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Nick I'm afraid your post is a little too general. Are you using the "Song" recording procedure on Page 34 of the manual or the "Specific Track" recording procedure on Pages 35 and 36, and do you notice any indications (flashing LED's/non-flashing LED's, etc.) that are not "per the manual" during recording set up or during the recording process? I will cover a couple of common mistakes to possibly get you going. If you are trying to start with the "Specific Track" recording procedure on Pages 35 and 36, that will not work. That procedure is for adding tracks to a song that was previously recorded with the "Song" recording procedure on Page 34. You must start with the procedure on Page 34 to generate the System Track, which will record, not only your initial note data, but the all-important Song Header information. Then you can go to the procedure on Pages 35 and 36 and add additional tracks. With the procedure on Page 34, you must press the RECORD button TWICE to put the PX-330 into RECORD STANDBY mode. The RECORD LED will flash to indicate this. Recording will begin automatically when you begin to play and will be automatically saved to internal song memory when you press the STOP button. If you just press the RECORD button once and begin playing, your performance will not be recorded. Good luck !

Joel The MUSICLIB folder on the USB Flash Drive is for the storage of MIDI-based User Songs, not audio (WAV) files. Audio (WAV) files are stored in the AUDIO folder, which is created automatically by the Celviano the first time you record a performance to an audio file. You should also be able to create this folder manually on a computer. Audio (WAV) files are stored solely in the AUDIO folder on the USB Flash Drive and are played directly from there. They are not stored in nor played from the Celviano's internal memory like the MIDI-based User Song files. All files in the AUDIO folder must follow the file naming convention of TAKE01.WAV to TAKE99.WAV or the Celviano will not be able to find them, so audio files from external sources will need to be renamed to follow this naming convention on a computer before being copied to the AUDIO folder. You do not say what model of Celviano you own, but the above information appears at the top of the left hand column on Page 46 of the AP-650 manual. If you do not own the AP-650, check your manual for a section titled: "Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV) Files to a USB Flash Drive" or something to that effect. Audio files from external sources must be in the Microsoft Windows standard 16-bit/44.1KHz format, or the Celviano will not be able to play them.

Duplicate post. Please disregard.

I have no knowledge of any repository for CTK-811 files, but have copies of the diskettes that were originally distributed with the CTK-811. For your convenience, and others who may be interested, I have uploaded them to here: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/file/1087-811_data_diskzip/ I hope you find them useful. Regards, Ted

811_data_disk,zip View File These are files from the diskettes that were originally distributed with the CTK-811. The "data" disk contains a collection of CPT "pattern" (rhythm) files and CTN "tone" files. The other disk contains a pair of some type of pattern conversion files, but they are just binary files, not executable files. I have no idea how they were intended to be used, but have included them here for those who may have some idea how to use them. Submitter tnicoson Submitted 03/17/2017 Category CTK / WK

With the exception of the MZ-X300/500, Casio products can not use rhythm files ("styles") from Yamaha products or vice versa. They are designed entirely different, and there are currently no converter products for them. There are a few here who have done conversions manually by playing Yamaha style files on Yamaha keyboards as they record them as Standard MIDI Files (SMF), and then convert them to the old Casio CKF format with the old Casio IDES MIDI-to-RHYTHM converter module. This is a very tedious process, and more often than not, gives much less than desireable results. If you are interested in that, I will leave it to those who have experience with it to assist you. If you want some additional ready-made rhythm files for your PX-360, you will find them here: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/file/1080-old-casio-ac7-rhythm-style-files/ (50 files) http://music.casio.com/e/data_ex4/rhythm.html (108 files) The first link is to rhythm files for the CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX models in the new AC7 format and the second is to rhythm files for the WK-3300/3800/8000 in the old CKF format, but most (or all) of them should work OK or very well "as is" in the PX-360. These are all Casio designed files from the official Casio-Europe site.

Only if you get an audio interface unit that specifically has USB-MIDI capabilities built into it, but in that case, the USB-MIDI just goes along for the ride as an added feature, so you need to check the specs closely to ensure you are getting a MIDI interface as well as an audio interface. Since you are considering an audio unit anyway, I would certainly recommend a combo unit, as it would make a much more professional and mechanically stable set up than one of those cable adapters I gave you the link to last night. Did you notice Brad's comment above that the PX-5S Data Editor will work with either USB-MIDI or 5-pin-DIN MIDI, so it would be up to you what you connected to what. Thanks for the tip, Brad ! dc2k, since you are new to this, here is a word of warning that most new comers have problems with. When you get your USB-MIDI adapter, its connections are NOT labeled by what they connect to on the PX-5S. That is, the MIDI-IN on the adapter does not mean it connects to MIDI-IN on the PX-5S, and MIDI-OUT on the adapter does not mean it connects to MIDI-OUT on the PX-5S. Rather, they are labeled by what they ARE, by what function they perform. MIDI-IN is an input,so it needs to connect to an output (MIDI-OUT), and MIDI-OUT is an output, so it needs to connect to an input (MIDI-IN). This may seem trivial, but believe it or not, I just had this argument with a fellow who has been playing for over 30 years, but had never connected his keyboard to anything but commercial power and an external amp, but he hopped right up and advised a newbie that "in goes to in" and "out goes to out". It took three of us to convince the new guy to try it our way, but our friend went away swearing that the poor guy was going to blow out his MIDI ports - which, by the way, he would not have. The problem is that this can cause hours or days or weeks of pointless hardware and set up trouble shooting, when the actual trouble is simple user error. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

