unclebyron Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebyron Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 A PX-3 replacement?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes, with hex layers from the XW-P1 & all new EP sounds to go with the new acoustic piano samples in the rest of the Privia line. Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 My foolish heart wants to ask about weight and price...but my head tells me I need this like another hole in the head. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpops Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 24lbs and $1299 MRSP. Street??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm guessing a MAP price of $999 Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Can we get zoom-in of the buttons, sliders, knobs, etc. please? The "Larger View" hyperlink does not display large. Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 No mention of the mysterious floopy drive slot in the rear. LOL! "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Initial reaction - very cool! Wish that black space on the upper right was an internal speaker (love 'em or hate 'em they are undeniably handy) but from what I can see it doesn't appear so. None the less, looks like a hot item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpops Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The last Casio with a floppy drive actually had quite good EPs (using the ZPI chip). Since then they've been lamentably lame. I really do hope that the new EPs are as good as the hype. Reading between the lines, it sounds as if the amp drive effects are part of the samples - I do hope that all FX are separately controllable, as that is one of the distinguishing marks of a pro board. I'm really looking forward to hearing this board properly, as the weight makes it a serious contender for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 OMG! Tell me there is a black model and a white model. It's not just one model that is both black and white, right? http://www.casio.com/resource/images/xlarge/px-5s_xlarge.jpg "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Let us know about the organ sounds, if XP-W1 originated, not exactly excellent but who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 If R2D2 had a digital piano this would be it. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 With Yamaha, Korg, and Roland not showing anything new in 88 key, stage pianos, this may be the star 'o the show in that category. Heard rumors of a new, stage oriented keyboard from Kurzweil (besides the SP5-8), but so far no news on that yet.... 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3bluesman59 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Would the "sliders" mentioned be Casio's term for drawbars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Kurzweil added a 19 watt speaker system to the SP4-8. LINK Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Initial reaction - very cool! Wish that black space on the upper right was an internal speaker or a place to install an optional speaker. But no, it seems not. Tell me there is a black model and a white model. It's not just one model that is both black and white, right? Seems to be just the one, which is okay with me. The recent black models, with black buttons and small legends, have been too tricky to use on a dark stage. Let us know about the organ sounds, if XP-W1 originated, not exactly excellent but who knows... I'd be content with the organ presets that were in the PX3. For a weighted action non organ oriented model, those presets were pretty decent (far better than those in the PX-330 or PX-350). The last Casio with a floppy drive actually had quite good EPs (using the ZPI chip). Since then they've been lamentably lame. I really do hope that the new EPs are as good as the hype. The ZPI Rhodes was their best Rhodes, though the one in the PX3 wasn't bad. (I hate the ones in the PX-330/PX-350.) The Wurli has fared a bit better. I do hope the EPs are at least as good as the best of what we've heard from Casio before. Bottom line, though, either way, I expect I'll be buying this one. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marillo Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The addition of the sequencer and hex-layers is really cool. If the organs are improved this could be very tempting indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm guessing there were a lot of people who would have bought previous Privia's if they were just slightly better controllers. With the new MIDI control capabilities, I think these will move. Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torhu Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Kurzweil added a 19 watt speaker system to the SP4-8. The SPS4-8 has been up on their website for months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm guessing there were a lot of people who would have bought previous Privia's if they were just slightly better controllers. With the new MIDI control capabilities, I think these will move. Fully weighted 88-key keyboard, additional synth modules, far lower price than Nord. Can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm saving up... "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surreal mccoy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The mysterious port on the back is for batteries... 256 note polyphony! 4 independent zones I played the proto type....kind of funky....as this thing was just developed... Shipping begins late March/ early April according to Mike Martin... I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMEGZ Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 no one mentioned, maybe taken for granted because it is a controller, but I spy BOTH pitch and mod wheels!!!! I do hope the organs are not ported over from the PX3 (sorry Scott) they have percussion embedded in a lot of the samples. But if it is the drawbar engine from the XP1 then, at least there is a modicum of control on voicing registrations SpaceStation V3, MoxF6,PX5S,Hammond-SK2,Artis7,Stage2-73, KronosX-73,MS Pro145,Ventilator,OB DB1,Lester K Toys: RIP died in the flood of 8/16 1930 Hammond AV, 1970s Leslie 145, 1974 Rhodes Stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That Hex Synth engine is unique; use it all the time on a church gig. It's great in combination with the church's Clavinova (basically a P250 in a box). So having the PX-350 piano, funky new EP's and clavs, 4-zone control, and the XW's Hex Synth sounds very cool. Will have to order one of these in for the teaching / sales studio. Already have a couple of students curious about this one. Heck, I might even end up preferring it to the CP50 as an 88 for lighter gigs Will be cool to hear more of this one. Awaiting more online demos.... 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 ...hmm, lack of a lot of video and audio material would indicate that the PX-5S systems are pretty fresh and there's still a lot of lead time until they are in production.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hmm, this might be an option to replace my aged MR76, to sit beneath my NE2. So far the best candidate is Yamaha MOX8, or maybe a Krome but I haven't seen one of those yet. Mostly I'd just use it for piano and occasionally epiano, but the soul band added a couple of tunes where I layer synth or rompler sounds with piano, and need 2 or 3 zones. I'll have to see if any area shops will be getting one in. I'm definitely interested, though I don't really know much about the hex synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I do hope the organs are not ported over from the PX3 (sorry Scott) they have percussion embedded in a lot of the samples. There are some decent non-percussion sounds there too. Of course I wouldn't mind better organ sounds, but as a "backup" organ (it is a weighted board, after all), I found the PX3 pleasantly more usable than others. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hmm, this might be an option to replace my aged MR76, to sit beneath my NE2. Off topic... I finally sold my MR76 about a year ago. I must confess that I now have some regrets. It had some sweet sounds, even though it was ancient (circa 1996- 1997). On topic... Maybe Casio will come out with a version of their new PX-5S with onboard speakers, similar to what Kurz recently did with their SP4-8 and Yammie did with their CP 200/300 models years ago. I really like the onboard speakers on my PX330 because, even when playing in a loud mix, I can "feel" the piano. If Casio did come out with a version of the PX-5S with lightweight onboard speakers I would buy it in a New York nanosecond. Gigs: Nord 5D 73, Kurz PC4-7 & SP4-7, Hammond SK1, Yamaha MX88 & P121, Numa Compact 2x, Casio CGP700, QSC K12, Yamaha DBR10, JBL515xt(2). Alto TS310(2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm guessing a MAP price of $999 Confirmed...just got an email from one of the on-line musical instrument stores and they have the PX-5S at $999. Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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