Members bpstudios Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 Originally Posted by muf I think you can use phrase sequencer. I have played around with the phrase sequencer, but I have never tried including a phrase as part of a chain of patterns. Do I just devote one part in the sequence to triggering different phrases? Originally Posted by muf You can chain few patterns into a simple loop, but maybe you should consider to use some DAW instead. That is what I was told :-) Yes, I am very happy that I finally got my DAW to work. That seems to be easier than building pattens in the on-board step sequencer. However, the power to switch patterns at the press of a button is very tempting. My DAW doesn't let me do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kbeaumont Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 You could use Ableton Live, give the free trial a spin! You could build up several patterns and switch them at will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 Originally Posted by kbeaumont You could use Ableton Live, give the free trial a spin! You could build up several patterns and switch them at will. And you can not only switch patterns at the press of a key on your keyboard, you can switch scenes that contain multiple patterns. Ableton Live is a totally brilliant program and a good companion for the XW-P1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kl80 Posted December 7, 2012 Members Share Posted December 7, 2012 just bought my flightcase for the XWP1 @ http://megacase.com/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bpstudios Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Well, I just got through identifying all of the GM locations for the drum kits in both my XWG1 and my XWP1. In the following list, the kits are identified in a farily self-explanatory manner. The ones which are only supported by either the P1 or the G1 are identified as such. All the rest are supported by both, including the ones which do not say XW at all, (i.e., standard GM kits):[General MIDI Drums]0=Standard 11=XW Standard 22=XWP1 Standard 33=XWP1 Standard 48=Room9=XW Hip-Hop16=Power17=XWP1 Rock24=Electronic25=Synth 127=XWP1 Dance 328=XW Dance 229=XW Dance 130=XW Synth 231=XW Trance32=XW Jazz40=Brush48=Orchestral49=XW Ethnic50=XW Ethnic 251=XWG1 Kicks52=XWG1 Snares53=XWG1 Hats & toms54=XWG1 Groove 155=XWG1 Groove 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 Originally Posted by bpstudios Well, I just got through identifying all of the GM locations for the drum kits in both my XWG1 and my XWP1. Very helpful, and much appreciated! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happyrat1 Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 Here's wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season and a healthy, wealthy and productive new year!!! Now you all have a five day weekend to crank out some righteous tunes on your XW's so let's hear em! [ATTACH=CONFIG]350768[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bpstudios Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 I have a Yamaha damper pedal, and when I connect it to the Casio it gives me the reverse effect. That is, the piano sustains when the pedal is in the up position, and stops sustaining when the pedal is in the down position.Apparently the switch for the Yamaha pedal is "normally closed," wheras Casio is expecting a "normally open" circuit. Does anyone know if there is a setting some place in the Casio for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kbeaumont Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 nope, but you can get a new M-Audio or On stage pedal for about $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bpstudios Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 Originally Posted by kbeaumont nope, but you can get a new M-Audio or On stage pedal for about $25. Thanks, I thought so. I even tried the trick where you hold the sustain pedal down while turning on the keyboard. That switches the polarity of the switch on some keyboards, but it made no difference here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bpstudios Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 Here is something really interesting I found while playing the XWG1 as a GM sound bank. On channel 14 only, the GM patch called "Lead 1 (square)" acts like a real Casio synth patch, not just the boring old GM sound. Also on channel 14 only, the GM patch called "Lead 2 (sawtooth)" acts like a real Casio synth bass. All the other patches on channel 14 are just regular GM sounds, and no other channels appear to have this feature. It's very strange, but I'm glad to have these extra sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bpstudios Posted December 23, 2012 Members Share Posted December 23, 2012 I found a few more hidden "bonus" sounds, like the ones I described in my previous post (above this one). Apparantly channel 15 is in on the deal too, where Lead1 and Lead2 act like they have very short sustain. And on channel 13, Synth Bass 1 is a different type of synth bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members modalmojo Posted July 29, 2013 Members Share Posted July 29, 2013 Sir, I have a Roland VG-8EX and wonder what the audio/sonic possibilities are with the External Input on the Casio XW-P1. I love the VIO Guitar and HRM that are still unique to VG-8EX. If I play my VG-8EX through the External Input along with the XW-P1 preprogrammed synth patterns, how is the VG-8EX sound affected, or could it be unaffected at all? Thanks in advance for the advice! Anderton wrote: I was going to turn my attention to the XW-P1's "king of the engines" (well, at least in my opinion): The Solo Synth. I really was. Honest. But then I got curious about the Solo Synth's External Input option. And the Variax was sitting only a few feet away...well...My first surprise was an "Osc On" button for the external input. Now, how could there be an Osc On for an External input? Well, I turned it on, and as I played the guitar, I could transpose it in real time from the keyboard. The fidelity wasn't exactly