive called "MUSICDAT" and put all your media (e.g. midi files, wav files, custom hex tones, registrations, etc.) within that folder. Otherwise, the PX560 won't recognize.

Here is my cover (by ear) of the original Lost in Space Theme from 1968 by John Williams (long before his Star Wars and Jurassic Park fame). The piano tone and MIDi input is from the PX560. The remainder of patches are virtual instruments. Recorded from PX560 into Reaper and using sound effects from https://freesound.org/ . I also found some sound clips of the awesome B9 robot. As a kid, I was a fan of the show, despite it's cheesy-ness at times. Plus, I had a huge crush on Penny (i.e. Angela Cartwright) 😍 . Lost in Space 1968.mp3

Thanks for the compliments and comments. I agree with your birds comments, Ha. This was one of the earliest multi-track recordings I did (newbie) when I got my PX560. I have since uploaded a more polished version you may be interested in:

Excellent 👍. I really like the whole note pauses between phrases! Builds nice tension and release. Tone choices are very good too.

My simplified cover (by ear) of Twilight by the Electric Light Orchestra circa 1981. I recorded this from my PX560 into Reaper DAW. I used my headset mic and the free program TAL Vocoder for the prologue. 5 midi tracks consisting of: Grand Concert Piano Hex Pipe Organ Stereo Strings 1 Wide Strings Choir Aahs ELO_Twilight_PX560.mp3

I very much like your Silent City piece with the cool sax! Great job. Reminds me of an updated version of Copland's Quiet City....

The only controls that I have found on top of the PX560 that send CC midi messages (with Midikey2key "listening" and "logging" the results) are the (3) assignable knobs, pitch & modulation wheels. All the other buttons are proprietary to Casio. My best choice (i.e. least used while playing) for full screen was C9. The note playing C9 sound isn't an issue since I go to full screen before I start playing the score.

I'm using a old Surface 3 Windows (10) to display PDF sheet music and use 2 of the pedals on the SP-33 pedal unit to page up & down as I'm playing. I'm using free program called MidiKey2Key https://midikey2key.de/download.php to receive CC midi info from the PX560 and turn those into PC commands. In my case, page up (sustenuto), page down (una corda), and full screen (note C9). I didn't want to buy the expensive PageFlip Butterfly unit, nor did I want extra clutter at my feet. This solution works very well. https://youtu.be/CcyU8aUKBWU

Here's a cool piano piece from Italian composer Einaudi from 2009. Sounds harder than it is, but the ending took me MUCH time to master. I find the Grand Concert Piano on the PX560 still hard to beat versus virtual pianos (I have Keyscape). To me, VSTi's are either too thin or too muddy and lack the crystal clarity of the PX560. I recorded this in Reaper DAW (see attached screenshot) using PX560 for midi input. The piano is Casio PX560, the other instrument tracks are virtual. Nightbook.mp3

I would hope so. I've had my PX560 for the past 5 years and use it constantly without issues. I'm very happy with all it's logical functionality and especially the 88 keys. However, I've found myself recently using my Novation Launchkey 49 midi controller with VSTi's and Reaper for DAW more and more. Personally, I no longer think a new workstation keyboard can compete with the relatively cheap setup of a midi controller (I bought used $149) with all the VST choices (mostly free) and a DAW (Reaper is $66). The functionality of a PC/DAW will always trump hardware. That said, I do like the simplicity of sitting down at my PX560, picking a voice, and playing without any aforethought. I don't see the latest 88 key boards from Casio worthy of an upgrade over my PX560 when costs & features are considered. I would purchase a new Casio in a heartbeat if they came up with a cost effective version of something similar to the Ketron Event arranger.

Here are some fun variations on "Happy Birthday" 🎂 from The Joy of Piano Entertainment songbook (highly recommend) by Denes Agay. Being that I'm a "senior", I'm now partial to the versions in a minor key (e.g. Chopin) 😁. All played on PX560 with Grand Concert Piano tone. BD Strauss.mp3 BD Chopin.mp3 BD Debussy.mp3 BD Gershwin.mp3 BD Liszt.mp3 BD Mozart.mp3 BD Sousa.mp3 BD Boogie.mp3

Shaker traditional from 1848. Thought it would be appropriate for upcoming Thanksgiving Holidays. Be sure to check out Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring which uses variations of this song if you never have . (8) midi tracks consisting of: Grand concert piano Flute1 French Horn section Strings 1 Strings 3 Wide Strings Drums Celesta Simple Gifts_PX560.mp3

Excellent rendition👍 You have very good control over the dynamics. Thanks for the classical upload.