re: the black key issue, I tried a real grand briefly, and I thought it felt more difficult than the Casio, but easier than the MP9000. I think that key length issue we have recently discussed might be contributing to this - I am playing near the back of the key, softly and rapidly, and with my weak 4th finger. I am also holding other notes with the same hand, which makes it more difficult. I really noticed the inertia of the grand's keys after playing the Casio. There is no risk of me turning into a concert pianist if I were to play the Casio exclusively I don't think.

Greg.

My PX 130 arrived yesterday.

In a word, I am thrilled!

I don't have the budget (yet) for something bigger/better/fancier, so this was in itself a big step.

I love the action.

The sound thru the speakers is decent and thru headphones really quite nice. (My wife bought me the headphones 'as a hint')

Ross

What's to say? Knock yourself out. I've been enjoying my Casio AP-45 for three years, and it's still ticking.

Have a ball!

Hi guys, newbie here, I want to get my first digital piano and budget wise, the px 130 can really do it for me. Problem is, I can get more features with the px330 for $200+ extra,now here is my concern:
1. How far I'll be limited with the USB MIDI on the px130?
2. Can I record a song and transfer it to my pc? and bring it back again?
3. Can I import songs from my pc and play it on the px130? (other than .midi files)

one last thing, px130 can only record 1 song, 2 tracks while px330 can store 5 songs and 16 tracks, will, I didn't get how this works but here's my opinion:
px130:
1 song ( combining maximum of two tracks -two layers played separately)
px330:
5 songs ( combining maximum of 16 tracks - 16 layers played separately, so storing five songs in total with each that can get up to 16 tracks)

Am I right?

As I understand it, there is a limit on the number of notes only. You have a total of 16 tracks to work with to put your songs together. I think I would just do basic stuff with the on board sequencer and transfer that to computer so you can add other better sounds, effects, etc.

You'll have no problem in connecting your DP to a computer but with only USB I think it's not easy connecting it to another keyboard (unless there is a USB to MIDI adapter, I don't know if this exists)



Yes. You can connect your DP to a computer trough USB in storage mode and it will behave as a disk drive so you can copy, paste files.



I'm not sure about this.



Yes

If you're using a computer, not at all. However, if you want to connect the PX130 to another MIDI keyboard (or sound module) without getting a computer involved, you won't be able to do that (or, at least, not without an adapter that costs over $100). There is also a long term compatibility issue. Serial, parallel, SCSI, and other ports have come and gone, but standard MIDI has remained a standard for 30 years. Ten years from now, will computers still have USB? Who knows? But it's a pretty safe bet that there will still be some way to connect standard MIDI.

thanks guys on your quick response, I guess I'm going with PX330, extra $200 seems worth it for the features.. shall I be aware of something ahead?? power adapter is included,right?