Rick Stirling
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27 minutes ago, Producer1 said:
Thanks.I just imported the sample to a drum Kit and used the Compressor.
Great!
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15 minutes ago, igor said:
thank you, in facts i followed your old post (i remembered it like this: Percussion = 09, Drums = 10, Bass = 01, Chord 1 = 02, Chord 2 = 03,
Chord 3 = 04, Chord 4 = 05, Chord 5 = 06.
now ill try with this channel 9 = Bass, 10 = Drums, 11 = Percussion and 12 through 16 =)
But which midi editor? i tried with midiplayer 5 i downldd fromm web but not very able to reach some result... in its window i see which channels work, but it does NOT correspond to what z500 catches (i think) Any way, thyou you !
I use Cakewalk Sonar Artist. You can download the instrument definition file I created for Cakewalk on this site. Makes editing SO much easier when the editor "understands" your keyboard configuration. ;-)
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3 hours ago, igor said:
ciao, i have used 3 midifiles for trying to transtorm in a ryhtm- in the 1 case it was ok, with the tracks 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6- in the second the mz500 did not take in any way the drun track and in the 3 case took the drum track but not same of the other accompaniment - - - Solutions??? i put the 3 midifiles here
The simplest answer is that not all MIDI files are created equal. Sometimes you have to take a file into a MIDI editor and rearrange the channels so the X500 can more easily recognize the patterns for extraction. It works best for me when I set channel 9 = Bass, 10 = Drums, 11 = Percussion and 12 through 16 = Accompaniment . See page A1 "Part and MIDI Channel Assignments and Diagram" in the MZ-X500 Tutorial PDF.
Nice MIDIs by the way! ;-)
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You could edit the PADs. I think the default Velocity is 100. You can boost them to 127. Also the PADs are touch sensitive, more volume can be had by striking the PAD harder. ;-)
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19 minutes ago, Brad Saucier said:
Pads send phrase data out via either USB MIDI or standard MIDI ports. Pad setting>part>enter>must have A parts ON. Whichever A parts you choose is what MIDI channels the pad will send data from. It's incredibly flexible and a very underrated feature of the MZ-X500.
AHA! Thank you. Keep forgetting about A-B-C ports!
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If it is a User sample, I would think you would just make sure the sample is normalized for maximum levels before importing it into the keyboard.
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15 hours ago, Brad Saucier said:
Pads send MIDI data when they are configured to play phrases.
Don't Pads just play MIDI data locally? I haven't found a way to send a midi control signal to the MIDI output when pressing a Pad yet. Maybe I'm missing something? Wouldn't be the first time!
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50 minutes ago, Carter said:
At least they make these videos. I guess English users have no reviews or overviews because we rather talk about others that are doing it instead of just making a review.
What's everyone's excuse?
No excuse here. I do not need a review now, as I already have purchased my MZ-X500 and have all the manuals. When I have a question I find the manuals are pretty good at answering them.
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Moontom, In that price range I think you would be better off with the Korg PA4X - $1500 cheaper with awesome sampling.
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2 minutes ago, Tson said:
Thanks. So, it sounds like playing an octave and a 5th will not produce auto accompany in “full range mode.” Will it in any other mode?
Does the “Chord Example List” (page A-3) pertain to “Full Range Chords” that are recognized?
What does the 5 and 8 mean on page A-4?
In fingered 1, 2, or 3 you can use just two notes, a 5th or an 8th (octave)
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9 minutes ago, AlenK said:
Hey, a snack bar with fish. I'm getting hungry.
But what is he saying here, I wonder?
Must be stoned! ;-)
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I think the answer is on page A2 of the Appendix ...
Unlike Fingered 1, 2, and 3, Full Range Chord requires pressing of at least three keys to form a chord.
Casio could have been clearer and noted that the 'three keys' must be unique to the intended chord (octaves not allowed as an octave does not add differentiation)
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Nobody mad at you ;-) We just need time to test this out. Be back later.
