Rod Tompkins

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Yes, you are correct that the pedal included in that package is a simple on/off switch like the little included Casio footswitch. It's still a worthy part of a package deal as it's bigger and sturdier which will give it a feel that is closer to a regular piano pedal. I keep that little Casio footswitch in the case as an emergency backup, but I would never choose to use it as a sustain pedal if I could help it.

Nope! You have the choice of the full accompaniment or just the drums. Nothing in between.

No, the Roland pedal will not work correctly with the CDP-S350.

@Patrick3 I can confirm that it has only 3 states: off, half and full. If you play lots of acoustic piano, or you are used to keyboards that have more increments of damper, you'll really notice the difference. Not sure if any keyboard offers true continuous performance (like a real pano), but every Yamaha I've ever owned has at least 7 or 8 increments. That simulates half-pedaling fairly well.

M-Audio makes an affordable switchable pedal that will work for all your keyboards. I have one and can confirm it works with the PX-S3000. Yamaha and Roland pedals will not work properly with Casio keyboards. I know because I have way too many in my closet and they don't work. 😭 I have the SP-34 triple-pedal unit which Brad mentioned and I like it very much. It's the only way to get half-pedaling. It also frees up the damper and expression pedal jacks to be used for a number of useful functions.

I don't think so. While you can set the overall volume/balance of the accompaniment part, you can't edit the accompaniment itself at all. I guess you could assign pedal to control accompaniment volume, but seems a little unwieldy, imo.

You are very welcome! I'd love to hear which one you decide on.

With the keyboard volume at zero they feel (and sound) identical. Casio does seem to describe them differently, but I believe they are mechanically the same. Where the PX-S3000 shines is with its piano sounds and the responsiveness due to the software that translates what you play to the internal sounds. The difference is remarkable and changes the way it feels when you play. I don't feel or hear a difference when using either as a MIDI controller with Logic. The PX-S3000 can be set to transmit High-Resolution MIDI, but the CDP-S350 does not. I've done very brief experiments with HR-MIDI and PianoTeq, but I haven't formed an opinion yet. Other differences are that the speakers in the PX sound better, and it has 2 very useful controller knobs which are semi-programmable. Another plus of the 3000 is that you can control the balance of sounds in layers and splits. The lack of layer/split balance is is a real shortcoming and a deal-breaker for me with the CDP-S350 as a gig keyboard. If splits and layers are important to you, you should skip the CDP-S350 and go right for the PX-S3000. The CDP-S350 is otherwise a great value and a really fun instrument to play. Both keyboards seem to have the same selection of rhythms, and I agree with @Joe Muscara that they are easier to navigate on the CDP-S350. I love the data wheel on the CDP and wish the the PX had one. Surprisingly, the CDP-S350 can import new rhythms, but the PX-S3000 can't.

For the PX-S3000: FUNCTION Mode>Sound>Acoustic Simu.>Damper Noise. You can adjust the amount from 1-4 or Off. This will affect all the tones which use damper noise, which I assume is just the pianos. Setting it to "Tone" will have each Tone use its individually preset amount.

@per Correct. You need 3 audio inputs, but only have 2 on the iTwo. A great workaround would be to record your playing via the USB-MIDI connection and your singing with the microphone using one input of your iTwo. Using this method you'll be simultaneously capturing the MIDI data from the keyboard and the audio of your voice. Then you could use the MIDI track to replay your piano performance to record the CDP-S350 audio in stereo. The advantage of having a MIDI recording of your playing is that you can easily fix mistakes or experiment with using different sounds in your CDP-S350 and in your DAW. Be sure to use headphones recording this way to keep audio from the CDP-S350 speakers out of your vocal track. You will pick up some of the mechanical sounds of the keyboard, but it shouldn't be too bad. You could also just record your voice and piano in 2 separate passes with the iTwo, but I'm assuming you want to capture a cohesive singer/pianist performance.

@per The cable you're using is definitely the issue. You are effectively summing the stereo output of the piano to mono, and that is causing some extreme stereo cancellation on some of the tones. You need to be splitting that stereo headphone jack to 2 plugs, a left and a right so you can use both inputs on your iTwo. Make sure you have left and right hard-panned in your DAW or you'll have the same problem. Give it a try! You will be amazed at how much better all the piano sounds are in stereo.

Is there a way to use patch scripts in this manner with Logic? It's not in the list with the other DAWs.

@per Does it sound normal through headphones? If so, then then problem is the connection between your CDP-S350 and your audio interface. As Brad mentioned, some stereo sounds can collapse when the left and right are merged into mono. What you describe really sounds like this is what is happening. I'm guessing Casio took extra care that the main piano sounds didn't do this since lots of players use mono keyboard amps. You should be using a cable configured like the one pictured: 1/8-inch stereo for the CDP-S350 and separate 1/4-mono for the left and right inputs on your iTwo. And as Brad also mentioned, make sure all the plugs are fully inserted. 😀 I've been there!

@Joe Muscara Haha! You are quite welcome!