Alexi Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Dear Mike and all on the forum.I am very drawn to the new Casio PX5S and am considering buying as soon as available in the UK. I have a few questions first though. I recently tried the Yamaha MOX8 and was blown away with the sounds, but was not so happy with the weighted keyboard action. How would you say the PX5S compares to the Yamaha MOX sounds, which come from the Motif range. I imagine the accoustic/electric piano and organ sounds are great from what I've heard of the Casio, but I was not too impressed with an accoustic guitar sound I heard from the PX5S on Soundcloud or the orchestral sounds. I really was hoping all the sounds including the orchestral and synth/pad, strings and guitars would match the Yamaha - what say you? I also wanted to ask, is it possible to play WAV file drum loops on the PX5S. I heard that you can put in a USB stick with mp3 backing tracks. But is it possible to import lots of third part drum loops from my computer or a USB stick, and if so, how does one access the loops from the keyboard? I don't understand how I could do this and if it is possible. I don't think you could assign imported loops to keys on the PX5S could you? Also if it is possible to import WAV file drum/percussion loops at different BPMs, how would these sync to the arpeggiators - which is what I'd love to be able to do. As well as drum/percussion loops, I'd also love to be able to import single shot samples like vocal phrases and ambient sounds and noises - is any of this possible or would these things require sampling capabilities? I really hope you can answer my questions. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Personally, the synth sounds on the PX-5S are far superior. Yes a MOX8 may have advantages with acoustic guitar sounds. As far as orchestral, I'm not sure what you've heard but this is an area where we have many more sounds coming. Some direct comparisons between the PX-5S and the MOX8 can be found here:http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2465083/51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 You can playback .wav files from USB, they can not be assigned to the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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