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The English translation is pretty hilarious!!! This keyboard has 'fish' and 'snack bar' LOL
He basically is just going through the spec sheet.
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1 hour ago, maur said:
Hello Rick,
How can I import this .INS to logicpro x?
Thx!
I don't think you can. This is all I found on using an external instrument with MIDI for Logic Pro X
http://help.apple.com/logicpro/mac/10.4/#/lgsifc5bfcdbGood luck!
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1 minute ago, Tson said:
Thanks, Rick. Very helpful.
1) Where do I find the "standalone" version of the 1.5 version users guide. I checked the Casio Support website and it only had up to 1.4
2) I would like a Excel or Numbers (preferred) spreadsheet of all the Appendix Lists so that I can sort or rearrange them in any order. Basically sorting the Appendices: Tone List, Versatile Tone List, Rhythm List, Music Preset List, Arpeggio Type List, Wave List, (Hex Layer & Bass Synth), Wave List, and Pad Bank List.
That's the FIRMWARE 1.5 Users Guide.
You can copy data from the PDF to a spreadsheet.
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6 hours ago, AlenK said:
Thanks. But am I correct in assuming that you don't even HAVE an XW? That's brave of you.
You never know, I may add one to my collection while they're still available. $499 at Zzounds! ;-)
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2 hours ago, AlenK said:
For the record I was able to import it into iBooks on a 4th gen 64GB iPad running 10.3.3. Mind you, ever since I did the last software update importing a PDF into iBooks takes f..o..r..e..v..e..r.
Thank you Alen! By the way, I downloaded your "The XW-P1 Companion" and have been reading it cover to cover. Excellent work!!! KUDOS!!!
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1 hour ago, Rick Sterling said:
Not sure Randy. I'll get my iPad out of moth balls and see if I can find out what's going on. The file is a plain PDF.
I was able to successfully open the document in iBooks on my iPad 2 running iOS 9.3.5. Your mileage may vary. ;-)
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Not sure Randy. I'll get my iPad out of moth balls and see if I can find out what's going on. The file is a plain PDF.
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2 hours ago, Brad said:
Thanks for your help Rick. I've split your post into another topic so anyone can reply to this if they want to add anything.. I've added a link to this topic in the pinned post. I've locked that thread so it doesn't turn into a discussion thread, becoming unorganized.
Thank you Brad!
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I got really tired of searching through 5 different manuals when trying to look up something, so I concatenated them into one PDF file. You can search all 5 files at once. ;-)
Included:
Web_MZX500_300-ES-1A_EN.pdf (USERS GUIDE BASICS)
Web_MZX500_300-E-2A_EN.pdf (USERS GUIDE TUTORIAL)
Web_MZX500APPEND-140-WL-1A_EN.pdf (APPENDIX)
MZX_midi_imple_EN.pdf (MIDI IMPLEMENTATION)
Web_MZX500_300-150-E-1A_EN.pdf (FIRMWARE VERSION 1.50 USERS GUIDE)
Note: Casio has used the same page numbers across all their manuals, so for example you will find two EN-22 pages, one in
Web_MZX500_300-ES-1A_EN.pdf and the other in Web_MZX500_300-E-2A_EN.pdf.
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1 minute ago, moontom said:
How's that Rick? I read about the parable and must be slow.....
The parable has been used to illustrate a range of truths and fallacies; broadly, the parable implies that one's subjective experience can be true, but that such experience is inherently limited by its failure to account for other truths or a totality of truth.
Many people on this forum have shared their beliefs about what is right and wrong with Casio and what direction would be best for the company with regard to the MZ-X500. I would humbly suggest that no one here has the "totality of truth" with regards to Casio's plans and goals and how they may relate to the MZ-X500..
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This topic reminds me a bit about the parable of the blind men and the elephant.
You can read about it here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
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Pad Banks ABC?
in MZ-X500 / MZ-X300
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