Brad Saucier

If you use this stage setting, please let me know if you like it and how you used it.  I learn music by ear.  This stage setting started as I was learning how to play the song.  I carefully listened to left and right channels of the original recording, trying to hear how it was played.  Once I learned it well enough to play it myself,  I recorded it into the sequencer on the MZ-2000, then converted that recording into phrases for the PX-5S.  The rest of the work involved editing PX-5S tones until they sounded like the sounds heard in the original record.  
 
 
I have recorded an Audio Demo of this. Click the download button to see it in the list of available downloads.
or click here for soundcloud...https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/eurythmics-sweet-dreams-ver-2
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This is a stage setting and sounds for playing the song Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics.
Sweet Dreams is the Stage Setting. Sweet Arp is the phrase that plays the synth sounds. Place this phrase in slot 120 Sweet Beat is the phrase for the drum pattern. Place this phrase in slot 121. Once loaded, make sure the Arpeggiator lamp is lit, then hit any key in the low end to start the pattern playing. The Synth Lead sound is in the upper range for playing the solo.

This is a hex layer Tenor Sax. It combines all of the PX5 Tenor Sax samples into one velocity switched tone. It goes from breathy with a very light touch to bright and punchy with a strong touch.

Band Grand - EQ'ed piano with shortened release time for a clean sound. This works well when bass guitar players are in the mix.
Improv Demo....https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/band-grand-demo
Room Grand - EQ'ed piano with shortened release time. This one adds room ambience and brings some bass back in for playing piano solo.
Demo...https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/room-grand-demo
Room Grand 2 - Deeper room acoustics than version 1 and louder sustain. Notice the key off action noises at the end of the demo. This version uses the master compressor. To ensure you are getting that effect: (Before you load the stage setting) Press System setting>General>Stage setting filter>Master compressor>Check that is set to OFF.
Demo....https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/room-grand-2

Here's some of my synth tones I've created. I collected them and categorized them. This is a set of 10 saw based tones. These were all inspired by one thing or another. The cryptic abbreviations of the tones hint at what I was going for although now I don't even remember some of them.

10 Synth Hex tones of various styles. All inspired by sounds I heard in the 80's. Enjoy!

80's DX Bass
BizareLuvSeq
KnightRidrLD
BrassEnsNew
Kyrie
SickAnalogSw
SlwSynViolin
80sSndtrck
Glass

This is a stage setting along with the appropriate phrase for playing Piano to a metronome. The desired time signature is defined by the phrase you choose to play. Download and place the desired phrases in empty user slots. Press the phrase button and choose the one you want using the + - buttons.
"Metronome" phrase is 4/4 time
Others are....5/4, 6/8, 3/4 and 2/4.

A significantly different type of piano sound for the PX-5S. The end result reminded me of my old Brambach upright.  I like this piano played through speakers rather than headphones. Enjoy!

Demo...https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/muted-strum-guitar-demo-px-5s-stage-setting
This is similar to my Ukulele stage setting except this one is an acoustic guitar. I created a muted picked string sound that makes this possible.
The arpeggiator will be on for zone 1 and assigned to play a phrase. This plays the muted strum for you. You will need to load the included phrase separately for that. I highly recommend using it.
To play the pattern use a rhythmic back and forth between your sustain pedal and the muted strum in the left hand. Release the sustain pedal and play the muted sound almost simultaneously.
Zone 1 = Muted Acoustic Guitar in the lower octaves (strum emulation created by the arpeggiator running the STRUM phrase)
Zone 2 = Open Guitar in the upper octaves
Slider 1 = Expression level of the muted strum zone 1
Slider 2 = Expression level of the open guitar zone 2
Slider 6 = Reverb level
Knobs = Master EQ
Download the STRUM phrase separately and place in user slot 150.

Yet another EQ'ed concert grand.  This is a bright sound with good bass (smiley face EQ curve).  This one offers help for those who may use problematic PA speakers and amps that make the piano sound muddy or dark.   If you are a heavy handed player, adjust system settings>general>touch to heavy.  Use LIGHT if are are a light player.  

These are some personal tones I have edited .  The 3 guitars are variations of effects and amp cabs.  The other tones are mostly done with some significant DSP EQ applied.  Some of these play louder than others so watch your hearing....  
 
