BitBucket

I own a PX-560. The first option in the system settings is a toggle for the internal speakers ON/OFF. Independent of the status of the headphones or the external audio/line out ports. The USB does not carry audio. Just bi-directional MIDI. It's a nice system but the newer Privias PX-S3000, etc also have speakers. They are much lighter which may be important to some folks that must lug it around. If it's stationary I recommend the hardwood stand with the 3 pedal arrangement to avoid that damn sliding pedal problem with the MIDI sustain pedal. Using the 3 pedal hardware frees up the aux pedal port for an expression pedal for the organ sounds.

Bill's description of his rig and the choices he made strike me as a clever way to be employable in a very tight market: Play bass too - eliminate another mouth to feed. Use both feet for controls - eliminate the organist I suspect he's done gigs where he used a drum machine - eliminate the dummer 40 years is a good run... but there are are some absorbed costs too in damage to the skeleton. And with the gig economy... no workmans comp. Bill's rig hardware by the way is a thing of beauty. Great tools for a working keyboard player. I remember when I watched the Documentary on Glenn Gould and saw his very low stool... I thought "Why don't more pianists play like that? He's on to something technically." Then I imagined most wouldn't want to carry around the custom stool and they don't want to look foolish. Bill just looks shorter on the stand for his choices.