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Hi Mike. I've still very much 'got L plates' re the PX-5. I'm on the road with Taylor Dayne and the amount of time I can get at my PX-5 is down to minutes before lengthy sound-checks, break time, then showtime. So I really cannot muck around. What I've set up so far works, it's good, and I ain't changing it til I know much, much more! Wisdom learnt from experience. What "seems" to be how it is, is this: I edit a Tone (say, add some chorus and rev to a Rhodes piano).......... it only stays as a "write" save if I save it to BOTH the Tone and the Stage Setting, right? Or ONLY to the Stage Setting? I am not clear on this, and I can't surely say I've tried 1. saving to the Tone only, and 2. saving to the Stage Setting only .............. and getting my edits saved. Frankly I'm confused. So whenever I do anything I save it to both, not one or the other. 

Thanks Chuck, appreciate it. Gee and I thought editting a DX7 was tough! (back then). I guess it gets easy after the first 30 times....  SM.

I think the problem is the relationship between Stage Setting and Tone categories..... it takes a bit to get yer head around

how they relate to each other. I'm simply not clear on that yet, even though I've read a little. Patience, oh man.....

What you want to do is pretty quick and easy:

 

1. Call up a basic Stage Setting that has just 1 Zone enabled; the 0-0 Piano is a good starting point (Press BANK > 0 > 0)

2. Now use the Tone category buttons on the left and either the YES/NO buttons or knob 2 to select a Tone you like

3. Next, press WRITE, then ENTER to prepare to store this custom Stage Setting

4. Use the YES/NO buttons or knob 2 to choose a location to save your Setting. (WARNING: The PS-5X does not show you the name of the patch you're about to overwrite in the new location, so you'll want to plan ahead and think about where you're putting things.)

5. If desired, use the Right Arrow key and knob 2 to rename your custom Setting, then press ENTER. You're done.

Thanks Chuck, appreciate it. Gee and I thought editting a DX7 was tough! (back then). I guess it gets easy after the first 30 times....  SM.

Hi Mike, that's sorta kinda helpful. I got my PX-5 a few days ago and I'm full on into rehearsals for a Taylor Dayne run of shows, I have absolutely zero time to muck around trying to navigate thru a new instrument. Is there any way it can be explained how I can grab some of my favorite tones (I already know a half dozen I love) and store them in "Stage Settings"? REALLY QUICKLY? I'm mystified, so far, how this works, I really don't get the concept yet. I'm hoping a realization will come. When one is in rehearsal with a high profile act, you really can't take any risks, so you have to play safe with all program choices, etc.

I'd really appreciate a "For Dummy's" language explanation if possible.

Thank you, Sam McNally, Australia.