Rick Stirling

New to me anyway. 😉

I was watching a demo of the new CT-X5000 and saw you could press both TEMPO up and down buttons simultaneously to set the default tempo for the current rhythm. Tried it on the X500 and it worked!  I had been using the ONE TOUCH function, but that also changes the Upper 1 tone, so I would usually just manually adjust the tempo to taste. Now, if we could program the One Touch tone per rhythm for each Intro, Variation, etc .... sigh.

X500 had MIDI out clock added in version OS 1.40

There is no clock in.

Many, These folks also have a free version. I'm checking  that out now.

The free version is VERY basic. 😉

1 hour ago, MANY said:

Bonjour, je suis ignorant sur la question,
 connaissez vous un logiciel de karaoké pour PC qui se connecte, et qui s' adapte au tempo du clavier ?

  Hello, I am ignorant on the question,
do you know a software of karaoké for PC which is connected, and which adapts to the tempo of the keyboard?

I searched a bit and found this one KARAOKE 5 .. I downloaded it and it seems pretty nice.

LINK = https://www.karaoke5.com/

4 hours ago, spetsnaz said:

this tool is very nice, but is only support one intro ,two var ,two fill,one ending ,can you update it?

You'll need to contact the author directly ... lwow@mail.ru 

I own the Korg PA600. Although the PA600 does have a couple of features that I really like and wish were on my X500, the poor PA600 collects dust (metaphorically) while I  do all my playing on the X500 and my Korg Kronos 2.

Oh! the 2 features I miss from the PA600?

1. The ability to rewrite/customize factory sounds and styles.

2. One touch settings for each element within every style. (now called 'Keyboard Set' on the PA700)

9 hours ago, MANY said:

Bonjour, je constate que : par exemple, si je choisit le son de guitare « DistortGT6 » en upper 1, il possède des effets style DSP,

mais en « upper 2 », le même son ne possède aucun effet.
curieux ?

Hello, I note that: for example, if I choose the sound of guitar “DistortGT6” in upper 1, it has effects style DSP,

but in “upper 2”, the same sound does not have any effect.
curious?

See this post Many ...

Convert to what? AC7 files can be directly loaded by X300-500

1 hour ago, pianoralf said:

You can calculate the checksum via a MD5 tool 
http://www.digital-tronic.com/md5-file-hasher/md5-file-hasher
If you were successful with your file, please calculate the checksum and publish it for us. 
Thank you

8A87EF0A18FDB8C28E24ED36CDC6A1C8 = MZ-X500_updater-160.zip

79A83F9D4DE1B456447FD359A61AF5D6 = Update.bin

39 minutes ago, igor said:

I'M JOCKING TRANSFORMING MIDIFILES INTO RITHMS and putting this one here i would like if a sort of "free jazzy-mystical rithms-exchange" could begin... this one is from Cick korea, i found many midifiles from him on the web and transformation is not difficult- What do you think about?

i would like to do the same with mdavis, keith jarreth....so on

CIKKOBEL.AC7

Definitely sounds like Chick Corea 😉

Just now, igor said:

fear to update it!

 

Just do a ZAL backup first, then update. It will go fine.

3 hours ago, Casiokid said:

I read that Arthur Rubenstein, the great pianist, once said that, players should be like the bees seeking and collecting  nectar, to make honey, not just solely from one flower, but from a variety of different flowers.  -Taking from one player, what you like, but leaving the rest, then moving on to listen to other players and doing the same....and so let your own unique technique develop and evolve.

I had the great fortune to meet Arthur Rubinstein as a high school student when he came to my town for a concert circa 1960. It was after school hours and I was practicing a Bach piece on the school's concert grand. This gentleman walked down the aisle of the auditorium and stood behind me. "Go on", he said. As I played he gave me gentle corrections to my posture and hand positions. To this day I remember his quiet grace and encouragement. I learned the next day who the gentleman was and that he had come the previous evening to practice on our Steinway. That encounter spoke reams about this man's character. Other artists would have told me to leave, but he chose to teach. His was a very gentle soul.

I had piano training as a child for several years, but found practicing  Bach pieces on the pipe organ helped to develop my abilities to play other genres tremendously. 😉 

42 minutes ago, Lobbard said:

Brilliant, Rick, thanks very much. 🎌

My pleasure! Cheers!

I've added the 1.60 Firmware update information to the Combined Manual. It is on page 236 of the new document. I've tagged the filename with the today's date. 

Combined Manuals with Rev 1.60 info added

2 hours ago, Lobbard said:

 

(SNIP]  ...  However, Rick has previously shared his *combined* PDF manual, which is great for quick searches. See Rick's previous posts. 

 

  Join us as we camp outside Rick Sterling's door,  hoping for the release of his updated *combined* all-in-one MZ-X500 manual PDF.

 

34 minutes ago, MANY said:

 

3 minutes ago, Amado Jose said:

Só vou me contentar se corrigiram os famosos Bugs

Bugs ou solicitações de recursos? 😉

Had no sound from X500 after upgrade. Had to do Factory Reset to get sound back. Phew! 

53 minutes ago, Brad Saucier said:

All updates are listed in one manual in order of release.  V1.60 is at the end, following all previous update information.  

Thank Brad! I keep forgetting that there is really useful information tucked away at the end of that file. Time to update the Combined PDF ;-)

4 minutes ago, Rick Sterling said:

Apparently there is no NEW user manual, but a Firmware Update PDF ?

Got my hopes up that there would updated User Manual incorporating all the updates since 1.10

I think part of the issue that users have with documentation of the MZ keyboards is that the docs are spread out over many files and in many cases new functionality is only hinted at. Makes it more difficult to truly understand the instruments.

Apparently there is no NEW user manual, but a Firmware Update PDF ?

26 minutes ago, drb32856 said:

Why I chose a Casio keyboard MZ X 500 

1/ For his functions- I needed a 2nd keyboard to serve as a spare for live work in my band and I could use the hex layers to recreate some of my

patches from my Korg Kronos combis. The touch screen also was a big reason as again my Kronos has a touch screen and it makes adjustments

easier to do.

Exactly!!!

Looks like the 'User Manual' PDF link is pointing to the Firmware PDF

57 minutes ago, igor said:

BUT BUT BUT: I'VE TRIED TO CHANGE THE EXTENSION OF MANY STYLES INTO .MID , ALL OF THEM ARE READABLE BY WMEDIAPLAYER, BUT NOT ACCEPTED FROM MZ500

After changing the file type to MID to test play the style, did you change the file type back to the original?