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Thanks for the additional info Jokeyman123, I don't use that particular site but I do use amaz**, I found these which look to be thicker than what multiple layers of felt tape would provide and perhaps easier to apply under the keys, http://tinyurl.com/felt-strips do you recon they would be any good for the job ? One side has self adhesive as well and they shouldn't be too difficult to cut and are pretty cheap compared to the felt tape I've found. I actually opened up my old DJX, to see if I could do anything with the dodgy midi connector, it also needs some pretty serious cutting of the plastic frame of it and modified custom front bumper attached but as the Casio's have replaced it, it's more of a hassle (the amount of dust and dog hair in was crazy, I actually had to put my collie x labrador down dog down in 2006, so it was a kinda poignant reminder of him. The Casio's are going to be with me for a long time I think as my old DJX was that I got in 1997. I'll be looking to add some rigidity to the keys to prevent horizontal movement of them also, maybe the pads will help there too without affecting the key action too much. As the knobs are surface mounted to the PCB I'm considering using some metal plate. or large washer rings. Rotary knob wise, further modifications could led lighting ones similar to that of the Novation SL series have, and sliders could be replaced with ones that are more stylish. I don't have an Ipad yet but a mini ipad one could be integrated into it also along with rotary / pads / sliders modules. It would be renamed the Casio XW-G1-EX Professional Controller. One can dream https://db.tt/DASaz9kH

Thanks a lot for the info, I'm not really too worried about the warranty, my firmware is up to date in it anyways, by the time the end of next year comes, the keys will be freaking awful to play I'll imagine so probably better done sooner than later. I've never actually had to return any keyboard before in my life, even though I did buy a cheap second hand Pss 760 Yamaha one 18 years ago that had a dodgy key. Has the mod made any considerable difference or altered since you did it ? I'm not sure where I'll get the material strips and so pictures from your previous thread would probably help myself and probably a lot of others in taking action. Cheers.

I've had my Casio G1 for what must be like 4 months now, and the keys are starting to sound like my old Yamaha DJX which took about 10 years before the same issues arrived. So in that respect the the G1 key bed/ feel is very rapidly becoming really cheap and tacky to be honest. It's mainly the white keys, the black keys are not creaking but they are still noisy as you can hear them hitting the framework with a dull sound like that of a extremely thin pieces of paper covering hard plastic being hit. I bought a Casio P1 just 2 weeks later than the G1, and currently it's not so far experiencing as the same loose and creaking issues, though that might be because I play the P1 much less often, however the same dead sound of the keys hitting bed as with the G1 still remains which I don't really like. It's a shame Casio didn't put as much effort into the robustness and solidarity of the knob fixing as well like some solid metal housing to protect the PCB should knobs be pulled on the XW's, come to think of it, I'd probably attach metal knobs to the XW G1/P1's instead of the cheap plastic one's, to at least make it gig worthy should I ever take it anywhere.. The G1 is a great synth, there are some things technically I wish it could do and I'm surprised Casio didn't bother to allow the G1 to use the sliders easily and properly to allow it to send CC messages to a DAW for example. I can't fix the CC slider issue, but hopefully I can fix the key quality with some modifications. I'll be looking to add some padding of some sort to kill the dead feeling and increasing the rigidity of the keys themselves, and possibly adding some weight to make it feel like a semi weighted keyboard. If you have any sources of information/tips in ways to improve keybed / keys ect then that would be great. Cheers

There is another solution at home you can do, but it's more of a work around and that's installing windows on another partition of your hard drive (or another spare hard drive if you prefer) or ssd if you don't have another laptop, or pc, but as a safe guard disconnect from the internet and do not register it or activate it when it requests you to ( you can't accidentally if it's not connected ), this will save you having to buy another copy of Windows 7. I can pretty much guarantee it will work, in my case because I'm using a Laptop with a 32 bit processor so I installed Windows 7 32 Bit version. The problem is either related to a service which needs restarted or/and what needs to be deleted in the registery. I've not got to the bottom or it yet myself but these are your options apart from, finding the cause, re-installing Windows again over your's original or buying Win 7 or 8 again, if you have no friends that can help.

