XW-Addict

Hahahaha me and my bag of mixed exotic fruit nuts and beer enjoying to read this post. Its so lively. 

Is this something from the rumored deep fakes video's I also would like to see how Mike speaks Chinese 😂😂😂 

hahaha this timing. 

1 hour ago, ernie said:

Hi Sorry for the lack of knowledge

How do I create a drum pattern in very simple terms? I can do this on a drum machine but not on the casio I am coming from an acoustic background. I hear all the sounds of the different drum sets but I am not knowledgable as to creating the actual pattern on this instrument. I viewed several tutorials and even the manual does not go into this. Any help?

Thanks Ernie

Starts on 51:50. 

Eight years already since it's conception, Whom from Casio will spend the time and pitch it to the higher up to spend time on this. 

Yes there are work around but they'll hardly practical and not desirable for the kind of sounds as being said. These request can benefit to the sound identity which means the character of xw solosynth.

I've tried mapping solosynth on the G1 Keys with multi key but a switch has to be made every time a sound is selected.

So it isn't seamless play if it could do it at once the little delays or cutoffs would be desirable as the character of the setup.

That why I hope they still see our posting. 

A bit cheesy an intro title for this post perhaps, 

but after all these several years of XW-G1. 

This synth is a bit underrated still I'm happy to have it,

as it is an keyboard hard to find and get. 

I want to make  a request hopefully granted that the 

solo-synth does overlay to a key with multi key function

It would be beneficial uplifting its purpose once more 

solo synth sounds are so fine.  And yes sampling can be 

done for the sounds but its not the same because it loses 

its crisps. 

Please ones more an firmware update casio engineering

wizard . 

Where has Stephen Fortner been all the time , he looks different. 

Star Trek touch panel 🤭 now that adds interest to me as a Trekkie fan just to get one to boldly go where no instrument has made me gone before 😉.

Go for it , you can always upgrade if needed. Surprising the WK7600 is still available and one that holds the top of the WK line.

The magic happens when you behind the keyboard start exploring a single sound and the idea's for a composition starts to form.

Thank god for internet you can get support or any additional information need as well, so you're in good hands :). 

They did a good job on the design , really pleasant on the eye and inviting to play.

Specially the round curves on the sides gives a semi professional look and the small

tilt from the upper edge of the keyboard downwards to the key's.  

This is a pretty unique new design for such a size it seems to have a big factor very nice. 

3 hours ago, mike71 said:

My two cents too: PX-5S and PX-560 have good old Midi-DIN connectors. PX-S3000 not, neither have Midi-bluetooth. This is a problem if one want to use an expander, add an external controller or have a MIDI-sync between two keyboards, not if one only needs a piano sound and rhythms and styles.

The polyphony is relative, because 5S and 560 have hex layers, so you can end up to use 12 or 14 notes on a single key.

 

I have to try the PX-S3000 but havin tried the other two, the 560 seems to me more useful in piano bar scenarios with only one musician and maybe a small room. THe PX-5S is more for groups or more EDM or experimental scenarios, it's less plug and play than the 560 and some features are well hidden in some submenus, and this is a bit of problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to hijack this off topic : Those bothersome facts you've mentioned state the obvious in selecting the right keyboard. 

And probably to choose either for newer sound engine , weight or depth of sound  programming, 

either way those seems like good options to ponder about making a balanced choice what is needed. 

When people ask what fits them best, I always think, look ahead you want beautiful newest sounds go for what out now ,

If the latest sound from the keyboards in the last couple of years fit to ones liking , tweaking deep into the sounds they have those.

I also think that the reason our wish list for the next keyboard makes the obvious because their things upon themselves available on 

the keyboards just not in the right configuration in that one keyboard to pull out the hat full of sound tricks and splendor. 

People ponder is that keyboard right for me or not to I'm happy with it but and you'll see a list of derivative yes and no's. 

Its simple actually people whom love the keyboard their with their problem can be solved by someone whom spend the time programming

for the same reason they love to play it. And the people whom love to program it finds those things which could make it so much more and 

better certainly as stated with the bothersome facts. But i'm derailing now so I'll stop. :)).

On 4/28/2019 at 8:59 AM, ncarlos said:

Is there any significant practical difference between these three?

so far I've understood that:

• the knobs/sliders on the 5s make it better for live performance
• the styles and the speakers on the 560/s3000 are cool features, but for playing in a band are not really relevant
• the difference in polyphony between the three is not so significant (s3000 has 192 and the other two have each 256). Or is it?

If you could summarize for which situation each piano is more suitable, how would it look like?

px-5s: 

px-560:

px-s3000:

Just want to give my two cents , I was thinking about how long editing sounds excist which actually makes a keyboard a high end one. This matters to which of the above fits the performing act and they all do this.

In the end the sound that is seek is the sound that would be made and choosing the most versatile keyboard will make that happen. Preferable with enough modulation options or arranging. 

But the market changed for the kind of performer. Breath and butter sounds fitting and fully complete for a performer needs to play without noticing all the bells and whistles that what the PX-S is.

Lush pads , modulation types and various synthesis features that is the PX5S and 560. It took me a while to see what been offered. There seems no specific line here just certain feature to accommodate the keyboard with.

1 hour ago, mike71 said:

I think that if Casio will make a stage piano using the sounds and the keybed of the Grand Hybrid, with good master keyboard function, and the pedals with continous reading so they could be mapped to expression or other midi parameters could make a good instrument.

