Adam Burgess Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hey everyone. OK, grabbed a Casio PX5 a few weeks ago. As my main gig is a residency 5 nights a week, I'd rather leave my Nord/Kronos rig there, all set up and use the Casio for one-offs out of town or weddings/brunches etc. Really like it, in general. Feels great, weight is nice, looks nice under lights, pianos (A+E) are fine, clav is cool, bit of a pig to program compared to both my Nord and the Kronos, but do-able. The editor is nice and simple. Better than the AX-Synth one! For grins, I put it thru Mainstage (never really used it) just to try some better organ noises. Works great. Another thing I would like is to improve the strings. The strings work ok as a pad but not too happy doing a lead part. Orchestral stuff is not bad to sequence with Logic's built in stuff, but the attacks all seem really slow. If they were on the beat I could dial back the attack if I needed a slower thing, but I can't. Obviously, sequencing, you can pull them right back, time-wise. Live? I wanna be in charge of where the note starts ;-) Sorry for the essay! Any recommendations for a Mac VST I could grab for more 'pop' strings? I wish I had the Korg's strings in there. I suppose I could spend a day or two sampling them, but wondered what others are using... Thanks, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Have you tried any of the strings available for download at CasioMusicForums.com ? "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Burgess Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Honestly, not yet. I'm being greedy too quickly, probably. Maybe I should... It was just playing around with Mainstage for the organs, I thought of maybe grabbing a string VST... I'll go check some out immediately :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You might also check some of the gig-ready patches made and sold by Dave Weiser. Others have reported that they are well worth the small cost. I don't have a Casio. I do have MainStage on the Mini, but so far haven't connected it to a keyboard. I've been using the iPad with a number of different apps for a sound source. Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Dave Weiser's "for sale" stuff is piano patches. Highly recommended, but not string library material. Unless he has something new out that I'm not aware of. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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