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glad this was simple. I almost never get the cheapest hardware, because I'm valuing the time I'd waste figuring out the problem. when you have 50 cables/connectors/etc. plus multiple devices and pieces of software, the odds of a problem go up considerably. It's like the birthdays-in-common calculation; turns out that if you get more than 25 people in a group, the odds are better than 50-50 that two will have the same month and day birthday. You get this by multiplying the individual chances together, so music machinery failure and birthdays follow the same pattern.

just recently happened to me a SECOND time. The first happened (I think) not long after I installed 1.13. If anyone reading this also looks at the survey, I was only guessing at the date of the first incident; I do kinda remember that it was after 1.13. Fortunately for me, this last incident showed up with just enough minutes for me to drive hurriedly home to grab my computer, copy the zip onto a jump drive and scurry back (no speeding tickets, thank you for asking). The update took a very long time to install, probably because I put the .zip on the drive rather than the .bin. I have now bought two cheap jump drives and have only the bin on them, in case this happens again. Hoping there's a fix being worked on, this is a real negative to an otherwise wonderful board.

Hey, I have the exact same problem! I'm (slightly) relieved to see that others do too, because maybe there's an agreed-upon fix. Mine also is an A#, but is 3 octaves lower. I happen to still be in warranty, but I'm not sure how I'd deal with not having the unit if I were to send it in to be fixed. On the other hand, I'm willing to take it apart myself and void the remaining 3 months of warranty if there were clear instructions on how to do so. Any comments by official reps?

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/msg/5559581777.html Thought I'd let people know. It's not my cup of tea (I'm a PX5S user) but hey for $30, or maybe less.

I turned on my PX5S last week, just like many times before, but this time it starts updating itself from the USB drive in the top slot!! I'd already put in version 1.13 almost as soon as it come out, and keep a flash drive in constantly because of a previous problem when the PX tried to update itself without any drive in place. It isn't often connected to a computer; I usually tweak whatever presets I need to adjust on the unit itself. It's been quite stable and usable; why would now it do this? Some of the conditions: on its regular original power supply, which is plugged into a surge-protector strip, into a standard US supply. The softside case I've been using broke a zipper, so for ~ 1 month I've been using an older case that perhaps is not quite as soft inside. The power supply is permanently mounted in a wood-framed portable 3-keyboard stand, and is not subject to cord mangling or folding/unfolding. All thoughts welcome.

I recently tried a Tube Screamer pedal with a wurlitzer patch, after reading that Dave Weiser does this kind of thing. While it has too much midrange for my taste, I did like the basic overdrive/distortion sound more than what's on the PX5, and now I'm on a quest to find something in a pedal. Pedals also have the advantage of going on/off with your foot, which means I don't have to find exactly the right time and spot for using a usually-not-spare hand. So, I'm thinking some of you have already tried external units, such as a distortion, a wah pedal, a Leslie sim like the NeoVent, and perhaps many other toys. Let us know what you've used, and how you liked it.

Oops. That's what I meant, plus what I added in the green font.

Normski, I'm still not clear why a plain physical (analog) volume pedal won't control the volume in the way you want, or what the disadvantages for your setup are. Just trying to understand, and certainly there are many uses for a MIDI control pedal so all the discussion here is quite useful.

this isn't by or for me, I have a case. It's just in case you need one like this; even has TSA locks https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/msg/4816639882.html

BTW, for the next 88 key version PLEASE make it fit the typical 76 key case, by having the total length be 50 1/2 inches or less. The current PX150/350/5 appear to have empty, easily-made-narrower plastic cheek blocks. Cheek block is the acoustic piano term for the wood just to the left and right of the keys. 1) those 76 key cases are a good bit shorter therefore fit in cars more easily 2) those cases are also less $ allowing more to be spent on other music toys. For example, anybody found a good external overdrive they love to use with the PX5 electric pianos?

The sequencer stuff has already been worked out, so it's free to add, though I could think of some ways to expand it, and even if I don't use it yet, many do. Folks are free to ignore it as I have so far. It's a feature that doesn't add weight either, which metal would. I and many others love the 24 lbs (11kg?) of the 88 key version; a synth action 76 would surely weigh even less: also metal would likely cost more as well. I vote for keeping it plastic.

With only two MIDI jacks, would you want to switch the output and merge the two physical jacks at the cost of not having a MIDI jack output at all? Since there's a usb MIDI option, this could work for some folks.

re "At Last" (officially, you're supposed to put the title of a work in quotes or italics): I play the single line string opening with my right hand, and the left hand strings on a piano+string patch. I also make the guitarist play the BUM-bum-bum eight notes during the song so I can use two hands for string and horn parts. BTW, do you bill it as an Etta James song or a Beyonce song, not that the versions are much different?

