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That would be good. I would also like to be able to either print or export a list of the stage settings, tones etc. and their slots. In other words, just be able to print the contents of the right hand column of the Transfer area in the Data Editor.

Katie, you could always upload it as it is now (pleeease!) and upload a Version 2 when you are 100% happy with it yourself.

I like it a lot....are you going to upload the setting?

Hi Katie, in answer to your first question, yes you can. I prefer to use the Data Editor for this but it can also by easily done on the keyboard - which method do you want to use? I can post the instructions for whichever method you choose. Do you need to know how to assign the sliders as well?

In answer to your second, question, this is possible, but only with hex layers. Each slider or knob can be assigned to two targets, so Target 1 can be set to increase a layer volume and Target be set to decrease the volume of a different layer. Unfortunately, controlling the volume of each zone requires a separate slider for each. However, you can get a crossfade but swapping the minimum and maximum values for one of a pair of sliders - so silding one up would increase the volume of its assigned zone, while sliding the other up would decrease the volume of its zone. It sounds a bit cumbersome, but it can actually allow more flexibily in mixing the two zones that you would have by being able to use just one slider.

Mau, maybe your eardrums are loosening up....just like the cones in new speakers! :-)

Wow this has really gotten out of hand! The OP's questions and concerns were quite reasonable, especially considering problems that some users seem to be experiencing after the update.

Yes, it is normal for firmware updates to not be downgradeable, but I have known of instances where they not only are, but have been recommended after bugs have been discovered ( my Topfield PVR is just one example). As someone else has indicated, it really depends on what areas of the device's operating system are addressed in firmware.

Members reading and posting comments should also understand that this forum is not restricted to those whose first language is English. Even native English speakers can sometimes post comments that are easily misunderstood - it's an unfortunate side effect of online communication. Imagine how much more difficult it is for those only fluent in another language.

Anyone should be able to come here to seek help or to offer assistance. To respond to questions in a derogative manner as has been done here is not in the spirit of the forum, and in fact, in the case of Mau Van, who has contributed some much with his shared stage settings, it is downright rude.

Excellent explanation Choppin. I haven't really bothered with the Song Recorder, but after reading your instructions, I'm ready to give it go. thanls!

Mike mentioned on the Facebook group that he would be away for a couple of weeks, so maybe he is taking a well-earned holiday. I'm sure that he doesn't ignore any questions, but there are so many that I don't know how he could possibly have enough time to read them all!

I just keep my lunch in there :-) Hey Krullebolle, maybe you could wire it up to be a sandwich toaster...so many possibilities!

What a meanie! It's a wonder you managed to keep your great Irish sense of humour. Keep smiling :-)

Ah, no...that would have been one of the aborigines. We "whites" didn't arrive until 1803... just slightly before my time :-)

Me too. In fact my first guitar amp was a "portable" radiogram that was modified by a neighbour who was responsible for setting up and testing the TV transmission in my home state of Tasmania, Australia. I was 16 at the time.... It was soooo long ago :-(

And probably none of them can programme a VCR... hey, now I'm showing MY age!!

Krullebolle, it's not a long post- it's a very interesting insight into the workings of organs. Thanks for taking the trouble to explain it in such easy-to-understand detail.

Mike, I'm trying to decide on speakers to use at home with my PX-5S. Could I ask what model the studio monitors are that I can see in your home studio - and do run the PX through them?

Hmm... I don't have any chunks of flesh falling of yet, but I've lost the callouses on my left hand fingers since the PX-5S been getting far too much attention while my guitars sit languishing in the corner,,, :-)

Hugh, I seem to remember you mentioning that you had uploaded some drum phrases on on of the posts. Am I mistaken, because I can't seem to find them in the downloads section.

Sounding good Hugh...I think I need some lessons :-)

That's great Splinters, and I'm glad you worked out the method of driving Logic at the same time. I hadn't got around to doing both at once - it's good to know that I can.

I hope you end up being happy with the PX-5S - from your photo, it certainly looks as though Casio built it especially to fit your workspace :-)

The trouble is that the PX-5S is so versatile and flexible that we expect it to do everything - all for less than the price of a half-decent acoustic guitar, and that's a one-trick pony! God we're greedy! ;-)

Choppin, your points are quite valid. I've worked with electronics for over 50 years in design, build and repair, so I've had my share of solving interference problems. I took all of this and more into consideration when I was conducting my tests.

I do believe that the problem has more to do with the design of the iPad circuitry than that of the PX-5S. I don't think that even Steve Jobs could have predicted the incredibly diverse demands that the iPad would be expected to fulfil. Sometimes we just expect too much... :-)

Splinters, I don't get the noise when I insert the stick - it's when I mount it, but only when I have the audio out from the IPad connected to the PX-5S while the keyboard's USB midi is connected to the iPad with the Apple Camera Connection Kit.

Mike Martin is saying that it's a ground loop caused by the inadequacies of the USB midi standard and that may well be the case, although some users are saying that they don't have the problem.

Today, I tried connecting the standard midi connections to the iPad via my iRig MIDI connector instead of USB and there was no noise, so I guess I'll use that until a better solution comes up. My iRig MIDI is the 30 pin model, so I have to use the Lightning adapter with it which makes it potentially fragile, and of course, i need to run two cables instead on just one. There is one benefit; the iRig MIDI has a micro USB connector for supplying power to the iPad.

