Has anyone else with a px-130 noticed that action levels 2 and 3 make it so that you have to press way too hard to get the full volume out of the key?? I have to set mine to 1 to get what I remember acoustic pianos to feel like. Its been a while since Ive played one, but I dont remember having to press the keys very hard at all to get a loud note. Maybe its just me!

Is there a way to make the piano remember your settings? Im getting annoyed with having to adjust the action and brilliance levels every time I power the piano up!

You're probably used to a piano that has a light action. Casio's action is stiffer than Yamaha, and probably many AP's.I remember when I took lessons as a kid, my piano teacher's grand had considerably stiffer action than the upright piano I had, and the pedals felt way different too.As for the piano remembering settings, this happens because the PX-130 does not have registration memory to retain settings.

You can adjust the velocity curve all Privia and Celviano models. There are three levels available. It defaults to setting 2, but if you prefer a light touch setting #1 will not require as much force to reach the highest dynamic level.

Ive tried this and it seems to lose the very soft sound that is achievable with the 2 and 3 settings, almost like the 1st of the 4 velocity samples is dropped. It may just be me, or the nature is setting 1 though. Probably just me!

Actually, thinking about it I think what may be the issue is that in the mid/upper notes the decay drops off a large amount very quickly and then settles out at a lower level. This quick drop in volume after the initial attack may give the sensation of having to hit the key too hard to get a relatively strong response. The response is there, it just dies too quickly and doesn't seem linear like a real string's response is (I think).

Use the Back up function. The keyboard will remember its current settings the next time it's switched on. Use the function key plus the highest Bb key for "on", and function plus the highest A for "off".

I noted this too when I reviewed the PX-330 over on the DPBSD thread. An unnatural quick drop in volume during the initial decay, leveling out to a more natural decay rate. You have a good ear!

Yeah I couldnt figure out what I didnt like about the action, and just then I realized it wasnt the action at all but the decay. I can definitely live with it, but its just a quirk.

Thanks for the compliment, I like to think I have good ears for music. Ive always been able to learn complicated songs by ear from an early age. Ive never taken piano or theory lessons and just fiddled around with an old yamaha keyboard ive had since a small child (Im 26 now). When I was 19 or so I heard Chopin's Prelude in C Minor for the first time and just about exploded because it hit me so hard. I listened to it non stop for a couple days and went to the piano room at my community college and just started figuring it out from memory of what it sounded like. After about 2-3 hours I went home and listened and I had it about 75% correct! If only I had the time/energy for lessons...