The PX-5S has both USB-MIDI and 5-pin-DIN MIDI-IN/OUT, so you could make use of both of those. I have a feeling the Data Editor is designed to work only with the USB-MIDI port, so you would need to use the 5-pin-DIN MIDI-IN/OUT ports for Reaper. This would require a USB-MIDI Adapter to adapt the 5-pin-DIN connections of the PX-5S to one of the USB ports of your computer, These can be had online for as low as a few dollars, but like anything else, you get what you pay for, and the bottom end models can require several exchanges in order to get one that finally works. For better reliability, I would not go less than about $15 USD, but for the ultimate in reliability, you would need to go about $30 to $40 for a name brand like Yamaha or EMU or iConnectivity: https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=yamaha+ux16&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=78065329451056&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_6w9v1es6k7_e

No ! The Data Editor ties up the PX-5S's MIDI ports, so they are not available for anything else. It would be the same thing if you started Reaper first, then tried to bring up the Data Editor. It would not be able to access the PX-5S, as Reaper would already have the ports tied up. The MIDI ports only allow one connection at a time - on a first come only one served basis.

jinesh Here is a link to a YouTube video that explains how to convert generic Standard MIDI Files (SMF) to work with the "LK" (Lighted Key) Casio models. Granted, the CTK-5000's keys do not light up, but this procedure just puts the left hand (bass clef) and right hand (treble clef) notes into the proper tracks so that the file will work, not only with the key lighting system, but with the other "learning" features that the CTK-5000 shares with the "LK" series. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+convert+standard+midi+file+to+work+with+casio+lk280&view=detail&mid=E7E903C9BF44083CD740E7E903C9BF44083CD740&FORM=VIRE The Anvil Studio DAW/sequencer software mentioned in the video can be downloaded from: http://anvilstudio.com/ As stated in the video, this procedure only works if the left hand (bass clef) notes and right hand (treble clef) notes are on SEPARATE tracks in the MIDI file. If they are on the same track, they would first need to be split into separate tracks. Some higher end DAW/sequencer software will attempt to do this for you automatically, but unfortunately, Anvil Studio is not that sophisticated. It can be done manually by copying the "common" track to an identical "common" track, then deleting all notes below Middle C from one track (making it the treble clef track) and deleting all notes Middle C and above from the other track (making it the bass clef track). Then use the video procedure to get the now separate clefs onto the proper tracks to work with the Casio "learning" features. For scores that get very complex around Middle C, this may not always work out exactly right, but for the simple scores that you would want to adapt to this use, it should work OK most of the time. Good luck !

How is someone who owns a PX-560, and is posting info to help others, supposed to know if what they post applies to other models in the line that they do not own and do not have access to ? Not even the Admin folks on this forum have access to all models in a given line. We are not Casio employess. We are just a group of folks with a common interest who come together here to share our knowledge and experiences (and more often than not - our frustrations). If your request is made a requirement, that would be a very big incentive for those folks to just stop posting all together. If there is a sysex message you want to try, then try it. If it does not apply to your board, it just won't work. At very worst, you may have to power your board off and back on, but it certainly will not blow it up or fry its circuits. Then, in order to help others, you can post that you tried it, and that it did not work on your model.

Yeah, Johnathon, I was studying those pics yesterday. I think we are looking at the bottom (non-component) side of the board. From the looks of those 6 or 7 or 8 leads coming through from the top side, it appears that the top side components were floatation soldered, but those 3 or 4 diodes here on the bottom side could not have been done that way. I am betting that they were manually (human) mounted and soldered (oops !) after the floatation process. So much for quality control testing !