StPV - Stratocaster Peavey Amp
StratFG - Stratocaster Flanger
BrtStrt - Bright Stratocaster EQ'd
Brass 2 - EQ'd
BrasFal2 - Brass Fall 2 EQ'd
BrasFal3 - Brass Fall 3 EQ'd
Brass 3 - EQ'd
CjnAcdn - Cajun Accordion EQ'd
DeePipe - Pipe Organ Deep Bass EQ'd
ActBasF - Acoustic Bass EQ'd
TSax EQ - Tenor Sax EQ'd
 
 

Audio demo of this is here: https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/updated-new-order-bizzare-love
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This is a stage setting that can be used to play a portion of the song Bizzare Love Triangle by New Order. Load up all the files and hit any key in the low end to start the beat. You may want to set the arpeggiator to hold. The sound here was done with 2 phrases running under the arpeggiator. They are playing a custom drum set on Z1 and a custom hexlayer on Z2. Zone 3 is a bell type sound for playing a melody in the middle section if you wish. Zone 4 is the signature synth arpeggio for fill ins and is in the upper most range of the keyboard.
Slider 1 - Bass on/off
Slider 2 - synth arpeggio on/off
Slider 3 - mute guitar arpeggio on/off
NEWORDER is the stage setting
BIZARRED is the drum phrase - place it into slot 137
BIZZAREP is the hex layer phrase - place it into slot 138

Demo here: https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/ukulele-strumming-demo-casio-px-5s
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This is a bit different than anything else I have attempted. I worked with the hex layer waves to create both a Ukulele open picked and muted picked string sound. Initially there will be an arpeggio pattern active on zone 2 that will automatically strum for you. I also created a phrase that is active on zone 1 and plays the muted strum for you. You will need to load the included phrase separately for that. I recommend using it. The downside to the strum phrase is it's not velocity sensitive. Playing the muted strum manually will allow velocity sense. The arpeggio button is what turns on/off all of the automation. If you only want to turn off one zone of automation, press and hold the arpeggio button, select the zone, then go down to zone and change it to off.
To play the pattern use a rhythmic back and forth between your sustain pedal and the muted strum in the left hand. Release the sustain pedal and play the muted sound almost simultaneously.
Zone 1 = Muted Ukulele in the lower octaves (strum emulation created by the arpeggiator running the STRUM phrase)
Zone 2 = Open Ukulele in the upper octaves (strum pattern created by a modified factory arpeggio pattern)
Slider 1 = Expression level of the muted strum zone 1
Slider 2 = Expression level of the open ukulele zone 2
Slider 6 = Reverb level
Knobs = Master EQ (preset to this stage setting for the ukulele sound)
Download the STRUM phrase separately and place in user slot 150

Audio Demo of this is here: https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/american-bluegrass
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American Bluegrass is a stage setting for playing a Bluegrass music rhythm. It contains a custom hexlayer tone on zone 2. Zone 2 covers Acoustic Bass, Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin. I created a phrase that plays all of the instruments in zone 2's hexlayer. Download the Phrase "Flat&Scruggs" and place it in user slot 141. Start the rhythm by pressing the A2 key. There is a range around A2 that will transpose the key of the recorded phrase. The range is small since the sound becomes unnatural outside of that range. Keep in mind that the PX-5S is not an Auto Accompaniment Keyboard. Auto-Accomp uses chord shifting and detection techniques that the PX-5S was never intended to need or use.
Download Scruggs2 Phrase in place of the Flatt&Scruggs Phrase to eliminate the major 3rd notes.
Sliders 1-4 turn on/off the different instruments in the rhythm.
Slider 6 adjust the overall volume of the rhythm.
Slider 5 turns on/off zone 1 for no good reason.

This Version of the Piano has Key Noises added. Release and Attack sounds are on a hex layer in Zone 2.
Slider 2 adjust the level of attack key noise which adds more low end to the attack that is contained in the original piano sample. The added noise is more apparent in the upper octaves.
Slider 3 adjust the level of release key noise. Adjust to taste.

The default levels were set using headphones. You'll need to adjust the levels depending on your listening environment and style of playing. Start by quickly adjusting the slider levels to the extremes while playing a few notes to get an idea of the sound your adding to the mix. Turn off Zone 1 to hear the key noise alone.
This Piano still includes Early Reflection DSP and the adjustable wet level for it is on Slider 5. Adjust to taste. The stock PX5 piano is dry. If you like a wetter sound then you should try this.
BTW. With Sliders 2, 3 and 5 all the way down this Piano becomes similar to the stock piano. You can get a lot of variation in the piano sound by just playing with all of the sliders and knobs on this stage setting.