Add to the classic piano sound hex layers and wavetable/sample synthesis capabiliy and an interesting thing could be done.

 

 

I've tried the PX S3000 keybed and its nice to the touch that one would be the keybed for the next performance or workstation or hybrid type of keyboard with synth section.

The keybed is perfectly balanced for synth stuff and fluent key flow. I'm quiet jealous about PX-S as I've been with the PX 160 and 560 with the four hexlayers (but not the full synth parameters as the px5s). 

This blindfold keyboard comparison being done. 

On 4/16/2019 at 10:16 PM, ThePianist said:

It has become quiet here. Does someone has a creation?  It doesn't matter if it's not finished. 

Nope have not forgotten this one.

This a different kind of sighting but it's a Casio and robotics.

https://m.techxplore.com/news/2019-04-motion-emotion-potential-robot-swarms.html

2 hours ago, sslyutov said:

A road case like AKIA MPK 88

https://www.akaipro.com/mpk-road-88-mpkroad88xus

 

Or a 32 key backpack ready 5S. 

Even if it's one hexlayers compatible 

Would mean the world and difference

But we are not the target audience apparently *shrugs.

FM is getting popular again it always were. A few more samples or a way to add DSP driven by phase distortion would be awesome.

____ 

1 hour ago, Jokeyman123 said:

Years ago, Peavey promised to create a synthesizer workstation that would be able to change the entire synthesis method in software-through disks. I know, I had a DPM-2 and DPM-3 for awhile. it never happened. Wasn't enough profit or interest I guess. Too bad, it is an interesting idea, but then with vst's in software-entire synth models are available for just about anything-and many of us just end up owning several different synths anyway, so I'm not sure the idea of changeable operating systems would catch on. it's taken years for Linux to evolve to an operating system many can now use for music with the same Intel or AMD hardware-so software approaches already exist-just not in any keyboard workstations. And honestly, I haven't heard any tone generation system that has presented any quantum leap in what i actually hear when I press that key-including granular, FM+, patch synths (can get pretty strange) or anything else. Even my old FM SY77 hasn't been completely tapped as far as sound design, and this thing makes sounds that will give you nightmares as far as evolving and insane sounds. I've heard the Korg Prophecy, most of the Rolands, Yamaha EX 5/7 which uses multiple sound design access. Even if I had one workstation that could morph from one design to another, I'm not sure i could create more earth-shattering sounds than have already been created, although I guess it's possible. 

Earth shattering sounds I've heard that many times said.

Leaves me ponder how that even applies to synths. 

Or any kind of keyboards. Could I make such a sound with hexlayers. 

Thought about this deep and long and the only thing i could think of.

Is time , width and frequency  that is the most basic of sounds.

In my kid years my parents would play a record can't remember from whom. 

that record began with a gush of wind and a approaching storm and a voice 

over saying stuff mean while the storm became less. It went from a storm 

and quietly down to earth tree tops a wind through the leaves while the crackling

of the branches brought you slowly to wear things where going until the sounds 

of birds chirps and the way the wind flows on lower ground ,When you actually

felt like you've been brought  flying and stood right back on the ground. 

Followed by an eerie choir chanting this reminded me of the classic movies

like Mozes on the mounted receiving the stone tablets or Ben Hurr etc. 

To me hearing what sounded like a stage play but in song form that was it. 

If i remember that song I will post it. But in a sense music from the seventies 

that was something you've felt right inside it compelled so much other then jumping

up and down on a floor doing crazy.  But hea i'm not judging the signs of times to music. 

13 minutes ago, sslyutov said:

Updatable firmware which could change the UI and available features.

Downloadable sound libraries from amazon.

What! amazon why? 🤨, 

UI change no never that a nightmare. 

Well I propose using this thread to help us out. As it is going already.

A seamless switching function for pedal to advance a scene or stage assignable by how much.

Or a way to define which and how many zone to turn on and off by pedal. 

Like the old synths a "Print" of the envelopes on the keyboard and what not as a quick visual reference.  

Very old 😲.  And dated. Midi manual have gotten better much.

Its provide enough information but the challenge as usual is putting 

it to use. Such as with NRPN/RPN hard to wrap you're head around.

I've started out doing it that way before, I'm trying to avoid random audition.

And doing more concise sound selection in which the wave form applied adds

A wanted effect.

On 3/30/2019 at 3:51 PM, mike71 said:

Finally bought the XW-G1, that was on exposition. Unfortunately they lost the original box. Tried to get a free bag, but didn't work.

Now I have to try to use id and have found.

First thing I discovered a mic with trs balanced jack doesn't work. Had to add a jumper wire in the jack between ring and sleeve to get a successful sample.

Need also to buy a y cable to route the audio between PX-5S and XW-G1.

 

First impression is that both are pretty orthogonal as capabilities.

@XW-Addict yes, I've tried it the fact is that the PX-5S is a three headed beast, a digital stage piano, a synthesizer and a master keyboard. The tiny display makes a bit difficult to tweak the sounds, I have trien do make som electro like drums sound but it was a bit time consuming.

 

Display of the xw-1g it's a bit bigger.

By the way I hope that the power connector are different between the two keyboards, because the supplu voltage it's different.

 

 

Actually its quiet easy if you approach it Amp first then Filter then Pitch and last effects. 

Using the zone key's to scroll through each hex layer , layer. Or try Synth Performance Zal file 

I've uploaded its still a work in progress on some stages but I've done a Analog drum kit on some stages.