Members electrochrisso Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 http://www.casio-intl.com/file/news/pdf/XWseries/20120119_XW_Specifications.pdf Some people here might be interested in this, especially if you liked the cosmic sounds of the CZ series back in the 80's. I still got a CZ1000, I will have to dig it out and see if it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 You really need to check out our NAMM videos I was very, very impressed by these. I'm particularly interested in the XW-G1. [video=youtube;Hk2ieTQkNzk] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S CZ-101! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Casio hired a bunch of synth veterans from Yamaha a while back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Casio hired a bunch of synth veterans from Yamaha a while back... Interrrrrestingk. There's something very AN1x/CS1x about the XW-P1/XW-G1's front panel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm sorry, I just can't get over Casio being that chintzy-cheap brand from decades ago. But it is nice to see them making higher end gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 If the drawbar organ ALONE does not suck, it is gonna sell TONS. Based on the specs, this is the most impressive thing at a crazy price point and looks loaded with features. $500 street? I just paid for for a Keytar (Roland Lucina) which I think kind of sucks the more I play it....It's going back, and I will pre order one of these..They are doing Ensoniq did in the early 90's- Throwing out the book, starting over, throwing in the kitchen sink, and beating the others on price. If they are not junk, they sound AMAZINGLY promising. 120 Arpeggio presets? Multiple time sig tracks? Flash drive BU? This thing is going to have to have a MAJOR flaw to not do really well, but, it has happened before..And, FWIW, Casio has made some great sleeper stuff...I think they are just a bit ADD when it comes to deciding what they want to be as a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 How many Oscillators per voice ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I was reading some reviews on other forums. There was some criticism that these were just "samples" from the early 90's. I guess that some of the new kids are looking to sculpt their own waveforms from scratch? I liked the thick 6 voice sounds. Anyway I have also noticed a FULL CASIO (77or 78 keys) keyboard at my local Costco store for only $499. It had weighted keys and reminded me of the $2000 Yamaha keyboards of 20 years ago with nice piano, harpsichord and tine sounds. The only "cheapness" with it was the stand. Do these synths have weighted keys as well? The SAMPLE LOOPER only up to 21 khz ? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Ahh...so no real oscillators, just samples? Still....That is an amazing feature set fo rthe price unless there is a unit I don't know about out there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm pretty sure there are two separate engines, one for PCM playback, the other oscillators for the solo synth mode (monophonic IIRC) that stacks up to eight oscillators per voice. I've reviewed the WK-7500, that was the first tip-off to me that this was a whole other Casio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 My first "real" synth was a Casio CZ-1000 that I bought used when I was 18 in 1987. Back then it was all I could afford and I remember spending night after night programming patches in it. Its two manuals gave me my first introduction to "the three building blocks of synthesis", and even though the Casio didn't use the traditional analog-style osc-filter-amp architecture, it emulated it with its P.D. synthesis, and I was able to apply that knowledge to all my subsequent synths. This new series looks really good and judging by the few video demos I've seen, it sounds just as good. To be honest, I don't still fully understand the differences between the "P" (Performance?) and the "G" (Groove?) models - for what I can see the G adds a sampling engine but the other one has the hex synth engine and drawbar organ mode which look awesome. I guess I have to wait to try them out at the local GC. Since the recession, after four+ years, is still in full swing, I'm sure many people (me included) appreciate the introduction of good-quality, affordable synths. Viva Casio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 This new series looks really good and judging by the few video demos I've seen, it sounds just as good. To be honest, I don't still fully understand the differences between the "P" (Performance?) and the "G" (Groove?) models - for what I can see the G adds a sampling engine but the other one has the hex synth engine and drawbar organ mode which look awesome. I guess I have to wait to try them out at the local GC. Performance model: For musicians; people who require more than 1 finger to play music on a keyboard Groove model: For people with limited musical ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Since the recession, after four+ years, is still in full swing, I'm sure many people (me included) appreciate the introduction of good-quality, affordable synths. I think NAMM is a good indicator of the economy. I remember a few years ago, was it NAMM 2009 or something, there were less vendors, less new products (or companies trying to play it safe with not-so-interesting new products), less free swag, less attendees. This year, it seems as though the overall energy is up...I picked up more free swag this year than in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrochrisso Posted January 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 You really need to check out our NAMM videos I was very, very impressed by these. I'm particularly interested in the XW-G1. XW-P1 is my pick Craig, I will try to view the videos but my internet connection might be a bit too slow to be any good. My first "real" synth was a Casio CZ-1000 that I bought used when I was 18 in 1987. Back then it was all I could afford and I remember spending night after night programming patches in it. Its two manuals gave me my first introduction to "the three building blocks of synthesis", and even though the Casio didn't use the traditional analog-style osc-filter-amp architecture, it emulated it with its P.D. synthesis, and I was able to apply that knowledge to all my subsequent synths. You must have got yours about the same time I got mine, it was my first synth and kept me busy for a long time creating lots of different sounds. I think this new one from Casio will get a lot of people interested in creating some new and unique music. How about the 35 approx hours of use on batteries, how do they do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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