Members AnotherScott Posted March 31, 2012 Members Share Posted March 31, 2012 7) Overall, the closest analogy to me is, it is similar to the plast Behringer pdeals. Most of them sound damn good, and are cheap, but I'd never not have a spare just because the housing all feel junky. In my experience, though, the place where Behringers fail are not in broken housings, but in failing internal components/connections... the kind of quality control you can't see or feel from the outside. Personally, I've had good luck with Berhringer stuff that has few components and controls (i.e. their powered speakers), but not so much with their mixers, which have tons of knobs and connection points... just too many points of potential failure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members workstation M.I Posted March 31, 2012 Members Share Posted March 31, 2012 If THIS Casio keyboard chassis is at least equal to my WK-1350, then it's doing alright. Keyboards are keyboards, not "Battlestar: Galactica". If anyone is looking for something to bounce bullets off of, maybe they should get a Toughbook and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted March 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2012 Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liliththekitten Posted March 31, 2012 Members Share Posted March 31, 2012 keyboards are srz bizness doncha know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members wheresgrant3 Posted April 1, 2012 Members Share Posted April 1, 2012 Tried one yesterday in my local store. It's an interesting synth. I will say the weight and chassis did catch me off guard. On one hand the chassis feels 'cheap' and akin to a large semi rigid frisbee... on the other hand if you ever decided to drop it off a three story building it may just glide to the ground. The sliders and knobs felt secure enough (again define 'enough'). Keybed was pretty spongy though and the display so so in my opinion (was a little hard to read at certain angles). Sounds with HEX mixing/morphing were pretty cool but I wasn't blown away by the tonality. Perhaps it was overshadowed by the screaming blue Ultranova sitting next to it. I was neither impressed nor disappointed in it. With a street price of $459 I think it's a pretty cool piece. I would consider buying one but I probably wouldn't gig with it. I could see it not surviving long at my gigs. If I were to gig with it maybe I'd buy two. Always have a backup. I haven't tried the Mini-Brute but with the all-Aluminum chassis there is no comparison. The XW-P1 feels almost less that PSR like. In any case I still tip my hat to Casio for throwing their hat into the ring and coming up with something a little different. Had they created a metal or more rigid plastic chassis, a better keybed and brighter display for $699 I think I'd be more incline for serious purchase. For the record, at 61-keys there's nothing really like it under $500. I hope they sell a boatload Personally I think I'm springing for the Ultranova. I really connected with it in the short tome I demo'd it. Way more solid that the Casio and the keybed was pretty nice. Again it's $250 more so it's not an apples vs oranges comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hey guys, I also have tried the Casio XW-P1 today at my local GC, and I have to say I'm impressed with the "Solo Synth" and "Hex Layer" engines- They sound great! The rest of the machine (PCM based) is a bit less powerful than those two sections, but I didn't have much time to play it tonight, so I might be missing something. The piano sounded nice. The organ section is okay but could be better, both sound generator and Leslie sim... perhaps in future OS releases. The slow/fast rotary button is too small, though, and I wish that besides the CZ waveforms they had included a P.D. engine.. For the price, Casio has really done a great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnalogGuy Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 Those Casio synths are damn expensive in here Europe because of the custom taxes. Currently XW-P1 and XW-G1 are included at Thomann catalog but the prices: XW-P1 544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 I wish that besides the CZ waveforms they had included a P.D. engine. What's a P.D. engine? Paolo Di? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Casio Man Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 Those Casio synths are damn expensive in here Europe because of the custom taxes. Currently XW-P1 and XW-G1 are included at Thomann catalog but the prices: XW-P1 544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DINpluggedIN Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 What's a P.D. engine? Paolo Di? ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_distortion_synthesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piano39 Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 I notice in the manual (page E-32), that there are two different waveforms for the drawbar organ: Sine and Vintage. Anybody compare these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Needmorebass Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 I notice in the manual (page E-32), that there are two different waveforms for the drawbar organ: Sine and Vintage.Anybody compare these? I noticed that in edit mode and heard zero difference between the two. Just tried it again to verify and still hear no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 I notice in the manual (page E-32), that there are two different waveforms for the drawbar organ: Sine and Vintage.Anybody compare these? I wonder if it's to do with the tuning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Needmorebass Posted April 3, 2012 Members Share Posted April 3, 2012 I wonder if it's to do with the tuning? Well I went back once again to see if I could tell a difference and there is, but it is BARELY audible. When going from SIN to VIN it is very much like adding the smallest amount of the 2' drawbar. But again, the difference is so minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Martin Posted April 4, 2012 Members Share Posted April 4, 2012 It controls "drawbar leakage" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Needmorebass Posted April 4, 2012 Members Share Posted April 4, 2012 It controls "drawbar leakage" That makes sense. It's very subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lupene Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 http://xwsynth.wordpress.com/ editor and new firmware http://support.casio.com/download.php?rgn=1&cid=008&pid=1163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 It controls "drawbar leakage"Hope they include a roll of paper towels in the XW-P1 box to mop up the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piano39 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Anybody else bought one of these? I have been combing the interweb for user reviews, but they are really sparse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJ2 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yep. Went back the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Martin Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Craig Anderton will be starting a Pro Review here at the HC forums later this week. Keyboard Magazine has the review scheduled for the June issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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