mattf Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I've recently bought a mz x500 so sorry if that's a dumb question, but to me is kinda a very unexpected behaviour. I've modified a hexlayer synth tone and added a delay effect. The effect works normally if I just select the tone from the menu, but if I save (register) it, the effect does not get restored. Is that normal behaviours? Why wouldn't the registered tone be the same as the one I select from the menu and thus with the same effects ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Is this a user hex layer tone? Is it being used in conjunction with another tone, either split or layered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattf Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 It is a hexlayer tone. It is being used with another tone (non hexlayer) and there is split too(hexlayer on the lower). Moving it to the upper 1 solved that problem and that feels like some bug.... Why having it on upper 2 shouldn't work? By the way, any chance chance casio will ever release the source code for those firmwares or any info about it? (if it already didnt?) I'm a computer programmer and I'm very interested on getting to know what is used on those keyboards since it's the first time I have one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 This upper one and two behavior is identical to the PX560-from the main menu-where one selects 2 upper and 2 layer tones-only upper one will access the effect. This is the way the PX560 is designed at least, no way around it. I'm not sure that the MZ-X is the same but the operating systems seem so similar I would guess it is. I think only th DSP "embedded" or programmed into a single tone will be brought into upper or lower 2 along with a different effect on upper or lower 1. I have been able to examine firmware updates -.bin files-with a hex editor-but as far as editing one, I'm sure Casio will not clarify how to reprogram or program one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Only 1 tone with DSP can be used at a time in split or layer mode. It's a limitation of DSP resources on the MZX series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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