Joe Muscara

Chuck, would you rather have this topic in the General Casio Discussion? I or another mod can move it if you want.

I had an RD-700GX but never noticed anything like that. But, maybe that's why I ended up selling it!

I use the QSC K10 and am very happy with it. Most say for that series and ones like it, you don't need the 12" model, the 10" is fine. I agree.

Soul Organ, Classic Rock Organ, and Heavy Metal Organ are all Hammond clones. You can tell by the icon for each. Once you select one, you'll see a Hammond-like interface in GB, down to the spinning Leslie horns. Of course, these are just presets and you can adjust it to get the sound closer to what you're looking for.

MIDI normally transmits 0-127 steps for velocity sensitivity. High resolution MIDI increases that to over 32000 steps. So, for apps or sounds that respond to it, it should give you much finer and more realistic control in your playing. In order to do this, the additional data is transmitted at CC88. This is a relatively new spec in MIDI, and some devices use CC88 for another parameter. When they do, devices that use CC88 for high resolution MIDI like the PX-5S can confuse the other device (and their users). This parameter is on be default in the PX-5S. If you're not using it and it's causing problems, simply turn it off. Off the top of my head, the only software I know of that responds to high resolution MIDI is Pianoteq, but I think there are others I am forgetting.

Can you connect the PX-5S to a computer and see what MIDI messages it's transmitting? Also, listen to the PX-5S itself and hear what it sounds like. If the pitch is off there, then the "wrong" pitches are coming from the PX-5S.

Is it possible that the Muse box is thinking it's getting some pitch bend messages? I would want to know what MIDI data is being sent to the Muse box, and if the PX-5S sounded okay by itself (internal sounds).

Thanks for the clarification & info, Mike. Now I am an expert. (Actually, I read PMC's post as going into two inputs on a single PA-type speaker, like inputs 1 & 2 of a QSC K10 or similar. So they would have been summed there. The full PA scenario would have been slightly different, or could be. But in that case without panning as well as mine and the single Left out, the result is the same.)

Hmmm. Good question. I believe Mike has said elsewhere that using Left Out only sums the two outputs to mono internally, and that the PX-5S does it well without phase issues. Theoretically, scenario 2 would do the same thing (assuming volume, balance, and cabling match enough). However, if the internal sum to mono does more than just combine the two signals, then it could be different. Have you tried both methods?

My personal experience is it's always best to be prepared to amplify yourself at gigs. Many times when I've relied on the house, once the band got going, I could barely hear myself in the monitors. With my own monitor I can control my own volume relative to the monitor they provide for the rest of the band. (Sometimes it's not so much volume as it is having a monitor that's just me pointed at my head, so it hopefully doesn't have to be terribly loud.)

To clarify what Scott wrote, any sustain pedal that is simply on/off would work, which is most of them. However, ones that are continuous do not. If you see one that transmits half-pedaling, I don't think it will work. For cases, there are some threads on here about the cases that will work with it. There's Casio's gig bag, which most Casio retailers carry (usually under the name Privia), and there's the hard case Mike Martin and others use with it. As far as amplification, it depends upon whether you ever plan to take it out on a gig or only use it at home, and your budget. There are many options. Let us know and we can direct you further.

What doesn't Scott like? The dude seems to like me so he must like anything.

The keyboard, user manual (the one called "tutorial" is only a PDF), sustain pedal, power supply (I think that's all, right?). You'll need to provide your own stand, bench (if you use one), and amplification/headphones.

As soon as I read you wanted it to run on batteries, I knew you'd also ask for built-in speakers! Where will they fit both, I wonder. Hahahahaha - I'm sure it's not. But, we know Casio listens to the feedback we give them, so it's good that you asked for all these features.

Have you seen this? http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/topic/4959-privia-px-5s-midi-designer-layouts-iphone-and-ipad/

I just tried it and mine was fine. I even tried playing the same notes you did. I would suggest trying to reinstall the firmware one more time. Not just reset it, but download the latest firmware and go through the steps to install as described elsewhere. Sometimes, I've seen where doing that kind of thing one more time fixes the problem. Not with the PX-5S, just computers in general. Obviously, I don't expect you to keep reinstalling the firmware dozens of times, but I would do it once more. You probably have some time between now and when you'd have to send it in.

Any chance you could try this on another PX-5S, say in a nearby store?

He should have included it in the post, but just go up to the Downloads tab near the top of the page and you should be able to find it.

I knew you were too good to be real, Scott.

I've attached an imaginary photo of my imaginary friend.

You can have an account on a social media site and not post any personal info. It's not required.

I think the PX-5S works great with Logic (I don't have Pro X yet), GarageBand, and MainStage. The biggest trick I find is that some of the Stage Settings don't have MIDI CCs assigned to some controllers such as the four knobs. It might be useful to create a Stage Setting with each controller having a MIDI CC. Then, when you do a "learn" in Logic or MainStage, you touch the controller and you're golden. Of course, this is for when you're using the sounds in the Mac instead of the PX-5S.

There are several organ stage settings that already do that, such as the 4 and 5-drawbar ones. IIRC, one of the pedals is set up to switch Fast/Slow. The mod wheel can also be configured to do it.

I wonder if it's dirty or something. I don't know if it can be cleaned.

If you can connect your PX-5S to a computer and use a program like MIDI-OX (Windows) or MIDI Monitor (Mac), you can see what different keys are outputting. Generally, if this is a physical problem with your PX-5S, you should be able to hear it happening with any sound that is velocity sensitive. If it's only happening with acoustic pianos, I'd agree with Scott's advice, perhaps going so far as to suggest installing the latest firmware (instructions to be found elsewhere on this forum).