There's a lengthy discussion about the issue on the Facebook page that you might want to participate in.

Mau Van, I haven't noticed that, but I did have something weird happen using the data editor. I was experimenting with editing the Air Ep2 stage setting and so that I didn't overwrite the the original on the keyboard, I saved it to disk with a new name - Air Ep3.

I then decided to transfer it to a location on the keyboard, so I dragged it over. It showed up in the right hand column in the editor with the original name, and sure enough, that's what the keyboard displayed. But it did have all of the modifications I had made, so I loaded it back into the editor, changed the name and wrote it back to the keyboard. This time the name stuck.

Just to test it again, I tried transferring the copy I had saved to disk to a different slot on the keyboard. The same thing happened - it showed the original name.

So, I trashed the copy on disk and transferred the Air Ep3 setting back to disk from the keyboard. From then on, I could transfer it to the keyboard and it kept its name.

I think Casio has some work to do addressing and fixing quite a few issues like this.

Splinters, I posted this comment on the Facebook group. You are not alone, so hopefully we can get some answer as to why this is not happening with all PX-5S units.

Here is what I posted:

"I noticed this problem with the buzzing a couple of weeks ago but just put it down to the possibility of a dodgy audio cable. Having read all the reports here, I thought I should pursue it further.

I have an iPad 2, iPad Air, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 5C, so I am able to test with both Lightning and 30 pin connector, plus, I have the Apple CCKs for both connector types. I also tried swapping several different cables.

Here are my results:

With both iPads, a short buzz follows a played note, however, it is not consistent but tends to build as more notes are played.

The iPhone 3gs causes a continual buzzing, although, it says that the CCK is an unsupported device.

The iPhone 3C is silent, except for a bit of buzzing if the Lightning connector is slightly jiggled.

To determine whether the buzzing was only evident in the output stage of the PX-5S, I decided to record a a few notes to the USB stick. I first tried this with the iPad Air.

The first thing I discovered was that there was a lot of buzzing as the USB stick mounted. I recorded a few bars of single notes, fast and slow, at varying velocities, plus a few chords, and found that the buzzing was continuous while recording. And yes, it was there on the recording when played back with the iPad disconnected. I had the same result repeating the exercise with the other iPad.

By the way, I should have added, that I tested with and without mains power ( with batteries), and alternating between the 1/8th and 1/4 inch inputs.

I have had the unit for a little over 3 months and it is running firmware 1.11. Since Scott, Brad and Paul seem to have had their PX-5S for a while longer and aren't experiencing the problem, I'm starting to wonder whether there has been a change in componentry, or, perish the thought, a drop in quality control."

Try this (i assume you are using the data editor).

Select stage setting Air E. Piano 1 (1-0 unless you've moved it somewhere else). Select the Tone Z1 tab then the DSP tab. Change the algorithm to Tremolo. Note that the parameter numbers are relative to their position left to right continuing on the next row. For this exercise, we are interested in Rate (parameter 1), Depth (parameter 2), Wet Level (parameter 4) and Dry Level (parameter 5).

Now setect the Stage Setting tab, then the Common tab. Note that this stage setting already has the Slider 1 target 1 set to DSP Param 1 - leave that as it is, but target 2 is set to DSP Param 2, so set that to Unassigned. This slider is now controlling the Rate, so you will want to set the Min and Max to values that keep it under control - I find that Min 35 and Max 90 give a fairly good range.

Now move on to Slider 2. Target 1 is set to DSP Param 8 - change it to DSP Param 2. Target 2 is already Unassigned so you can leave that alone. You can also leave the Min and Max values as they are - that will give maxinum control over Depth.

Next, change Target 1 of Slider 3 to DSP Param 4. This will now be controlling the Wet Level. We're going to use this slider to control the Wet/Dry mix, so set the Min value to 42 and the Max value to 127. Now select Target 2 of this slider and set it to DSP Param 5 (the Dry Level). Set the Min/Max values the opposite to Target 1 - that is, Min 127 and Max 42.

Now you can contol the Rate with Slider 1, the Depth with Slider 2 and Wet/Dry mix with Slider 3. Plus, the original stage setting had Chorus, Delay and Reverb set on Sliders 4 through 6 and they remain. Try mixing those effects in with the Tremolo and go crazy!!

Ah, but wait - there's more! How about introducing Pedal 2 to switch between Wet and Dry? Set the pedal's target 1 to DSP Param 4 with Min Value at 0 And Max Value at 127. Set target 2 to DSP Param 5 with Min Value at 127 and Max Value at 0. Now set both the On Rate and Off Rate to a low value so that the effect will fade in and out - I find that somewhere between 10 and 15 works well. You can set the pedal to either Momentary or Toggle mode depending on your preference. You could set this up instead of, or as well as, Slider 3.

The next step is to save it with a new name to a spare slot on the PX-5S so that you don't overwrite the original.

All a bit over the top? Maybe, but it's a good way to see just how flexible the controls on the PX-5S can be.

Have fun!