I just got an XWP and am frustrated most of all by the 'manual' ( and I use the term very loosely ) Why are the proper track counts and polyphony per track not mentioned in the manual? Using the XW following the 'How To;' Midi description in the manual, is also severely pathetic. It describes nothing except how to enable and disable midi channels! And this is called sensible support? eg; "I had to ask a guy at Casio via Youtube about the track count.. " ??? The Casio 'support' people should be sacked for obtaining money under false pretences.. I bought the XWP as a cross between a mini-work station and a fast to select Hammond drawbar sound keyboard, and a poly/solo synth, and it does all except the first admirably. It may even do the first admirably as well, but the manual is so badly written and non-informative, that it's very difficult to comprehend how to accomplish anything.. Also, it is not an arranger, per se, but features a transposable root-note phrase sequencer, and the fact that some people don't know this is another testament to Casio's obvious inability to communicate. Instead of getting easier to understand, Casio manuals are getting the exact opposite, and the O/S is convoluted and totally non-intuitive. (which is a great pity, given the great sounds that are on offer) As a pointer, I use different generations of Kurzweils, various expandable EMU Proteus synths ( PX-7 and P. 2500's ) and also a highly valued Casio VZ10M, so am not unused to complexity. Unfortunately, it seems that the XWP O/S has been developed without a comprehensive overall structure, but just by tacking various performance options and feature sets on at random, then adding a few buttons to accomplish the different tasks, all to suit a perceived marketing need.. The poor end-user unfortunately, has been left forever in the dark, thanks to Casio's short-sightedness, and lack of proper planning, and it could all have been so much better.. A 'training aim' should presume that the learner starts knowing nothing. Unfortunately at the end of the 'manual' , she/he knows almost exactly the same. ie; almost zilch.. Another stupid move is that the non-tilted screen is impossible to see if the XWP is on top of another keyboard.. 1) Terribly written O/S. 2) Terribly written manual 3) No thought given on how to see the screen if the XWP is on top of another keyboard. 4) Totally inept descriptions of what the XWP does. (and this must hurt sales) Four bad moves Casio.... and you could have done so much better.. :-((.
