Eduardo Rojas Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Hi 😃  Today I read a comment @ facebook that clicked me  And I noticed the PX 560 is 4 years old. In the meantime other brands have released stage pianos, but they do have many limitations  Nord Electro 6: Price, unreliable fatar action. You can't split 2 sounds from the sample synth section, no track recording, 120 notes polyphony for piano, and only 46 (!) for sample synth section, no pitch and mod wheels, etc, etc.  Yamaha CP73/88: Less than 60 sounds. Tiny screen, limited FX section asign (you can't, for example, use reverb and delay at the same time), no drawbars or sliders, etc  Korg Grandstage: Weight. You can only use 2 sounds at the same time (really!, in 2019). Tiny screens, limited FX section, no drawbars or sliders, etc  So I wonder if Casio can come out with something really cool. Think about a mix between PX 560 (touch screen, the big library, audio and MIDI recorder, Rhythms and editor, headphones jack on the front, etc) and the PX 5S (the knobs and sliders controllers, arpegiator, the beautiful look, etc). Of course, light weight (no internal speakers), and today's standard features, like smooth sounds transitions, asignable sustain and expression pedal for each layered or split section, real time controllers for quick changing presets, record, and most needed functions, etc. A 73/76 keys version available as well.  That would be so cool 😄   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Rojas Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 One thing that I'd love  General expression pedals compatible. I think the FC7, for example, is not compatible with the PX 560 Also, a program/patch switch up and down pedal input to work with pedals like Boss FS 6 would be nice!  😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 The PX560 can be configured to work with a variety of expression pedals, if you study it carefully enough. Read these posts.... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Rojas Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 This article is great  Covers up what the PX 5S and the PX 560 can do, and what one can do that the other can't  Imagine a new stage piano covering the best features from each. That would be killer! 🙂  https://casiomusicgear.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/the-definitive-px-5s-vs-px-560-comparison/  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Rojas Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 For the powers that be  The PX 5S and 560 sound really good ... excepts for organs and guitars!  While Casio has improved A LOT over the last years in about everything related to keyboards, organ and guitar sounds are truly sub par. It makes me feel sad to hear those "sounds" 😔 in otherwise great keyboards that I wish more people know about (the 560 is still marketed as a "digital piano", while it can be marketed as a workstation!)  Please, improve the sounds! 😃     Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike71 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I think that if Casio will make a stage piano using the sounds and the keybed of the Grand Hybrid, with good master keyboard function, and the pedals with continous reading so they could be mapped to expression or other midi parameters could make a good instrument. Add to the classic piano sound hex layers and wavetable/sample synthesis capabiliy and an interesting thing could be done. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, mike71 said: I think that if Casio will make a stage piano using the sounds and the keybed of the Grand Hybrid, with good master keyboard function, and the pedals with continous reading so they could be mapped to expression or other midi parameters could make a good instrument. Add to the classic piano sound hex layers and wavetable/sample synthesis capabiliy and an interesting thing could be done.   I've tried the PX S3000 keybed and its nice to the touch that one would be the keybed for the next performance or workstation or hybrid type of keyboard with synth section. The keybed is perfectly balanced for synth stuff and fluent key flow. I'm quiet jealous about PX-S as I've been with the PX 160 and 560 with the four hexlayers (but not the full synth parameters as the px5s).  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Rojas Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 The PX S3000 pianos and EP are great!  Also I hear an improvement in the organ sound compared with the 560  What it's missing on the PX S3000 is the features and flexibility from the 560 and PX 5S. Combine them, add a "Casio Sound Library editor" for iOS and Windows, and we'll have an instrument that can put away nearly all the competition! 😃    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denj Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 That's so cool. I started writing my own songs recently. I use PreSonus FADERPORT for my DAW. I found reviews about best 3 controls surface for Logic Pro X here https://whatever-tech.com/best-control-surface-logic-pro-x-review/ and I'm totally satisfied with my choice. Hope in the near future I'll record my first song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexsandro22 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Ofcourse I would like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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