Joe Muscara

AFAIK, Casio has never changed anything within a particular model over time, except maybe the firmware on models where that can be done, and the older models could be upgraded as well. I don't think the PX-130 has that capability so I think the models are all the same. However, the PX-130 isn't a current model, having been replaced by the PX-150 and then the PX-160. So any new PX-130 would probably have been sitting on a vendor's shelf somewhere. Not that they go bad.

All CDP-S350 units should come with the single pedal in the box, unless the vendor opens it and removes it. They should not be doing that. It's part of the "what's in the box" that comes from the manufacturer. That being said, that pedal is a simple on/off switch for sustain, and isn't physically configured like a real piano pedal. OTOH, the right pedal on the SP-34 not only looks and feels like a real damper pedal, it works like one as well. It does half damping, which you can do on a real acoustic piano. It gives you much more control over what the "dampers" do. The other two pedals work like the real pedals on an acoustic as well. The SP-34 is worth it, IMNSHO.

The problem is, the SP-32 and the SP-33 pedal units used the same connector, but the sustain pedal worked in the opposite manner. So if you get the wrong one, not pressing the pedal gives you sustain, and pressing it releases it. I would guess that any x50 model Casio would be compatible with the later SP-33 pedal unit but I'm not as familiar with the 7xx and 8xx models. (I always wonder when a model comes with a stand and someone sells without it, what happened to it. I can't imagine they lost it…)

Since it says that connector is Micro-B I think it should work. You definitely don't need the Apple Camera Adapter for the MacBook.

I haven't heard of anyone using that, and I'm not highly confident it would work since it only talks about using it to charge and sync. OTOH, the camera adaptor doesn't mention what we use it for either so I don't know.

The actions in the CDP-S350 and the PX-S3000 are very similar, but they aren't exactly the same., according to Casio. I've played both and I think I'd be happy with either as far as that. However, the piano modeling in the PX-S3000 is much more realistic and configurable. As primarily a pianist, I prefer it. OTOH, the CDP-S350 might be better as far as using the rhythms, tones, and those other features. Not that the PX-S3000 doesn't have many (most? all?) of those, but I feel like they're easier to use on the S350.

Unless the iPad also has USB-C. I can't keep track of which models have that.

You want to use the USB to host slot on the CT-X. It's not the flat USB-A connector, it's the more square USB-B connector like those found on printers. If you're looking at your manual, it's number 48 on page 6. If that's the one you're using, check the USB cable next.

No, but you're now banned. Mike has worked for several MI companies before Casio. I don't recall them all. I'll let him talk about what he wants to or not.

Then I would move on to what Brad suggests. And any keyboard can get dust or dirt in it. Many of us use covers to keep them clean while not in use though most of us are probably trying to keep the outsides clean as much as anything. [You'd think with all the Amazon delivery vehicles around, they'd be able to handle returns, too. Hmph.]

The Ferrofish is an organ module. At most, he'd want the sustain pedal to switch Leslie speed, but definitely not to sustain.

I mean stand the keyboard up on its end (on a soft surface of course) and play the key numerous times. The contaminant might work itself out. Other angles of the keyboard might work as well.

Brad is suggesting compressed air. I have seen posts where people turn the keyboard on its side and work the key a bit to clear out the contaminant.

1. The CDP-130 is Class Complaint so you shouldn't need drivers on your PC, it should just work. 2. MIDI over USB doesn't record audio, it records MIDI data. What this means is that wouldn't be recording the sounds of the CDP-130, you'd be recording the notes, and choosing sounds on the PC in software. You could use some standalone sounds, or record the notes and choose the sounds in a DAW such as Cubase, Studio One, Cakewalk, and others (I'm not a PC guy but the situation is basically the same on all platforms). The other option is to go from the audio out on the CDP-130 to audio input on the PC, you might need an interface for that. This would record the sounds of the CDP-130 on your PC. There are lots of good audio interfaces out there that would suit your needs. Was the CDP-130 unpopular? No, it was one of Guitar Center's best selling products period. But in the U. S., it was only sold in Guitar Center and thus they did all the promotion and support, so it wasn't listed on Casio USA's web site. I don't know if it would be on an English version of Casio Japan's site but it might be.

I'm a Mac user but one thing I have run into with Musescore (on the Mac at least) is that you have to make your MIDI connections first before you start Musescore. It doesn't recognize new MIDI devices after the program is running. I'd suggest trying that first. Plug in your CT-S, make sure it's connected as you describe, then fire up Musescore. If it's still not working, poke around in Musescore's preferences and check the I/O tab and see if your keyboard is available under MIDI input.

Absolutely. PX-560 is Class Complaint, you can connect a USB cable between it and your Mac and it should be good to go.

All of the songs you listed are in the public domain (probably, I didn't look at all of them, I just skimmed the list). Any "pop songs" would be subject to copyright if they included the melody, which these songs do.

You might get help here but just know this forum is focused on Casio's musical instruments (hence the name "Casio Music Forums") and not their other products such as calculators, watches, translators, etc. There are people here who are fans of all things Casio so maybe you'll get lucky.

USB transfers only MIDI, not audio. So the only way to have piano sounds sent to your teacher that way would be to have the PX-850 use internal sounds from your computer via something like GarageBand as you say. However, I don't know if those internal GB sounds would be transmitted over FaceTime directly from GB. To get the actual audio from the PX-850 to your computer you either need to connect the audio out or headphones of the keyboard to your Mac. Depending on the model and year of your laptop, it might have an audio in port that could be connected directly. Otherwise you would need an audio interface for this. The other issue is that your voice would be a second audio source and by default, most apps are only looking for one. What might be a solution for both issues is software from Rogue Amoeba. They have several apps that let you route and configure audio from various sources, and I may have seen something from them that can do what you describe. Look them up and let us know what you find.

There's a link in the very first post on this thread. Or, at the top of every page of the forum, under Browse the choices start with Forums and then Downloads.

My first guess is that you have a display calibration issue, discussed here. See if the solution in that thread fixes it for you.

If you know the iOS (now iPadOS) requirements of the software you want to use, it shouldn't be too hard. Apple is pretty clear about what versions of iOS work on what models, and for the past few versions, I don't think older iPads have been cut off. IOW, the current version is 14, and I believe at least 13 and 12 worked on the same hardware. Since you're talking older iPads, they're probably all Lightning port since only some of this year's models use USB-C (prior to that I think it was only Pro models).

It's been a while since I've done anything with this, but Logic tracks things like sustain separately. IOW, it's not a Casio issue but something you can generally search for and find a solution to. This might help https://www.logicprohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63992

Yeah, you can connect the iPad to the PX-S1000's 1/8" audio in, or you can connect the iPad to some sort of external amplification system. Note that depending on the iPad model, you might need adapters to be able to connect it since some iPads don't have headphone output jacks. You could use bluetooth, but I'm not sure if there would be latency issues with that. IOW, you might need something that allows you to plug in the USB from the PX-S1000 and connect audio out on the iPad at the same time. I haven't looked into that specifically.

I would check the USB cables you are using. We've had reports here that replacing the USB cable was the problem when people couldn't connect with other Casio products. Do either of the ones you've tried work with other devices such as printers, scanners, etc? Also, be sure you are using the Apple Camera Connection Kit with your iOS devices. Non-Apple adapters are notoriously unreliable.