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You're welcome. Experiment with the quantize function too.

There are no speakers on board. You do need speakers of some description or headphones. You might not have your speakers connected properly.

Sorry, yeah, it is 4/4 time with some notes played on the half. I was able to record it successfully by keeping the time signature set to 4/4 and by setting the end measure to 1 and quantize to the first option after 'off'. You could record it in 4/8 time and speed it up as don't forget you can press the tempo button to increase the tempo on phrases or arpeggios. See what you think: Who'She DC2K.zip

The sys setting button is global. There is only one way to reach that setting page and is by pressing that button. If you make a change here, it will apply to any stage setting you then select until you turn off your machine unless I think you have "auto resume" in this menu set to on. ########## The DSP button applies to each zone. You can also reach this menu by pressing edit>tone>effect>DSP edit. The button is just a shortcut to this menu. So you can apply an effect, exit the menu and switch zones by pressing the zone - / zone + button and then apply another effect to another zone. When you choose a new stage setting, the DSP effects saved for that stage setting will load. ########## The system button is a short cut to the same menu you would arrive it if you pressed edit>stage setting>system effect edit. These apply to an entire stage setting so say for example you edit the type of reverb you want whether its Hall1, Hall2, Plate or custom etc . If you then apply reverb to any zone in a particular stage setting, it gets this reverb applied. You can't apply plate reverb to zone 1 and hall1 reverb to zone 2. All zones have to have the same type of reverb. You can though set a different Reverb send value for each zone in your stage setting so you might like zone 1 to have no reverb so you set its reverb send value to 0 while zone 2's reverb send value is set to 127. You can find the Reverb send value (and chorus send and delay send) for each zone in two places: edit>stage setting>zone edit>mixer edit edit>tone>effect Reverb, Chorus and Delay send are often frequently mapped to sliders 4,5,6 in many default stage settings. If you want to apply reverb to zone 1 but not to zone 2, here is the short cut: Turn all the zones off bar the one you want to apply reverb to by pressing the zone+/zone- buttons together on any zone. Then use the slider to apply reverb, then turn back on the other zones. The system effect is local to a stage setting, you change the stage setting, you get whatever that stage setting was saved with. ######### By default The compressor option in the master settings is global to the keyboard. It does not matter if a zone is off or on. By default If you change the compressor options, it will apply to any zone in any stage setting you select. Again if you have "auto resume" set to on in the sys setting menu, any adjustments you made to the compressor will load the next time you turn your keyboard on. Nearly sure about that though I would like some clarification. I leave that option off so I'm not sure. However in the sys setting menu, under general you will also find a menu called "stage set filter". Here you will see "compressor" set to "on" and "equalizer" set to off by default. That compressor is set to on means, any changes you make to the compressor options carries onto the next stage setting. You can set this to off if you like so it doesn't. You can set the other options on or off too so it depends whether you want changes you made to the equalizer to carry to the next stage setting you want. If you set Arpgeggio to On here for example, every stage setting you load will have the last arpeggios you selected for the zones in the previous stage setting.

Interesting I've never listened to my px5s without headphones. I've been wanting too but I don't have the equipment yet. I've been wondering if there would be much difference.

your upload didn't work.

zip it, press the reply more options button and upload it.

yeah, I worry people don't even press the +/- buttons on the right to scroll through the tones. There are lots of positive reviews out there and I think most people find out about it that way. It does look very attractive though and the white colour makes it stand out. The knobs and sliders make it look like it does more than the usual keyboards with a set of tones so hopefully people see it and then research it a bit. I want it to be a huge success so Casio continues in this direction. I hope they don't abandon it. A PX6 could be an amazing machine if they added a few things like the effects pedal (because it's always mentioned), perhaps some quieter keys, more memory for stage settings, a few extra sliders and knobs (and the ability to press a button to flip between different mappings so you could pretty much cover most things on any stage setting). But I think they would see the most sales increase on any new model if they added a scroll wheel or even just a couple of buttons near the display which you could use to flick through the stage settings. It would really help people who see these in stores for the first time get an idea of what they can do.

I was looking at this stage setting for the PX5S. Layer 1 and 2 are both the SawTothWave1 wave. Is that right? Watching the video, I thought the two waves were supposed to be the inverse of each other and then fine tuning would have a PWM effect.

When you record the phrase, once the blue lights are flashing (as you pressed the phrase button twice) how do you then start the recording off? Is it by pressing the first note of your phrase or perhaps you are pressing a pedal or pressing the record button a third time thus causing a time delay? BTW if you press the SYS setting button, you can scroll down to phrase options and turn a pre-count on. This works when you press the record button to start recording. It won't do a pre-count if you just use a key to start the recording. Can you perhaps upload your phrase and I'll take a look at it if you are still having problems?