Apologies for some duplication of another post I made; I couldn't readily find it. Here's my wish list for a synth-action, or semi-weighted action, 76 key PX-5S. (Perhaps use the Kurzweil trick of calling it a PX-5S76?) a) 9 "drawbars" aftertouch; poly would be fabulous but I know it's way too much $. c) more of the "bread & butter" stuff for cover bands: organs, brass, strings, pads d) some or lots of c) could be realized with additional presets, therefore: direct access to additional stage settings on the USB stick. In other words, more than just the currently available 100, an easy/QUICK way to get to stage setting 422, for example. The forum would provide a great # of custom settings and groups of settings. Of course, the forum itself is a big PX5S advantage. e) more samples in ROM, which is the other answer to c), and would fix the piano's C5 note clunk. f) not just one but two expression/control inputs. g) personally, I like having more than two outputs, so I can use an external overdrive pedal, for example. Dave Weiser is known to do this. h) hex layers on any channel; maybe 6 of them? i) at least a 50% bigger display And, keep the 256 note polyphony, the high-res MIDI, and all the programability. That said, having many hundreds of settings quickly available would put a dent in competitor's advantages for the non-programmers among us. Advantages of this format instrument: Even smaller & lighter, and maybe less $. Doesn't exactly duplicate PX5S, because the playing technique is so different. Waterfall keys, incidentally would be nice but I personally don't rate them high on my must haves.

found this: its a 403 in a wood case, for $30, at https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/msg/4719903731.html quoted: This thing has been sitting here for a bit. Very unique part of the Casiotone series, all wood case, and really nice feeling keys. Needs a nice cleaning to get everything up and working how it should-some of the key contacts are dirty underneath-that's why I'm letting it go for 30 OBO instead of the 150 they go for on eBay. Perfect candidate for circuit bending or pounding out triads in your St. Vincent-esque band.

PX6 wishes # 212-219: In order of my particular priorities, highest first: 1) resample the plinky 5th C/C# notes (I used a more polite description than I'd prefer). I don't care if this is somewhat costly to fix, it's horrible. So many other things on this keyboard are wonderful, this doesn't make sense. 2) an expression pedal input, and at least a 3rd pedal jack, allowing one for expression, one for fully variable damping (not just off, 1/2, on) & a 3rd for another sustain or toggle. I could personally use a 4th, though most wouldn't need it. Probably worth the (my rough guess) $10-$15 added to retail. 3) 9 sliders, keeping the knobs. Should be little design/development cost to Casio since they have this already. And, a few 9-drawbar organ programs to start us off, which given the wonderful community here will quickly grow. 4) Easy access to more than 100 stage settings; I have way over 100 songs I regularly could use distinct settings for, sometimes for just a small difference like speed and depth of electric piano vibrato. Could they be saved/accessed on the external storage/USB port, kinda like my Alesis QS? 5) reduce the width of what in the acoustic piano world are called cheek blocks, the bits to either side of the actual keys. If they were even 3/8" smaller, the PX would fit in a 76 key case. My Alesis QS8 did, and thereby fit in a 7" shorter & cheaper case. 6) at least one additional output, for those of us with a great sounding "leslie" pedal like the Ventilator or other outboard FX. Two more wouldn't seem as cheap as just adding one. For those not familiar with the manufacturing game, remember that there's a cost for programming as well as for hardware, which applies to most of my list. 7) All four main zones using hex layers. I realize this would take not only programming $ but more memory & therefore hardware $, which is why it's low on my list. After all, listen to how much great sound is here already! 8) right side up MIDI jacks. Many cables have a screw which goes upright and is an instant cue; it's an annoyance to have to fidget with the cord currently. I'm sure as soon as I post this, I'll remember some more wishes.

BTW the pedal is a Behringer FCV100, $30 at B & H. It's stereo with one of the 2 jacks changeable to a CV output.

I've gone around this problem too. I just use a physical volume pedal. Doing so eliminated a lot of programming headaches. I'm currently using mostly Behringer pedals, (separate not the MIDI board), which are active & require a power source, partly because if the pots get worn, presumably the jumps from scratchiness will be evened out by the circuitry. The main disadvantage they have is that putting two or more side by side they won't go too close to each other because the jacks are on the side. I have four volume pedals plus sustains on my pedal board.

Wow, I guess I've been without my main computer for long enough to have forgotten that I could just look at what the knob sends. I've been just working with the PX5's editor. I'll be getting the computer back in a few days, and let you know what I find. I'll look into MIDI-Ox as well. Thanks for the reminder, and I hope this helps others too.

Because I have a 2nd keyboard directly above the PX5, and a 3rd one right above that in a customized unchangeable stand which was built for a flatter keyboard, I can't easily reach the sliders & knobs. What I want to do is send a CC to the PX5 from an external controller/keyboard's knob, which will duplicate moving slider one, to add a bit of grit to an EP the way that slider does on many programs. Since the editor only specifies the target "DSP param 1" I need to know how if possible to send the PX5 what it will read as "DSP param 1". Of course, the same principle would apply to many other knobs & sliders. I can set one of the external sliders to output almost any CC# to the PX, although for some reason my XP80 sliders or pedals can't be set to 32-63 (but its keybed feels really really good). I looked thoroughly but didn't find any answers here., so hopefully someone's figured this out but didn't happen to post it.

Price dropped since I posted a few minutes ago! When I went to checkout, it's now $15 with free 7 day shipping. Wow.

Just saw these, after I couldn't find the reference from somewhere else on the forums. It's a physically very small USB flash drive, 32G for $16 with free shipping. Seems like it's small enough to just stay in without mechanically stressing the Casio's socket, and enough memory to not need to empty it much (except for backing it up). A user review on this site claims that they had a Kingston flash drive survive a washing machine! There's also a 16G for $10. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=897901&gclid=CJzmzufHl74CFYcDOgodl04AaA&is=REG&A=details&Q=

I'm thinking it's time to dehydrate a QSC 12" speaker so it will load in the battery area, saving me at least one trip at load-in. Most gigs, but not all, will have water of a sufficiently high quality to accurately rehydrate the speaker. If they don't, your speaker will turn into a poor copy of a Nady. Of course, not only haven't I bought the speaker dehdration system, I don't even have the $ for the QSC yet.