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Thank you, Scott. I renamed my wav file TAKE01 and assigned Knob 4 for Audio Volume and it worked perfectly. I tried to name the file other than TAKE?? and it can't be found. So I guess everything has to be TAKE00, TAKE01 ... I have always used my iPad for tracks. I guess that's how it will remain. Thanks for your info.

Newbie question: Is there a way to adjust the volume independently on the fly when playing back a midi file from a flash drive. I have searched the forum and the manuals and cannot find this addressed anywhere. I know the main volume knob will do this, but it also changes the keyboard volume. I am trying to build some backing tracks with band in a box. I am new to both band in a box and the PX-5S. Is there a better way of accomplishing backing tracks. Thanks for your help.

Okay, I'm a newbie, so take this for what it's worth, but so far I find the GrandRhodes2 to be amazing. I volunteer weekly at our local hospital in the Complimentary Therapies department and much of the music I play is therapeutic in nature. The GrandRhodes2 is a bit much for the hospital venue, so that is where HerbiesRdPhz comes it. It is a bit lighter, and very sweet. But at home, I find the GrandRhodes2 is on much of the time. For my grand piano sounds, I have become smitten with GrndConzrtD1. Very full and rich. I like it a lot. I also like the Nord2GrndPad and The_Pianist2 in those situations where I want a big bottom end. But when I am not playing the Rhodes, I find that GrndConzrtD1 is selected. GrndConsrtD1 and GrandRhodes2 are my favorites two weeks into my journey with the PX-5S. That's my story..... Oh, why did I wait so long to buy the PX-5S......?????

I looked at that one real close, the Stagg, and nearly bought it. I just didn't want a mic stand at my feet. But, it sure looks like it would be a good one. Most of my sheets are on my iPad. I use ForScore app and an AirTurn blue tooth page tuner. ForScore is really nice because it has half page turns. Most of you probably don't need the sheets. I have a difficult time memorizing music and need at least the chords to have any chance to not embarrass myself.

I have just purchase a Joy Factory mag mount to hold my iPad Air. A bit more expensive than some, but now that I have it I would spend the money again. It is solid and very stable. www.thejoyfactory.com/mounts Amazon has the best prices that I was able to find.

Now that I have had my PX-5S for a few days, I am ready to eat a few of my words. I believe it might not just sound as good as my Yamaha Concert Grand acoustic piano, but with a some of stage settings I downloaded (The_Pianist1, The_Pianist2, Nord2GrndPad), I might just say it sounds better, richer, fuller. Yamaha acoustic grands tend to be a bit bright in the upper register. Mine has been voiced for over 10 years by an excellent piano technician, but it is still a bit on the bright side....not like when it was new, but I still need to be careful to hold back up high. The PX-5S, with the stage settings mentioned, and 0-0 GrnPnoConcert, seems much mellower. I like that a lot. What it seems I miss most with the PX-5S is the sensory feedback an acoustic piano gives me from the vibrating strings. I have been bouncing back and forth between the two, and the biggest plus of my Yamaha over the PX-5S is this acoustic vibe....the sensation of playing a living instrument. On my PX-330, the only time I ever played it was at a gig or rehearsing or the gig. Never just for the sheer pleasure of it. That will change with the PX-5S. Rather than being left in the corner, it is set up dead center in my studio. I have put the cover on my grand piano. I think she will be getting lonesome. I never thought that would happen. Kudos to Casio. They got this one very right....... Oh, and thank you to all of you brilliant musicians who have put together and posted your stage settings for us newbies to use and to learn from.

It came today. My PX-5S. Major impressions: First, the overall feel, touch, sound is excellent. I am running it through a Roland KC-60 amp. It sounds really good. It's not my Yamaha Concert Grand, but if I wasn't spoiled with a great acoustic grand, I would be blown away by the quality of the PX-5S' grand piano sounds. However, my acoustic grand can only do a couple of things the PX-5S does. So, lucky me; I need both. Secondly, I am overwhelmed. I spent a couple of hours reading the basic manual and scratching the first few pages of the Tutorial manual. What I do know is that the learning curve is huge, and it will take me a lot of time to begin to take advantage of this marvelous keyboard. I watch Video 1 about half way. Tomorrow I am going to rewind it and listen to the first half again. I stayed with Mike until about 20 minutes or so and then my eyes glazed over. Baby steps. My wife and I have a gig tomorrow. I will be hauling my PX-330 one more time before putting it out to pasture. Oh, one question. I new it didn't have a music rack. I figured I could just use a music stand. The problem, besides being old and unable to memorize music, is that the music stand gets in the way of the pedal and my foot keeps knocking it. I imagine some of you have found a solution. At home I will have a wall mounted music stand. The problem is at performances. Thanks for your help.

I just joined the forum today and my PX-5S comes in two days. I am primarily a pianist. I took my first ever piano lesson the year I turned 50, and now, after 14 years, sometimes the fingers and the mind work in sync. Sometimes not. I spend most of my time at my Yamaha Concert Grand, but at 650 pounds, it really isn't very portable. My current gigging keyboard and my second Privia is a PX-330. It works for most of needs, which is primarily comping behind my wife. However, it is not up to some of my wants. I attended a concert where the keyboardist blew me away with what he was able to do with a top end stage piano. After spending dozens of hours over the past month, analyzing everything I could find on sub-30 pound stage pianos, it came down to a choice between a couple of Nords, a Roland, a Korg, and finally, the PX-5S. What sold me on the PX-5S wasn't just the great piano sounds, both acoustic and electric, the familiar keyboard action, the 24 pounds, and I hope I am correct, is that it seems to be programmable and able to do everything I could potentially need at my level of ability. But what really sold me on the PX-5S is this forum and the wealth of information available here. I won't be on my own trying to figure everything out by trial and error. So, be ready for another newbie. I'll try to find the answer first by reading prior postings, but I am sure to ask questions that will cause some rolling eyes. I can hardly wait for Friday. I know what I will be doing for the next 48 hours.