An Audio Demo of this is on the download page.
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I'm not sure what I created here. It's original and built from nothingness. Enjoy!
Sliders 1,2,3 and 4 control Zone Levels.

This was something I originally did on the PX-5s. I have heard some people use the XW's for this song. I decided to give it a go myself.
This is a step sequence and performance file along with custom melody tones for playing this song.
Demo on my soundcloud page....https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/casio-xw-g1-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this
SweetDreams.ZPF - The performance file that brings everything below together.
SweetDreams.zip - Uncompresses as the ZSS step sequnce file used in the performance file above. Place in U:1-6
SweetLead.ZTN - Tone used in the performance zones 1 and 2. Place in U:107.
SawSweet.ZTN - Tone used in the step sequence parts 10 and 11. Place in U:106
SquareSweet.ZTN - Tone used in the step sequence parts 12 and 13. Place in U:105
Bender wheel is disabled for the lead sounds. Pitch bend is tuning the tom drum hit in the step sequence by way of the sequencer control track.

A piano sound that transports you to those early years of audio recording. Sounds just like an old upright and recording of it.

This is a 6 layer tone.
Tenor Sax, Mute Trumpet, Brass, Tuba, Trumpet, Trombone
The layers are panned for stereo and it has a custom Amp envelope applied.

Check your stage setting filter. Master compressor is ON by factory default. My compressor tweaks in this ss will not load if the master compressor is ON in stage setting filters)
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A concert grand piano with huge warm reverb.
What was tweaked to make this:
Reverb parameters: time, tone, high damp, return
Master EQ: All parts
Master Compressor: All parts
Early Reflection DSP added to piano and tweaked
Thumb piano pitch key follow and amp velocity sense
Air Concrt Grand cutoff and amp velocity sense
And other minor tweaks

These are dramatically different piano's for the PX-5s. These are upright pianos with tacks applied to the hammer felt. Great for playing ragtime or honky tonk style piano. This piano represents a piano where microphones are not ideally placed. You can hear a lot of hammer noise, both at key strike and key release and some room acoustics being picked up as well.
Note: The modulation wheel gives a very special effect on this stage setting. It simulates analog "Wow" similar to off center vinyl record on a poorly setup turntable. A little modulation goes a long way here. Don't apply too much.
Note 2: Zone 2 of these stage settings is part of the piano sound. Do not overwrite zone 2. If you sequence this piano, you will need to sequence 2 channels. Zone 1 and Zone 2 make up this piano sound.
The stage settings included here are two variations of the same piano.
Tack Piano 2 ...has a dull bass range that allows the higher register to shine bright.
Tack piano 1... has brighter bass range for when you need a cutting rhythm.

This is by no means complete but I figured I would post it since I probably won't finish it any time soon. It's for playing the signature arp pattern and piano on the song of the same name.
2 arpeggiators are synced in this setup. The arp is in the upper octaves and piano is lower.
Pressing and holding F6 will start the first arp pattern and sync the second one to the first. While continuing to hold F6, play D7 and E7 and so on (you'll have to learn the pattern) to sound the second arp and complete the pattern. The second arp is synced to the first so that it can fire it's notes in the offbeat of the first arp. This somewhat simulates the marimba repeat feature on the original Lowery organ. Unfortunately, the original organ seems to have many alternating zones. The PX5 doesn't have enough arps and zones to fully emulate the original organ so I rearranged the first arp pattern to make up for some of it.
This stage setting would need to be accompanied by more stage settings containing other variations of the arp pattern. It get's a bit complicated so I have come to a standstill on this.

This is my take on the distorted organ/synthy sound heard in the song Gold on the Ceiling by The Black Keys.
Try all versions. Let me know what you think in the comments. Version 2 is my pick for the song.
I added portamento for version 3 since the sound is kinda synthy and reminds me of the XW solo synth.

The first MZ-2000 User file uploaded to this forum.
This is an improved Harpsichord tone for the Casio MZ-2000. This one adds pluck sounds and some extra body to the overall tone.

A huge stack of saw waves with big reverb and delay.

I recorded an Audio sample of this stage setting. It's on the download page. Click the download button above. ^
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I did it as a test of both my and the PX-5s drum set editing abilities. All drum sounds used in this beat are edited in some way to approximate the sound of the original beat.
Included Phrases for this SS
RT Pop Beat - User Slot 124
RT Bass - User slot 125
RT E Piano - User slot 126

After everything is loaded, press your D2 key to get the beat going.