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Hi, Would it be possible to put two small holes on the rear of the PX6-S to take an optional music rest ? Could the PX6-S have the function to add new samples. Half pedaling on the damper pedal. Chris

Hi Aron, I will dabble with the speed/feedback and wet level along with the other effects. It's as near to perfect a copy of the one on that video, and I know I'll get a lot of mileage with that voice alone. I'm sorry I made such a fuss on the Forums trying to get members involved in creating a copy of that sound. As Dave Weiser said, 'there will be a similar voice uploaded already on the Casio Forums'. And there was !!! I cannot believe it was the first E.Piano sound ever uploaded on the Forum. I hope I can be of some help to other Forum members when the time comes. Many thanks Chris p.s. I can remember when the Yamaha DX7 was introduced and went head to head with the Korg M1, two legendary synths. Several years later I purchased a used Korg T1 which was an 88 note weighted keyboard with M1 type synth inside it. Only problem was you needed two people to lift it. Mind you, I only ever used it for the piano sound. How things have changed with the Casio PX5-S which you could carry under one arm !!

Hi Aron, I tried your three E.Piano uploads. DX EP1 and 2 are the closest to the sound I am looking for although I will need to adjust some of the effects to get it closer to the sound on the video. The sound on the video is definitely DX7 based FM E.Piano. Thanks for that. While I was searching, I came across a stage setting called 'EP Say Name'. It's the very first E.Piano upload on page 5 of the E.Piano section on this site. It's got all four zones enabled. If you switch off zone 4 and possibly zone 3, the sound is almost identical to the sound I'm looking for. With zone three enabled it still sounds very effective. I'm going to work on this stage setting to see if I can make a couple of minor adjustments to it. I'll upload it if I think it may be useful to anybody else. It's really crazy that the sound I was searching for was the very first E.Piano sound uploaded by a member back in August 2013 !! Chris p.s. I would love to get your opinion on this sound in comparison to the one on the video.

Hi Aron, I worked through a batch of sounds from the Casio downloads section last night and will be trying out your DXEP1 sound tonight along with some others. Sorry if I gave the impression I did not think the sound from the video is a generic DX7 sound. I honestly hope it is as my search will be over. I'm trying to get to grips with the effects sections and the DSP on the PX5-S and as I'm a particularly slow learner (over 60's) it's all a bit confusing at the moment. I have owned the piano for almost a year without delving into the menus and now I'm trying to learn it all in less than a week. Thank you again for taking the time to upload the E.Piano sounds, and I'm sorry I'm taking so long to try them out. Newbies like me would be lost without help from members like yourself, so please don't think I don't appreciate all that you have done. Thanks again, Chris

Hi Aron, Thanks for your advice on this one. I'm currently trying to get my head around the workings of the PX5-S as I'm so use to just pushing presets for my sounds. I accept what you say about the sound on the video and hope it's as easy as that to recreate. My gut feeling is that it might be more complicated than that. Dave Weiser came back to me saying that if I search around the various uploads people have made for the PX5-S I should find something very similar. He also mentioned the Casio PX5-S Facebook group. I'll keep looking and hopefully other helpful people like yourself will also post their efforts for download. Once I come up with anything I think is useful I will also post them on the Casio forum. Thanks again Chris

Hi Aron, Thank you for that. I'm currently downloading sounds from these Forums and trying them out. I'll download those E.Piano sounds tomorrow and try them out. Also thank you to Brad MZ for the advice. I found all the core samples in the PX5-S, but the business of mixing with DSP, chorus, and effects to make a close enough E.Piano sound won't be easy as I have no experience of sound creation, therefore I have asked Dave Weiser if he would be able to listen to the youtube video I posted and possibly create a similar sound for me. Chris

Hi, I was curious what owners were using to hold sheet music while playing the PX5-S. I find it curious that Casio did not leave two small holes on the rear of the piano that could have accommodated a music rest. They might use the argument that it's a stage piano, but it's still a very affordable piano for the budding amateur who needs to read music !!! I have one of these http://www.e-av.co.uk/sheet-music-stand-in-black?gclid=CMKnx8LU-coCFcYcGwodWCkM1w It holds my sheet music and also a Samsung Galaxy note pro 12.2 with Mobile Sheets pro loaded. The stand is a bit flimsy but does the job. Chris Can any replies not include the words 'cellotape' or 'Ducktape'. :)

