Brad Saucier
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Orpheus
By Brad Saucier in Synths, Pads, Arpeggios and more
This Stage Setting was started by Scott Hamlin. He asked me for some help in making it sound bigger. This is the end result. Scott created an Audio Demo of it here: https://soundcloud.com/casio-px-5s/orpheus
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Sustain Pedal 1 controls swell for the choir in the high end.
The Arpeggio is in the low end.
Enjoy!!
310 downloads
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The Jazz Guitar (PX-5s Hex Layer)
By Brad Saucier in Guitars and Basses
A different Jazz Guitar than the factory Jazz Guitar tone. I might say it's even better than the factory tone.
271 downloads
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Band Grand / Room Grand 1 & 2 (3 Piano Set)
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
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
1,756 downloads
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Toy Piano (MZ-X500)
By Brad Saucier in Sampled Expansion Tones
Toy Piano. A tone that takes advantage of the expansion memory in the MZX series. This tone loads new sample data into the keyboard. The file was edited on an MZ-X500. MZ-X300 is untested.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0WcaBj28qo
107 downloads
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Piano Key Noise
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
This is a sound effect tone for adding key release or hammer release noise to a piano tone. I've been using this in my own piano tone. This is a hex tone that you can put on Zone 2 while your piano is on zone 1.
209 downloads
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Blurred Line Stage Setting
By Brad Saucier in Song Ready Stage Settings
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.
838 downloads
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Old Upright (MZ-X500, hex layer)
By Brad Saucier in MZ-X300 / MZ-X500
A very different piano sound from the presets. Using hex layer synth mode, split shifting the factory piano samples dramatically alters the timbre. The result is a sound reminiscent of the old upright piano I grew up playing. This was a tone I originally programmed for the PX-5S, now ported to the MZ-X500.
226 downloads
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I Just Died Stage Setting
By Brad Saucier in Song Ready Stage Settings
A stage setting I made for playing the intro of the song I just Died in your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew.
Demo of it here. https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/i-just-died-stage-setting-demo
Don't forget to rate and comment below.
137 downloads
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Cinematic Concert Grand Piano
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
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
713 downloads
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Baba O'Reilly
By Brad Saucier in Song Ready Stage Settings
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.
208 downloads
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V-Ger
By Brad Saucier in Miscellaneous
Audio Demo here: https://soundcloud.com/bradmz/v-ger-stage-setting-sample-for
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A day of random synth programming lead to the sound heard on Zone 1 of this. I then layered it with the Ice Castles Hex layer.
90 downloads
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CncrtGrd SRE.ZPF
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
Concert Grand Piano Shorter Release EQ'ed
This is a modification of the factory preset Stage Setting "0-0 Concert Grand". It has a shorter release time allowing for cleaner note separation during staccato play. I attempted to recreate the same note separation that I noticed in recordings of "Acoustic Piano's". This setting feels really choppy if your used to the original preset but after some time with it you will feel like the original release time was too long.
I've also tweaked the EQ. The low frequency's have been reduced and the high's increased for a brighter sound. Again, I was attempting to get the sound of a real acoustic recording.
373 downloads
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AcousticGrand/FM Piano/Syn Strings with short echo delay
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
Upon initial load you may want to reduce slider3 volume for the strings and up slider 1 for piano. Somehow they got a little to loud in this upload.
Zone 1 - Acoustic Piano
Zone 2- Digital EP
Zone 3 - AiR 60's EP
Zone 4 - Synth Strings
Slider 1- Volume for Grand Piano
Slider 2- Volume for Digital EP
Slider 3- Volume for Synth Strings
414 downloads
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Metronome Phrases for the PX-5s
By Brad Saucier in Miscellaneous
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.
909 downloads
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VL-TONE Rock Rhythm with VL-TONE Piano
By Brad Saucier in Drums
Here is Retro Casio for the PX-5S. This is an emulation of the famous VL-TONE Rock rhythm. It also emulates the VL-Tone Piano but with more polyphony and key range (obviously).
The Rock Rhythm is triggered by the upper most B note. It's made with an arpeggio. As a happy accident, variations of the rhythm can be heard on the two adjacent keys.
Enjoy !!
225 downloads
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Ridin the Storm Sawtooth Intro - REO Speedwagon
By Brad Saucier in Song Ready Stage Settings
I made this sawtooth wave Stage Setting for the intro to Ridin the Storm Out by REO Speedwagon. This should get you through the entire intro of the song. To perform the intro, I was starting by adjusting the resonance on slider 2 to get right level of nastiness before play. I then hit the low A note and slowly adjusted slider 1 for cutoff to get the nastiness too sweep. I set slider one to max out at the right spot. BTW: I have chorus on the mod wheel if you like to add some move it all the way up. Portamento will sweep you up to the next high C note but to turn around and bend back down to the high A you'll need to use the bender wheel. I set the bender to stop at the right spot. Then adjust slider one back down to lower the cutoff and then release the note to fade out.
I hope you enjoy.
220 downloads
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Ray Nova
By Brad Saucier in PX-5S Phrases
This is a basic Bossa Nova loop to be used with the stage setting of the same name. Place this phrase in user slot 118.
203 downloads
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Ray Nova Stage Setting
By Brad Saucier in Acoustic Pianos and Piano Layers
This is a basic stage setting with the stock AiR Concert GrPiano on Zone 2 and Standard Drum Set 3 on Zone 1. The Arpeggio is set up to play the Ray Nova phrase (available for download in the phrase category) on loop when it is placed into user phrase slot 118. Press the Sys Setting and Arpeggio button together to put the phrase on "syncro/start" and start playing.
203 downloads
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Velocity Bend Rock Guitar
By Brad Saucier in Guitars and Basses
A Rock Guitar that pitch bend into a note when the key are struck with a higher velocity. Softer touch will not trigger a bend.
250 downloads
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2 Jazz Drum Phrases (Jazz Swing and 5/4 Jazz)
By Brad Saucier in PX-5S Phrases
Here are two phrases made for drum patterns.
Recommended settings.
Jazz Swing - Tempo:145 Use Brush Set
5/4 Swing - Tempo:165 Use Brush Set
501 downloads
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Horn Section Hex Layer
By Brad Saucier in Strings, Brass and Orchestral
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.
631 downloads
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Staccato (Choppy) String Section
By Brad Saucier in Strings, Brass and Orchestral
A stereo string sound good for staccato play. It has an Amp envelope applied as well.
373 downloads
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2 Drum Phrases (Hip Hop Rock and 8 Beat Dance)
By Brad Saucier in PX-5S Phrases
Recommended Settings for these Drum Phrases
8 Beat Dance - Use Synth Set 2 Tempo 130
Hip Hop Rock - Use Hip Hop Set Tempo 110
342 downloads
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Stereo Applause
By Brad Saucier in Synths, Pads, Arpeggios and more
A simple stereo applause hex tone. I tried to eliminate sample looping artifacts.
203 downloads
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Stereo Pizzicato
By Brad Saucier in Strings, Brass and Orchestral
A powerful improvement to the GM Pizzicato tone. It has large Reverb and an added String staccato layer.
The String Zone can be removed by adjusting expression on slider 2.
The Pizzicato Zone also can be adjusted on slider 1.
253 downloads