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Thanks Casio kid. I may just do that if the rigs I’m looking at are only USB and the VST doesn’t work. Forgot to add, I do own an older Windows laptop but would prefer to not use it at gigs since I’ve had too many of them get knocked off stands, drinks getting spilled on them, etc. Hardware wise I’ve had better luck with Apple products

Awesome Jokeyman123. Thanks so much for your detailed response. I thought it was unusual that my beater keyboard I paid 30 dollars for that isn’t touch sensitive and is older has MIDI in and out and I also noticed the Keybed is more durable. I busted a key on my PSRE while using the clav patch which had me playing more percussively. I probably need to lighten my touch but the older beater also seems to he more durable, even though the sounds are horrible. Perusing other forums it seems sound wise the newer stuff is better but complaints are light, cheap, feels like a toy, etc. I think the route I may go is still pick up a used CTK6200 or better since the keybed has a better feel than the PSREs. The Wks are great boards, I think others have stated the Ctk:/wk 6500s and up have the same sound engine but the Wks are 76 keys and have the drawbars. The fact that they also may have the MIDI ports I may just go with one of those. if I have an iPad Air 2, an iPhone6 and an Android phone, if I connect it via USB, download some of the free VST plugins and make that my synth module are there guys on here that can speak to that regarding sound quality and latency issues, if any?

Hello Im interested in buying a used Ctk 6200, or possibly a 6500/6600, depending on what pops up on CL. I wanted to use a Yamaha MX49 as a sound module and trigger it with the Ctk. I currently have a Psre 343 and while it’s a great board for the money it seems Casio has more features. I found this forum via Google search and another poster had wanted to use a key tar to control his Casio but apparently some boards have USB but no MIDI? Is this what’s replacing the synth module/controller hookup or is USB only for laptop/controller connections? Probably a dumb question for you seasoned pros. I’m a bassist who bought a cheap PSRE to use sparingly in my project but now that I’ve gotten bit by the bug I want to make this my second instrument. Therefore I know nothing about keyboard, MIDI and USB connections. Thanks in advance