BillErickson
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Hey guys, Does anyone have any pointers to a gig bag specifically sized for the slimmer CT-S series keyboards (specifically for a CT-S500)? I did find an older post from a while back (see below) that suggests using rifle bags and a pointer to a now-obsolete ebay listing in India. Anything more recent / closer to home? Thanks for any leads...
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Yes, but there are significant differences in the specs and body layout between the CT-S400 and CT-S500. The bodies between the the CT-S500 and CT-S1000V are exactly the same (other than the additional back-panel ports for the line-outs and extra pedal, re-assignment of two buttons, and color changes) and the specs are all the same except for the addition of vocal functionality and voices. In the case of the CT-S400/CT-S500 upgrade, there were significant changes both in body and specs to warrant the the number change. But in everything that matters, the CT-S1000V is *JUST* a CT-S500 with voice functionality added. As you say: Pure marketing.
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I've recently ordered a new CT-S500 to replace my current CT-S400. I've generally loved the CT-S400 but am looking forward to the assignable knobs, DSP control, and line outs available on the CT-S500. Anybody else upgrading from the CT-S400 to CT-S500? What were *you* looking for in the upgrade? If you've gotten your CT-S500, what's been your experience compared with the earlier CT-S400? One of the few things that's bothered me with the CT-S400 is the variation in voice volumes. For example, many of the bass voices are quite a bit softer than the others, so that I often have to crank the L part volume up to 127 and the U1/U2 parts down to 80-90 to get them to balance properly. Does the CT-S500 have a better voice balance, or will I still have to do some major tweaking?
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I assume when you say "tiny" you mean that the volume doesn't get high enough? I had the same problem with my headphones and PX-S3000. I found that by adjusting both the Overall Volume Level to its max (127 -- see page EN-18 in the users guide) and the Part Volume for the Upper1 part (see page EN-17) you can squeeze a little more volume out of your headphones.
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Can't fit batteries into CT-S400
BillErickson replied to BillErickson's topic in General CT-S and LK-S Discussion
Yeah, I was trying to push the batteries directly down into the tray when you have to put the bottom (negative pole) down into the tray and slide it sideways to the contact before pushing the top/positive pole down to the contact. -
Can't fit batteries into CT-S400
BillErickson replied to BillErickson's topic in General CT-S and LK-S Discussion
Oh foo -- after posting this and going back for another try, I figured out how to work-around the plastic fittings. Never mind. Where's the "delete topic" button?? 😉 -
After placing a pre-order back in May, and after several shipping delay extensions, my CT-S400 finally arrived last week. I bought it as my "portable" keyboard, since my 81-note PX-S3000 is a little too bulky for my tastes to take on the road. After playing around with it for a week, I finally got around to trying it out with batteries -- one of the important features I bought it for. But unfortunately I can't seem to get the AA's to fit. I've tried putting them in top-first, bottom-first, and sliding in side-ways, tried several different brands, and they just won't fit past the plastic fittings surrounding the metal contacts. Before I pull out a file and void my warranty by filing down the offending plastic, I wanted to see if anyone else has had problems with the battery case with any model CT-S series. Maybe I just got lucky with a batch having a manufacturing defect...
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I've decided to go with a roadcases.com case. I like that they're custom built for whatever size you specify and can be tailored in a number of ways: * Depth of plywood: * 1/4 " for the Light Duty Case * 3/8" for the Signature Case * 1/2" for the Heavy Duty Case * Depth of foam lining inside: 1/4, 1/2, or 1 inch * Color * With/without dolly wheels * With/without padlock hasp I'll give a report when I get the case in a few weeks.
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I found a UK company that makes a flight case specifically sized for the PS-X series: https://www.swanflight.com/keyboard-flightcases/casio-keyboard-flightcases/casio-px-s3000-keyboard-flightcase.html They also cover other Casio models: https://www.swanflight.com/keyboard-flightcases/casio-keyboard-flightcases.html
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One possibility that I've found is the Pelican iM3410 Storm Long Case (54.5 x 10 x 6 inches interior): https://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/cases/long-case/storm/im3410 But I'm afraid that the 10 inch width would only provide space for a half inch of padding on each side of the keyboard. Would that be enough??
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Anybody have any suggests for a flight-worthy hardshell case for the PX-S1000/3000 -- something that actually *fits* the dimensions of the PX-S?? All the cases I've run across so far are always invariably way too wide (even the so-called "slim" models) and sometimes too long. I don't really want a lot of wasted space inside the case.
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Clicking is a know problem with the PX-S models. Check out this earlier thread:
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Does anybody have a feel for if this issue was caused by a "bad batch" of keybeds, and the replacements will likely be fine, or is it a design defect exposed after X number of key activations and that the folks reporting it so far happen to be heavy-duty users who reached X earlier than others? I *just* exchanged a week-old CDP-S350 at my local Guitar Center (because I wasn't really happy with the piano sound and the inability to tweak the balance of voices on splits/layers) and upgraded to the PX-S3000 (shipping as we speak). Now I'm wondering if I should exchange *that* for something else (I hope Guitar Center is tolerant of two back-to-back exchanges...) -- may be a PX-560?? 😉