Cyrano

You could try Reaper - a very good and comprehensive DAW. You will, of course, also need a decent sound card to convert the analogic signal coming out from the line out jack outputs into digital signal.

Dear all, I am wondering if it is possible to record on the USB (WAV) also the signal coming from the audio in jack input - so I can play along with some background track and record my overall performance. Thanks a lot

Dear all, listening to Rich Formidoni demo of PX S1100 - btw, bravo for its Hanon performance - I have understood that you can use Chordana to playback an audio file. My question: 1) how can I access the audio files on my devices? I have tried, but no song is listed on the Chordana library - I have an iPhone SE, maybe I have to save the songs in a specific location -which one? - or I have to make some specific setup. 2) can I playback audio while connected by usb cable, or only when connected via Bluetooth? 3) can I play on this file and record it plus your piano performance on the USB stick? Thanks

Thanks Brad, good to know. Record while playing over the internal MIDI recording playback is an interesting feature, but it is not addressing my key need: record my piano performance over an aebersold-like audio track. I have studied all the potential solutions, but since now I see only two ways: 1) Bluetooth streaming with PX S3000 (unfortunately S3100 needs to plug a dongle the USB port to receive Bluetooth) 2) Connect a device into the PX S3000/3100 aux in. This rule out both PX S1000/1100 and PX 870 - what a pity.

Dear all, it is my understanding that PX S1100, S3100, PX 870 can record audio (wav) directly on a USB stick. My question is: is overdubbing possible, i.e. can you record on an existing song without deleting the notes already recorded? Thanks.

I have tested the PX S1100 for quite an hour at a big shop in Italy. These are my impressions. Action: the so called “black key issue” is absolutely non-existent. Yes, if you play the black keys on the very tip of them, you can perceive a little difference in weight, but noone plays black keys on the very tip. For all kinds of genres and playing technique, the action is perfectly fine. Apologies for the doubts I have expressed in my previous posts: in a practical situation, the action is absolutely flawless. Acoustic piano sound: a nice, bright (but not metallic) and round Steinway. Very good dynamic range, excellent resonance engine. Maybe a little “digital” in the bass compartment - but this could be due to the speakers. Other sounds: very decent palette. PA system: a little weak, not in absolute terms (8Wx2 could be absolutely fine for home usage) but in terms of bass-mid bass roundness. But for the kind of instrument (and for the price point) this feature is absolutely acceptable. I like the little “cracks” on the front panel that - if I have understood correctly- allows some sound to reach the player directly. I wonder if there is some EQ adjustment with Chordana that could improve the bass compartment. UI: elegant but rather poor, better to use Chordana to manage the very complete instrument editing capabilities. Connectivity: I am still not comfortable with the decision to use the same USB A port for USB audio recording and Bluetooth dongle. Given the fact that S1100 has lost the line in, now it is impossible to record your performance while streaming a backing track. And I assume that the instrument can only receive audio over Bluetooth - not send it. Maybe audio over USB could solve the issue - but I doubt that this feature could be implemented through a future firmware update. Overall: elegant, modern, sleek, light, good sounding, relaxing action - a very good bang for the bucks.

Good, I’ll schedule a visit with my audiometrist, cause I am not hearing the second Eb and a couple of Db.

https://youtu.be/agSUfaNLlVQ?t=103 Here it seems to me (min 1,43) that several black keys are not playing. It could be the pianist, it could be a coincidence, but…

Yes, you are right. Nevertheless, it would have been better (less cables/adaptors mess, les potential noises/hisses) to have maintained the internal Bluetooth, with the possibility of backing track+actual performance recording. On the other hand, I also assume that audio overdubbing on the USB pendrive is not possible… correct? But at the end of the day, these are only minimal issues, the instrument is very good and a workaround for this problem can be easily found.

Hello everybody. I am aware that with PX S3000 you can stream audio over Bluetooth, play on it and record the background audio (for example an aebersold) plus your piano actual playing as wav on a pendrive connected to the USB port. Now I understand that this is no more possible with PX S3100, as if you want to receive audio you have to use the only USB port to connect a dongle. Is it correct? It seems to me a very awkward decision, and not certainly an upgrade…