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On 1/5/2022 at 4:04 PM, rkamn said:

Anyone run into issue where the Bank button is not accepting input on first press.  It seems the internal contact or something is going bad. I have to press repeatedly and harder in order for the blue light to light up. It seems to be getting worse, which is disturbing because inevitably I won't be able to change stage settings.  Any solution?  (By the way, I'm contemplating doing open heart surgery on the board anyways because I also have a bad case of the one of the Bb keys (and now some other keys) making unexpected responses due to the rubber contact pad inside getting all gummed up.)  Thanks in advance folks!

There's another post about the Bb key making a second sound.  Changing the volume of the offending keys from 127 to 126 worked for me.

On 12/24/2019 at 1:08 PM, Redwave said:

It happened on the Ab below middle C for me. Since the second strike is velocity 127 which I rarely if ever generate in my playing, I was able to work around the problem by setting maximum velocity to 126 in every zone which includes this key (in stage settings where I actually need this particular note). The second strike then disappears and the first strike sounds normally.

Tried this and it worked on my Bb #6, which was sounding again after a hold on that key.  Thanks for posting

On 12/4/2019 at 6:23 PM, SonnyDaye said:

Make a 76 (or 73) key version! That’ll bring the weight down even MORE! 👍
I’ve been asking for that since I bought mine the first week it was introduced!

+1 for this request!

I run my Px5s through a CPS Spacestation V3.  The Concert Grand sound is awesome.  3D sound.  I also use a small mixer.

No wonder the piano sounds crappy.  You need to run through a quality amp or headphones.

https://www.keyboardforums.com/threads/casio-px-5s-vs-nord-stage-2-blind-piano-sound-test.25959/  This is a blindfold test between a $1000 Px5s and a $4000 Nord.  The sound is great on both pianos.  I've had my Px5s for about 5 years.  The only time I hear key noise is when it's not hooked up to an amp.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=center+point+stereo  Either one of these amps would do.  The larger one will be able to battle with the guitar!

I've had my 5s for about 3 years now and no problems at all.   Paired with the SSV3 I always get compliments about how good the piano and EPs sound.  Most are surprised when they see that it's a Casio.

Just downloaded your Rhodes.  It's very authentic sounding.  I'll be using it a lot.  Thanks.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ZStd  Just got this stand.  A couple of minutes more to set up, but worth it.  Rock steady.

I bought my Px5s 2 1/2 years ago.  Lots of gigs since then, no problems.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Spacestation3

Check out this amp/speaker.  There's a very long thread about it on the Keyboard Forum.

http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/forums/18/1/The_Keyboard_Corner

https://www.scribd.com/document/261517905/Casio-Privia-PX-5S-FAQ

Page 34 should be what you want.

With my 5s on off I hear the up-down clunking.  With the 5s on and running through an amp/speakers I don't hear the clunking at all.  If you could somehow stop the sound on an acoustic piano you would probably the clunking as well.

Same thing here.  Still happening.

I can just barely see the little hitch that you're talking about.  That doesn't happen on my 5s.  Maybe you should try for a replacement.  Ray

Both of these keyboards sound similar.  I don't hear anything from either keyboard that you don't hear from a good acoustic piano.  One may sound a little brighter than the other.  Both sound very good to me.

34 minutes ago, Rocknrolldentist said:

Aron--I did try the Qsc 10s and the Ev10s and one other--(but only in mono)--I was going to try the space stattion but I read some reviews that they werent powerful enough--still may take a shot...Ill let you know....

The Space Station is good for small to medium venues.  Large venues it's a personal monitor then, (you should be running FOH then).  If you're competing against a stack of Marshalls then it's a personal monitor (again the need for FOH).   I've been using the SSV3 for almost 1 1/2 years now with great results.  It's just right for solo gigs.  I run my PX-5s and XWP1 through it with no volume problems.

On ‎5‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 5:54 AM, aron said:

It's a synthesizer but a limited one. It is a mostly subtractive synthesizer for the piano/waveforms. That means you can use filters (lowpass/highpass etc) but you cannot "synthesize" a new raw piano waveform in the sense that you have to start with what is there.

Almost every professional keyboard has a way to alter the piano sound by making it brighter, darker etc... But unless you can change the samples, you are limited in what you can do to alter the sound. That's why almost every piano in the PX-5s has that "bell sound" for those people that hear it.

I don't have that "bell sound" on my PX-5s.  I didn't hear it on a demo PX-5s at GC.  Could someone please post a recording of this "bell sound"?

2 hours ago, aron said:

I agree with you. Do you find the strings to be good when played live? I find that they are very sterile - no movement and not full. I had to mix the more synthesized strings in with the real strings to make it sound more decent for live. Yes, I have very little EP sounds that I am happy with - maybe 3 at the most.

What kind off amplification do you use aron?  I use a CPS Space Station Ssv3.  Best amp/speaker I've ever owned.  Everything on the PX5s and the XW P1 sounds very good through it.

On ‎4‎/‎27‎/‎2016 at 2:17 PM, BradMZ said:

If you still have the original  settings, The Way is at 5-0.  If you've loaded the Alt settings, The Way is at 0-5.

http://sc3900.wix.com/px-5s#!how-to-videos/c9k5  Go to this site if you haven't already.  Lots of info.  Ray

The piano patch at 0-0 can't be beat IMO.  Ray

Like aron, I would like to hear a sample of this "bell tone" on the Concert Grand.  My 5s sounds very even through the section above and below middle C.  No "bell tones".

I would go to your music store and try out another 5s.  My 5s just doesn't have any "bell tones".  The notes you mention, on my 5s sound just like  the rest of my keyboard.