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Hi all, First time time posting, new keyboard user. I have an AT-5 which I have learned is a cousin of sorts to the CTK or WK lines. I have been looking at purchasing a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for recording my music to my computer to process. Upon checking my line outs to check I have the right cables before I purchase the Focusrite, I have discovered that my line outs (as opposed to headphone socket) don't seem to be working. Upon pressing the keys, sound is still played through the onboard speakers, and not through the speaker I have plugged in. I have tried swapping speakers, and also trying the headphone socket which does work. I tried both mono 1/4" plugs and a stereo 1/4" plug in the sockets and nothing seems to work. The fact that the keyboard continues to play direct to the onboard speakers suggests to me that possibly there isn't a connection being made between the plug and the socket. Any suggestions? I would like to get this sorted, as I would prefer to record through the line outs, as I expect that would give me better sound than through the headphone sockets. Regards Ajin

Hello! I have the AT-5 oriental keyboard. I need to add new Arabic rhythms and tunes. Is it possible to convert other keyboards extensions loke (mid, STY) to AC7 and TN7 ?

Hi, it has been an interesting journey to discover which workstation addresses my needs in a keyboard. I was considering the mzx500 but the acoustic sounds aren't realistic enough for my purposes. The SuperNatural tones on the Roland FA-07 are the closest to real in my price range. However, the Roland lacks adequate rhytm patches. I have two questions: 1. Has anyone found a rhythm download of world and Latin beats for the MZX500? 2. Can I download the rhythm presets into the Roland FA-07. If so, what is the best way? my own observations on the Roland FA series are it is almost as easy to use as the 500 but lacks touch screen, velocity driven layers, and arpeggiator for more than one part while playing but has 76 keys, good graphics and ease of use. i also looked at the MOXF6 but was discouraged by the difficulty of use, poor graphics, layout, lack of velocity driven layering and 61 keys. Both the Roland and the Yamaha require outboard monitors. I know the experts on the forum know all this, but for the newbies looking for the right keyboard it points out some of the things worth thinking about to make a satisfying purchase. thanks for the help.

Hello, I'm so glad there's such an active and helpful community. Things written here halped me greatly to shape my decision. Thank you all. I'm planning to get an AT-3 or AT-5 keyboard as my first arranger workstation. As far as I know, they're basically CTK-7000/WK-7500 keyboards modified for oriental styles. I have a few questions I couldn't find answers: I read that the older CTK-7000/WK-7500 keyboards have annoying keybed noise that is fixed in the newer CTK-7200/WK-7600 keyboards. I know all non-piano keyboards have that noise. But I'd like to know if people are exaggerating, or CTK-7000/WK-7500 is actually much worse than the newer editions in that regard. Is that noise so loud that would ruin live sessions where you sing through a dynamic microphone while playing the keyboard? Using Data Manager, can you convert new audio samples into Casio tones, or you're limited to modify the existing tones only? Can you store e.g. hundreds of Casio tones and rhythms in the SD card, and import them to main memory, without needing a computer? Can you do the same to edit a Casio formatted song from the SD card in the song sequencer? Can you apply effects like reverb, chorous, etc. to microphone and instrument inputs. I've seen model codes with K2 suffix on some web shops, like AT-3K2 or CTK-7000K2. How does K2 models differ from the non-K2 ones? I hope that's not too much. Thank you very much again, and have a great day. Dave