killer, but it had a sort of uniquely strange personality.In the audio example, the guitar did a lot of tonic/flattened 7th in the beginning. Except it didn't. The guitar was playing the tonic the whole time, and I loaded a phrase into the XW-P1 that transposed the guitar down to the flatted 7th.Hey Mike - are you proud of me for finding another use for phrases? Triggering guitar patterns! It's really late, and I need to get up early tomorrow. So, I'm not going to explain exactly what I did in this audio example, but I'll tell you it involved varying amounts of triggered envelopes, DSP ring modulator processing, delay, reverb, and some drum sequence I kicked in so I could do tempo sync triggering on the envelope and delay.Fun stuff!! Normally I wouldn't post something this raw, and I'm not even scratching the surface (just touching it lightly) but hey, I figure by the time we've hit post #327 I'm among friends. This is some pretty wild stuff...and I imagine it will be a lot wilder once I figure out how to tame it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockstar_not Posted August 1, 2013 Members Share Posted August 1, 2013 Does anyone know if there has been a software update to give a better overdrive effect (asking primarily for use with the Drawbar organ mode).? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prgtrdr Posted August 8, 2013 Members Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hey Craig, Thanks for posting this great review. I'm just about to buy an XW-P1, in part because of what you've written (with help from Mike Martin). One problem: I can't see any links to any of the sound files that you mention in the review. It looks like you posted some piano samples, EP, Harpsichord, etc., but I can't find any links. I know this review was done 18 months ago, have you since removed them? Thanks, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wish01 Posted September 3, 2013 Members Share Posted September 3, 2013 I am most likely to purchase the P1 within the next few days. The seemingly fantastic feature set, great reviews and low cost have swayed me from purchasing a much more expensive synth ie Kurz PC3 LE, MOX6, Krome. This will be my second synth ever (I bought M-Audio Venom two years ago). I need more acoustic sounds (Venom has almost none) and hope the sequencer will help me as well. I have been reading reviews of the P1 for couple of and then found this one. Wow so much good info, tips, and excitement. I love my Venom but have joined a band and need more sounds. I was quite surprised to see so many mentions of the Venom in these pages! I can't wait to route the venom through the P1 as a sound input and to see what the P1's sequencer can do with it. I recently came into a good chunk of money and am also getting MacBook Pro and Ableton Push with full suite. As this will be my first DAW, controller, and hardware sequencer, am I biting off more than I can chew? Any comments on how the Ableton stuff and the P1 will compliment each other? Thanks, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keyz2401 Posted September 8, 2013 Members Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi wish.. I don't think you're biting off too much.. The P1 plays very nice with other synths and DAWs... You just need to tackle the features one step at a time.. plenty of help in the users groups and on YouTube. And your new gear will keep you out of trouble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockstar_not Posted January 9, 2014 Members Share Posted January 9, 2014 For what it's worth - I have been playing the XW-P1 into a Zoom G5 amp simulation/multi-effects unit that has a rotary speaker emulation and the stereo results are quite nice for the drawbar simulation mode with the XW-P1.I'm currently using a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp/cab simulation in front of the rotary simulator for the Zoom G5, and using the gain setting on the amp/cab for dirt.Way better overdrive sound than the in-built overdrive in the P1.I qualify that with 'stereo results', because the mono output from the G5 for it's leslie simulator leaves quite a bit to be desired, though it's better than the leslie sim on the P1 as a mono output. Headphone output and stereo L/R output from the G5 after the P1 however, MUCH more usable than the P1 by itselfI will try to make and post some recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlenK Posted April 12, 2016 Members Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just adding a note for anyone finding this excellent, comprehensive review from an Internet search or directly via Harmony Central. There are now a number of great, free resources for the XW-P1 on the Casio Music Forums (http://www.casiomusicforums.com) including many sounds, a FAQ and a document written by yours truly called "The XW-P1 Companion". Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted April 12, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2016 Thank you for the update! I hope to restore all the rich media examples at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WJBIII Posted September 10, 2019 Members Share Posted September 10, 2019 This whole thing was a great presentation. I will refer to it often. In thirty years of all kinds of net.action, I have only rarely found such post-for-post value as I have here in this thread. Thank you, all. I'm a guitarist for fifty years, began with keys only a year ago on a used DX-7. My P1 is due by Thursday. Really looking forward to getting to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WJBIII Posted September 10, 2019 Members Share Posted September 10, 2019 This whole thing was a great presentation. I will refer to it often. In thirty years of all kinds of net.action, I have only rarely found such post-for-post value as I have here in this thread. Thank you, all. I'm a guitarist for fifty years, began with keys only a year ago on a used DX-7. My P1 is due by Thursday. Really looking forward to getting to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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