Brad Saucier

Hi Dave. Did this start happening recently?

Hi Pete. Congrats on your MZ-X500! I have every manual linked to official downloads from Casio in this post here. The firmware update manuals are there as well.

Hex layer tones are the best. They allow some major flexibility and creativity in sound designing. I hope to see more high end Casio products include hex layer tones in the future.

If you happen to have a multimeter, you can set it to resistance mode and test the pedal. If it tests as functional, you'll know to look at your keyboard for issues. Otherwise, you'll need to do as T said and purchase another pedal, preferably a Casio SP-3 or SP-20.

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It will be the same as the answers I provided on this post on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Casio.Digital.Pianos/permalink/2791568307610417/?sfnsn=mo

Try blowing between the keys. It may be some dirt in there.

First I'd like to welcome you to the forums! Welcome! Unfortunately Jokeyman is correct. The feature in question is called event editing. It is not a feature of the PX-560 digital piano, but is included on the 61 key MZ-X500 music arranger. The MZ-X500 is tailored around a workstation oriented experience, so leaves out some piano oriented features that the PX-560 includes. The PX-560 is tailored for a piano oriented experience, so it leaves out some of the workstation features that the MZ-X500 includes. This keeps prices at a competitive level on each product. An 88-key hammer action version of the MZ-X500 would be awesome. Unfortunately the market won't support a product like that at this time. I have seen some consumer interest in it on the various forums, so maybe one day it will happen, if enough people support the expansion of Casio's lineup.

Awesome! The PX-5S has the ability to send on up to 4 channels at once, any combination of channels you want, any key ranges, any combination of internal sounds and external, any combination of MIDI out and USB out, and can save all of these things as stage settings. You can turn channels on and off with the sliders, adjust their volumes, filter cutoff, etc. I'm sure you will come up with even more uses for the extensive MIDI controller abilities of the PX-5S.

You want MIDI out set to key in this case. Double check your MIDI cable is connected to MIDI out on the PX-5S, and MIDI in on your external synth. Default stage setting 0-0 Concert grand will send data on channel 1.

Another way is to spray a little glass cleaner on a cloth. If you're using a soapy solution, squeeze most of the water out of the cloth, it won't drip.

I use a microfiber cloth dampened with a mild solution of dish detergent and water.

It's not possible to download PX-5S samples, or samples from most any other hardware instrument. They can only be recorded as audio from the instrument itself. I'm not sure I understand the advantages of sampling the PX-5S, whenever it has MIDI and can be controlled by the software sequencer on your computer just as easily as it could be as a VST instrument.

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Modulation wheel function (knobs and pedals as well) is not determined by the tone in use. It is determined by the registration (performance setup) in use. As long as the same registration is in use, the controls will not change. 96 registrations are available to store your favorite configurations. An organ registration with the modulation wheel setup to control rotary DSP would be a great template for use with rotary DSP organ tones.

I prefer a flat EQ when recording, then I can EQ it however I want in software. For live, it certainly depends on the situation. I don't have a particular go-to EQ setting for live.

I would record everything by sequencer in Logic, that way you can quantize, edit notes, playback the sequence, then record the audio output of the PX-5S, once everything about your sequence is complete.

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You would be surprised how many people ask why some organ tones are not velocity sensitive. As far as GM tones, I think all of them have to be velocity sensitive by the GM spec.

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I would store your preferred default setup as the first registration on your keyboard. That is what registrations are intended for. This way you always have a quick way to get back to your preferred settings. I'm not sure why settings seem to be changing on their own. This thread is the only place I've heard of this issue. No one in the Facebook groups has mentioned it, so this seems pretty rare. If it happens again, let us know.

Basically, things are posted whenever someone comes up with an idea and creates something cool to share. I don't know if anyone is adhering to an upload schedule.

Press the demo button to play the demo song. Does it play?

Check that your USB mode on the phone is set to MIDI and not file transfer or some other mode.

Android or Apple phone?