When you are in phrase record mode (the light is flashing) press the edit button. You can change the time signature here. Change it to 3/4 or 6/4 seeing as your bass line has six notes. Press exit back to the phrase record screen and change the end measure to 1 or 2 depending on whether you used 6/4 or 3/4 time. Now record your phrase again. I have a feeling you might have left it on default 4/4 time and recorded 2 measures and so you were left with 2 empty beats in the last measure. BTW in that edit screen you will also see an option to 'undo'. You can use this in overdub [OVDB] mode to undo the last overdub you made on a phrase. You can also hold the record button in overdub mode to do the same thing.

Thanks. I've been experimenting myself, a lot of the sounds I create are accidental though. I guess I'm having trouble figuring out the relationship between the envelopes for the amp/pitch/filter. I suppose the amp one takes precedence. If you have a short amp attack, it won't matter what the pitch attack is, you won't hear it. This is probably basic synth stuff I need to learn.

I don't think it's that complex once you get your head around it and I like its depth and that there so many things you can edit. It's my first synth so I like exploring what you can do with one. From subtle effects to massive sound-scapes, the possibilities are endless and I've still a lot to learn. Sometimes I like sitting down to explore the stage settings people have uploaded, sometimes I like to tweak the parameters to discover new sounds, some times I like just playing but most times it's all three. Any time I go into a keyboard shop to see what else is on offer, I leave relieved I picked it up. One think I would suggest to Casio if they want to shift more units would be to put a sticker on the battery compartment explaining how to change the sound-settings and maybe list some features like the arpeggiator/phrase sequencer. Using the bank button to change stage settings is not intuitive. I fear a lot of people try these out in stores but don't realise their power and they think it's just a white Privia 350. That's how one shop assistant described it to me when I asked if they had them. He was surprised when I told him it actually has a massive synth engine and he said unfortunately they can't really learn how to use every keyboard that came in. I worry most people only get as far as trying out a few of the melody tones and ignore the buttons on the right.

need a login for that site. What's the gist?

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Tried to search for an answer on google I but can't find one. Sorry for the probably newb question. What's their purpose? How do you use them? I see them in the filter and amp envelopes but in all the synth tutorials I've watched I've never seen anyone mention what you can do if you had two release stages.

Very clever effect. Didn't know this was possible. Seems you did it with the amp envelope, right? I was trying to take the clicking out though by increasing the last three parameters, decay time, release time and decay level. Which way would people suggest is best?

To save them on a usb key: Insert a USB key into the slot on the right of the keyboard. Press and hold down the button on the right labelled audio recorder/media If you only tapped it and released it, then press the exit button and try again to hold it down until you see a screen called media Scroll down to "save" using the button labelled '6' with a down arrow below it. Select 'Stage Setting'. Use the the -/no and +/yes buttons on the right to scroll to the stage setting number you want to save. You can also use knob 2 to do this. Press the 'Enter' button when you reach the stage setting you want to save. Then press the +/yes button again. Repeat the process for any other stage setting you want to save on the USB key. edit: Sorry just realised you said you know how to do this. Next you have to remove the usb key from the keyboard and insert it into your computer. Create a new folder on your computer. Copy the files into the folder. You can give the folder a name if you like. Let me know if you're not sure how to do any of this. Next you need to zip the folder which just compresses the files so they take up less space. You might already have a zip application installed so right click on the folder with your mouse and see if you can find a menu item called 'zip'. If not, you need to download and install this program if you use Microsoft windows: http://www.7-zip.org/ If you use something other than Windows try and find a different zip application for your operating system. Once it's installed, right-click on the folder containing your stage settings and select 'add to [folder name].zip' Then you can upload it to this forum by choosing 'More Reply Options' in the text box you reply to posts with and then select the button marked 'attach files/choose files' Try an locate your zipped folder and then post your post.

Which bit are you having trouble with? Do you know how to save a stage setting to a usb? Have you used a zip application before?

Sounds weird to me on my headphones but maybe it suits your live set-up. Thanks for posting, interesting none the less.

What's your keyboard rest on, a frame or flat surface? I wonder if it makes a difference.

Looks like there are some really interesting stage settings in here. Looking forward to trying them out. Thanks for the detailed write up on the sounds and for sticking the info in a PDF. Very handy.

sounds feasible.

you can do that or you can just turn zone 1 on temporarily, adjust volume, then turn it off again.