This is a trait common to ALL arranger keyboards, regardless of manufacturer or model, when a chord is played at the left of the keyboard with auto-accompaniment turned on, but the rhythm not running (not playing). Even the auto-accompaniment on my 40 year old Lowery "Carnival" organ works this way. On some models, it has a basic organ type sound, as you describe, on others it is a basic strings like sound, while on others, it has the sound of a synth pad. I have always just referred to it as the "rhythmless" or "steady-state" auto-accompaniment "drone". Whatever the sound, it is an integral part of the keyboard's operating system and can not be changed. On models that allow you to "split" the keyboard, if you want "steady state" or "rhythmless" left hand chords with the sound of your choice, then you need to stay away from the "CC" (Casio Chord) auto-accompaniment, all together. Leave auto-accompaniment turned off. Just assign the sound of your choice to the right hand part, split the keyboard, assign the sound of your choice to the left hand (split) part, and play your own chords. Of couse, this means you do not have access to the "CC" simplified chord system, but it is a good incentive to learn to play your own chords. Unfortunately, the CTK-2090 does not have a "split" feature, so you would have to just leave auto-accompaniment turned off - that is, don't use "CC". That will allow the piano tone to spread itself across the entire keyboard, but you will have to make your own chords with your left hand.

Glad you got it sorted and that you now have a working keyboard, but that means that the problem had to exist since you bought the keyboard. There is no way that solder would have flowed from one connection to the other at room temperature, and if that circuit chip had ever got hot enough to melt the solder, it would have been fried. I'm surprised you did not notice the problem back then, but all's well that ends well.

While your problem could be a bad circuit chip or a defective ribbon cable connector, problems like this are often caused by dirty or corroded key switch contacts. You will find a set of dimpled rubber contact strips under the keys. Try lifting these off and cleaning the pc board contacts and the insides of the dimples with rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs. Do not use any other solvent, or anything that contains water, and be very gentle with your cleaning action. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Jack Congratulations on your decision. I am certain you will enjoy the CTK-6250. Since the CTK-6250 has many features that are not on the LK models, it will have a steeper learning curve, but that is the main reason this forum exists, We are here to help you over that "hump", particularly with the manual. Now, far be it from me to ever say that Casio wrote a bad manual, so let's just say that the writers sometimes assume that you are already familiar with certain items that you may not be. Everything you need to know is there, it's just that occasionally you may need some help finding or interpreting it. I say this so that you will not panic or become discouraged when you run into such an occasion. All of us who own, or have owned, any of the new CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX models have been, or are still going, through this. I owned a WK-7500, a CTK-7000, and a CTK-6000, the immediate predecessor to your CTK-6250, for several years, until a few months ago. Looking forward to "seeing" you here ! Once you get your CTK-6250, we will need to migrate you down to the WK-6500/6600 - CTK-6000/6200 sub-forum (scroll way - way down on the home screen), so that we don't get into trouble with the Admins for posting in the wrong forum. Regards, Ted

Jack I think the CTK-6250 would be a great upgrade to the LK-175 for you. The only reason I did not mention it in my previous post was because I was not sure how tight of a budget you are on. Its going price, in the us, is about $199. If you would be considering the LK-260 or 280, you would be within $20 or $30 of the CTK-6250, which would certainly be a lot more bang for your buck, and yes, it would certainly sound better than any of the LK models. There are many musicians, globally, that are gigging daily or weekly with the CTK-6250. It may not have all the features of a $2000 or $3000 synth or workstation or stage piano, but it will certainly hold its own, Where the LK models are considered entry level models, the CTK-6250 could easily be considered an entry level professional model. Now, the CTK-6250 would not include any of the "learning" features of the LK models, but that ceratinly does not mean you can not learn on it. Of course, the best method of learing to play is always with a professional instructor, but with today's limited time schedules and budgets, many of us have to resort to alternate choices. For the money you would spend on the LK learning features, you can obtain books that would give you a much better, and more professional start, on your music endeavors, The LK features train you more to mimic than to fully understand what you are doing, and after a month or so of serious work, you will have out grown their usefulness and be looking at something like the CTK-6250, so that you can branch out into further developing your growing skills. Not sure if I have been much help on this, so will ring off for now and just wish you best of luck. Oh, yes - and in regard to your original question - the CTK-6250 will have a "RECORD" button on the front panel. You simply press that, play your performance, and it will be recorded to internal memory. The CTK-6250 will store 5 performances (songs) internally, but when that fills up, you can offload them to an SD memory card that plugs into the back of the unit. So the overall storage capacity is essentailly infinite. Regards, Ted

Jack The LK-175 is considered an entry level model, so it lacks the recording capabilities and tonal qualities of higher priced models, It also lacks the dynamically touch sensitive keyboard of the higher priced models that, like a piano, produces a louder note as you strike the keys harder. To get into an LK model with recording capabilities, you would need to move up to the LK-260 (approx $150 USD), but to get into the tonal quality of the CTK models, you would need to move up to the LK-280 (approx $180 USD). The lowest priced CTK model with recording capabilities is the CTK-4400 (approx $150). It is pretty much an LK-280 without the key lighting. As you can see from the prices, the key lighting feature, itself, comes at a price. So, you would need to decided if you would want to stay with that, or abandon it. There are many who swear by the key lighting system as being the only way they could have ever learned to play, but I am like you. It only served to confuse me. I finally learned to play from a huge stack of "Easy Play Today" organ books with big lettered notes. I then graduated to fake book lead sheets, then to regular score sheets. If your LK-175 is returnable, I would recommend doing so, and going for, at least, the CTK-4400. It is always best to go with the highest priced model you can comfortably afford. It won't necessarily help you learn any faster, or play any better, but you will most likely be satisfied with it longer and get your money's worth out of it. Best of luck ! Regards, Ted