Hi all, As good as all these USB sticks are, I still think it would be nice if Mike could come up with some way of all Casio owners being able to purchase the proper Casio keyboard sticks through these Forums. Chris

Hi, Thank you Aron, I'll be having a try at creating some E.P. sounds at my end but I doubt they will sound as good as yours. If you get an opportunity, could you have a quick listen to the video (link in posts 4 and 8 of this thread). That's the sound Michaeln2 and I am trying to get. Chris

Hi BradMZ, If you can offer any assistance I would really appreciate it. Although I have had my PX5-S for over a year now, I loaded in Mike Martin's stage settings and just used them. Today I spent eight hours plowing through Mikes Youtube videos (back to basics, etc) reading manuals and loading and trying out E.Piano voices. Fortunately I'm retired, so times not an issue. Despite this, any pointers would be greatly appreciated on how to get that elusive modern E.Piano sound. Michaeln2, thanks for posting in this thread. Hopefully now that a couple of us have shown an interest in this type of E.Piano sound maybe some other forum members can help. It's only an observation, but it's funny how so many people crave Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Hammond, Vox, Farfisa sounds etc, despite them already being around for a lifetime. I know I bought a Numa 2 organ just to recreate the drawbar Hammond sound (it also has an awesome leslie sim built in). I also have a friend who owns an digital expander that recreates the famous Wurlitzer theatre organ sound. Chris

Hi, How about some more modern e.p.samples. I also own a Yamaha Tyros 5, and for some reason both Yamaha and Casio provide no shortage of Fender Rhodes and DX7 type sounds. (E.P. sounds from 25-40 years ago). Korg seem to be the only ones that provide more modern, usable samples. Can I just say that I am totally blown away by PX5-S and whatever the replacement model has on it, I will be buying it. I am also a massive fan of Mike Martin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65FnK_j3mWw The type of E.piano sounds I'm looking to get, please listen between 7minutes 15 seconds and 7 minutes 21 seconds. Could we also have a slightly bigger screen to work with. Chris

Hi Majnoon, That was just beautiful, (which I guess was recorded on a PX5-S). Have a listen to some of Dave Grusin's music, I think you would enjoy playing it. Chris

Take the Casio MZ-X, add an 88 note weighted piano keyboard. Half damper pedalling and some seriously good in built speakers and I'll put my order in before the end of the month. Oh yes, and you can throw in one of those piano keyboard Casio USB sticks I keep seeing on the youtube videos. But we're going to need a name for this keyboard........................................Casio PX6-S has got a nice ring to it !!!!!!!! Chris

Hi, Any idea when it's likely to hit the U.K. ? Chris

Hi Scott, Thanks for your very prompt reply. Actually I'm only a home player so the piano would be in our spare room (study). Sounds like the speakers would be more than adequate for my needs. Not quite ready for Radio City Music Hall (just yet) !!! :) Chris

Hi, I have not heard a PX560 yet but the pictures and articles do interest me. I currently own a PX5-S. My question to any one who has heard the keyboard, is how does it sound through the internal speakers ? Particularly in the lower octaves. Can you get much volume from it without distortion? For me, the internal speakers are the dealbreaker, otherwise changing from a PX5-S would not be worth while. Chris

Hi Gary, Thanks for that, now members can purchase these sticks from Amazon ( at a reasonable cost) in either the U.S. or the U.K. thanks to these links. Chris

Hi Guys, I started this thread back in November 2014. Well nearly one year has passed and I found this company on Amazon selling very reasonably priced piano USB sticks for £2-99 UK each. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VJWF01M/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item I hope it proves useful to some of the Forum members. Chris

Thank you Scott. Unfortunately I don't do Facebook. If Mike stocked some of the piano keyboard USB sticks I believe they would sell very well as there are none advertised on Ebay.

Hi all, Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I'll try anyway. We are now heading into the festive season and the wife asked me if I wanted anything particular. I quite like the look of the piano keyboard USB stick that Mike Martin has in the PX5-S he demos. I have checked Ebay with no success, so if Mike or any other helpful member could point me in the right direction I would be very grateful. I must point out that I am London U.K. based. Many thanks Chris