I'm trying to do directly through the sd card now without the dataeditor , I formatted the sd card in the g1 and basically I've copied alot of g1 compatible files onto the sdcard into the main dat folder. But I can't get the G1 to actually see them. Ah well, guess I will have do it through my laptop solution.

The result remains the same, I kinda gave up trying to get it to work on my main desktop system, the application works on my Laptop which isn't really ideal but it works that way. There is probably a service I've disabled, but I don't have a clue what that one is.

If you are using the P1, yes you can map the 9 sliders as they send CC messages, if you are using the G1 then no it won't work. It works perfectly fine with an application like Reason, the only thing you've to remember is that the sliders work in reverse, and remember to be in Drawbar mode. If the virtual organ vst accepts cc messages, then there is no reason why it shouldn't work.

Re-branding a company into a division isn't seen as a negative thing or in anyway to mock/shame the original brand name, It's actually seen as forward thinking just as developing new innovative products is forward thinking. Re-branding is not only just about the name and perceived image, as for a company there is a list of reasons for doing so benefiting the end user of the product. For example, third party addon's accessories, software support- eg Native Instruments integration, dedicated DAW support, dedicated third party hardware compatibility, e.g add on LCD display, integration ect.. Casio spent 20 years standing still before re-entering the synth market, it can do a lot more and a re-brand is in my honest opinion the way forward. Here's a couple of websites which cover the benefits of re-branding in more detail. 1. Gain competitive advantage 2. Stimulate growth 3. Long-term market expansion 4. Innovation = profitability http://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/marketing/marketing-strategy/branding/do-you-need-to-rebrand-your-business- Identifying the Need Loss of Market Share or Brand Equity Competitive Advantage Product Launch Brand Personality http://blog.precisionmarketingpartnersnc.com/blog/bid/240518/4-Reasons-Why-Rebranding-Might-Benefit-Your-Business

Interesting replies in this thread since I posted it a while back, but to take off in a graphic name / logo redesign I mentioned I came up with a few idea's. This is just one of them, I've kept it pretty simple and it is indeed original, (i.e google doesn't recognise it from anywhere). It uses a very similar font to the casio brand font but it's unique in that it reads the same from both directions . I wanted something that made me think future and innovative sounding, which doesn't date. I used the 3d app, Cinema 4D in creating it, and may even come up with a 3d model logo to place above the 3d letters.

It's often the perception, mentioned or considered by many that the Casio brand name doesn't really show the company in the best of light when it comes to musical instruments or synthesizers, rightly or wrongly that's how I see it. I actually think for this to change, a divisional name for their products should be created to separate from the watches, and calculators which are so often considered Casio and remain so. The brand name is often an element in selling a product and although I do hope re-branding becomes a reality that Casio will consider, this thread is an opportunity for users who either own or don't own a Casio product to come up with some suggestions and maybe a reason for them. Maybe it could be an an acronym with some representation of the company, or perhaps you could even a design a logo of some sort...It's up to you...it's for fun but if you're posting images, please put some effort into the quality of your work..you don't know who might be watching this thread and taking notes. ;-)

Having looked over on the gearslutz forum, the absence of any mention of Casio has me curious if they are there at all with any products let alone with any new product updates to the XW range.

I use the big round 'jog wheel' whilst in the menu as an alternative.

Use Dropbox to host your images/files.

Think I've found some ideal ones to buy, http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Jack-Jack-Pro-Right-Angled-Instrument-Cable-3m/GCJ

Thanks for the replies and links dudes, lots of complex reading material there. FB Linky no worky though. I'll be doing some relocation of my setup so will try and isolate all my hard drives, audio interfaces, computer ect the best I can in addition to acquiring some decent cables.