Chuck If you don't get lucky on the Lucky Man patch for the PX-560 - Mike Martin mentioned the Lucky Man sound in one of his early XW-P1 video seminars. If you can find someone here, who made it, and they can tell you what wave sample and parameters were used, you might be able to fashion something close on the 560, yourself. My concern would be whether the 560 has a wave sample that is close enough and a sound editor that is robust enough to do the proper wave shaping. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Jacob ! Yes ! Unfortunately, that link was pulled down some time ago. I strongly suspect that it was at the behest of Casio corporate. I think they want all of their regional websites running on a "Seen one - seen 'em all" basis. Oh well, signs of the times, I guess. Things change . . . but not always for the better . . . from my perspective anyway. BUT . . . Fortunately, a nice, thoughtful Forum member, who goes by the moniker of "Casiokid", had the foresite to download them from the Casio - Europe website, and then upload them to the file archives on this site. You will find them here: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/file/1080-old-casio-ac7-rhythm-style-files/ AND . . . If you have not already found them, here is a link to over 100 aftermarket rhythms for the older WK-3XXX boards. All of them will work on the newer boards with little or no tweaking. Granted, they are a bit dated, but are very good for expanding your "bread and butter" rhythm palette: http://music.casio.com/e/data_ex4/rhythm.html They are free, but will just cost you a little time. They have to be downloaded one-at-a-time - no batch download on these. They are in the old ".ckf" format, but the new boards will accept them, as-is, either via the Data Manager software or directly from the SD Card and will automatically convert them to the new ".AC7" format as they are loaded into User Rhythm memory. Thanks for the reminder. I meant to update this thread a couple of weeks ago, when this topic came up on another post, but I forgot - Now it's done. Good luck and enjoy ! Regards, Ted

No! Only the Rhythm files could be ported over from the older models - nothing else.

Jacob Unlike the older WK-3XXX keyboards, which saw aftermarket Tones, Rhythms, Drumkits, and samples, the newer CTK/WK-6000/7000 units saw only a 50-pack aftermarket Rhythm set that have now even been removed from official Casio websites and are no longer available for download from them. These are the Rhythm files that Casiokid is refering to. Fortunately, you can still download them from this forum at: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/file/1080-old-casio-ac7-rhythm-style-files/ If you do not have them, you may want to give them a try. There are a few polkas, a couple of schlagers, a couple of dance, and the rest latin genre, but other than this, I am afraid that you comment about no further support is true. You can still receive support for problems, but I would not look for any more aftermarket items. Casio's attention is in a different direction these days. Regards, Ted

Terence If you are asking about "layered" or even "split" Preset Tones, such as Tone #016 (STRINGS PIANO) or Tone #018 (SYNTH-STR,PIANO) or Tone #019 (CHOIR PIANO), then YES, because the CTK-7200's sound engine "sees" and "treats" these as "single Tones", even though they actually contain two separate sounds, but the term "single Tone" contains a hidden connotation. I assume you are asking this because you want to edit one or more of these and save them as User Tones. Since the CTK-7200's sound engine "sees" and "treats" them as "single Tones", any parameter or effects edits you apply will be applied equally to both sounds. For instance, if you extend the release time of the PIANO sound in Tone #016, the release time of the STRINGS sound will be increased by the same amount. Likewise, if you apply a PHASER effect to the SYNTH-STR sound in Tone #018, it will be applied to the PIANO sound as well. This may not always be what you want. Unlike the high-end competitor workstations, such as Fantom, or Motif, etc, which do allow you to edit the individual "elements" of mixed tones such as these, the sound engine and Tone Editor of the CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX keyboards are just not that sophisticated. Now, if you are asking if you can edit two separate preset Tones and save (combine) them together as "layered" into a single User Tone, then the answer is "NO". In that case, you would need to edit each preset Tone and save them individually into their own separate User Tones, then use a Registration to combine them together into a "Layer". This is a bit more complicated, but does allow something similar to the capabilities of the higher-end workstations, as you can apply edits and effects individually to the two sounds in the resulting layer or split. Good luck with whatever you are up to ! Regards, Ted

No ! The sound engines that these files were designed for are totally different, therefore the elements that make up the tones are totally different.