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Recently, I borrowed a friend's CTK-5000 to copy some of its built in rhythms . This might be useful for anyone looking for additional rhythm collections for their CT-X About the Rhythms The CTK-5000, CTK-4000, and LK-270, all released in 2008/2009, are the last batch of Casio keyboards that carried rhythms from the past models like the WK-3800, CTK-900, and the earlier LK-series like LK-94TV Some of these rhythms are unique and cannot be found on newer CTK models. Some others are the oldest surviving rhythms from the 1990's CTK601 and CTK611 models with revamped sounds How I Do It? The CTK-5000, like many CTK and CDP models with AHL Sound Source, includes a built in rhythm editor. I copied the rhythms by running each one in the editor and saved them into the 10 User Rhythm slots. Once the ten slots has been used, I copied them into SD card as .AC7 rhythm files I repeat the same process until I collected all the necessary rhythms for this collection Edits & Tweaks Normally, I don't do much edits on this rhythm collection. But for the majority of the rhythms, I changed the drum sets into Standard Set 1, Standard Set 2, and Rock Set to make full use of CT-X's stereo sampled drums, and to make them sound different from the original I also modified the tones into GM Tones to ensure compatibility across all models. Further Notes I didn't copy all of the CTK-5000's preset rhythms; I skipped most rhythms in the WORLD, LATIN and PIANO RHYTHMS category as most of them appear identical in the CT-X presets. All the other categories are included from POP, ROCK, 8 BEAT/16BEAT, JAZZ, and EUROPEAN CTK-5000 collection.zip

Speaking of CLASSIC RHYTHMS this would be a good addition in a future standard keyboard and workstation lineup Take for example, "Chicago Blues", "Funk" and "Very-Funky" from the CTK 601. Imagine they made a comeback as a classic rhythm, with modernized sounds but remain faithful to the original arrangement

One thing I would love to see is the high-end / workstation refresh, as well as new lower end keyboards my possible speculations /predictions would be: 1. MZ-S family, divided into two different classes. 3-digit series (e.g. MZ-S500) to replace the CT-X5000/3000, and 4-digit series (e.g. MZ-S1100) as a successor of MZ-X300/S500 2. a revival of 76-key WK models, possibly a 76 key version of existing CT-S family 3. LK-S500/S550 to replace the S450, maybe a key lighted version of the existing CT-S500 plus traditional "song bank" tunes from the usual Standard Keyboards family (Twinkle Twinkle, Lightly Row, Long Long Ago, etc) 4. XW-S & XW App - If Casio decided to make a surprise comeback into the affordable synth market, this will be a good name for it. I predict the sound engine would be combining that of AiX and a renewed HPSS / HexLayer 5. This might be a bit too far in speculation , but it might be possible for Casio to bring back the portable digital drums to compete with the likes of Yamaha DD-75 or Alesis Compactkit 7. LD-S would be a decent name for this, and like the keyboards, it may be branded under the Casiotone name, and uses AiX sound engine 6. Like Brad said earlier, a PX-5S replacement is worth to wait. Of course, I don't expect all my predictions to come true (especially the XW or LD) , but I assume the MZ is highly possible, to meet the demands of developing countries (for ethnic music) . Remember how the MZ-X500 was loaded with lots of ethnic content? I expect the same thing happened in the next workstation

I would love to have preset rhythms of CTK-5000, CTK-6000 and CTK-7000 converted for use on CT-X series.

By custom sampling, I don't think that it could match the authenticity of the original tones.

I would love to see a 16-track recorder and 4-variation rhythms on the next CT-S. Just imagine a CT-X5000 in a compact Casiotone form factor, combined with the upgraded AiX engine and new rhythms

If you used to own a Casio keyboard powered by HL Sound Source (especially the LK-90 family) , I'm pretty sure you're familiar with the iconic 80's Fairlight CMI "ARR1" sample, in the form of "Synth Voice", "Voice Lead" and "Brightness" tones. I would love to see this sample back on the next generation Casio, maybe under the name "80's Synth Voice" Here's an example of the toneTetris GameBoy Intro - Fairlight Vox.aac

Does the CT-X3000/5000's built in metronome behaves the same as X700 in the recorder mode? I'm planning to get a CT-X3000 and curious about the workflow of the 16-tracj MIDI recorder

I expect a SA-80 in the future, preferably with 49 mini touch-response keys and better sounds (AiX, maybe)

A combination of CTK series (sliders, large screen, drawbar organ, CKF converter, and sampling), PX-series (AiR/MXi based piano samples) and CT-X5000 (AiX sound, world content, 30W speakers, and 4-variation rhythms) plus editable synth (whether it's HexLayer or a new one) is a perfect recipe for the next Casio arranger. The screen and interface of CTK-7200/6200/6000/7000/6250 is more intuitive than in X5000. If touch screen is not applicable, that kind of screen should return in newer models

Same here. The last Casio to have this port is MZ-X and PX-560/360

When I was very young, my parents gave me a Richard Clayderman CD and that was the beginning of my musical journey. My other influence is David Foster, Whitney Houston and Al Jarreau, particularly noting their use of electric piano sounds I'm a big fan of electric pianos

"World Pop" is a legend! 😉😉 Imagine if this rhythm is played on CT-X with new sounds, it would sound really awesome

I used to have LK-50 (released in 2001-02). Despite not a CTK model, it incorporates the exact same tones and rhythms as the CTK601/611, only lacking reverb The dance category rhythms is quite exciting. EuroBeat, Disco, GrovSoul and VeryFnky are my favorites. The only thing I despise about Casio's old rhythms is that most of these rhythms have crash cymbals in every 4 or 2 bars, which is quite annoying, and also some chord phrases which sounds quite excessive (for me, at least); one example of the latter is "Tango", listen the violins in both Normal and Variation