From simon@alphabeck.co.uk Fri Apr 28 01:07:59 2006
Subject:Casio WK (was Re: blues_ballad1)
Nice to hear that others on the list appreciate the WK series! I have posted a Casio page on the Clonewheel Wiki (with a caveat that it ain't a true clonewheel). Casio and I go waaaaay back - I bought a CT-202 (Casio's second full-size keyboard) new from Casio UK in 1981, and I've been through a CZ-101, CPS-101 and a CZ-1 since then, along with a Hohner Pianet T, Yamaha EMT-10 and Alesis NanoPiano. As I may have mentioned earlier, my most recent setup (I'm principally a blues player) was a second-hand CZ-1 through a volume pedal and a Danelectro "Rocky Road" Leslie simulator for organ, MIDI'd to the Alesis NanoPiano through a Danelectro "Tuna Melt" tremolo pedal for piano and electric piano sounds. Alas, all that gear got stolen when my car got broken into last year, so I saved up and bought the Casio WK-3000, and that has all the sounds and facilities I need at the moment. I always wanted a Viscount D9E module, but could never quite afford one (even second-hand) and the WK finally lets me have access to true drawbar sounds. Oh, and in my opinion the WK's Wurlitzer piano sound ("60sEPiano") is worth the cost of the whole keyboard once you've ditched the stock auto-pan effect and put some proper fast tremolo on it...
Simon Beck
London, UK
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Subject: Re: blues_ballad1 (was Re: [CWSG] XK-1 day)
Gene-
About 7-8 months ago, I bought a Casio WK-3200. It's amazing! The feel
of the keys alone is so different from the Version 2 CX-3 that I claim as my
main organ (alongside a Hammond M-102 & Leslie 760)... I love the Korg's
action but I get a BIG kick from the Casio's also.
What attracted me to it... just all the bells/whistles they can put into
one of these things these days. A multi-track recorder... really high-end
(for the price) sounds... and... DRAWBARS! Even the synth "function" is great,
with several waveforms available. To be fair, I don't think the organ sounds
are dead-on or anything near, but for the price, they certainly move! I
have yet to tweak the "rotary" functions, that is if tweaks are even possible (I
have YET to study that manual sufficiently). Have you altered the "rotary"
at all? What did you think? Again, for the price, the WK-line keyboards are
worthwhile.
In late 1982, I bought the Casiotone MT-40, I imagine shortly after it
was introduced. 22 sounds... it was a real blast for its' day!
Enjoy and best wishes - Adam
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