Rhythms

CT-X700 Rhythm Archive (CT-X800, CDP-S350, CT-S400, LK-S450)

This is a (mostly) complete archive of all the Rhythms on the CT-X700, CT-X800, CDP-S350, CT-S400 and LK-S450. These instruments have the ability to import custom User Rhythms, but they cannot edit them in any way once they are loaded into the internal memory. As such, this means they are also incapable of copying preset Rhythms into a User Rhythm slot, which is the only way to get AC7 Rhythm files exported off of the keyboard and onto your computer for external editing/sharing.

I've compiled this archive to circumvent that limitation, allowing owners of these "Import Only" instruments to access near-identical copies of the preset Rhythms on their instrument. When these files are used in conjunction with a librarian program like ReStyle, they open up added functionality like the Named Registration workaround. In the future, if a fully-featured AC7 Editor program ever comes out, these files will also give "Import Only" Casio owners a great starting point for tweaking the preset Rhythms. One such editor is being worked on by a community member at the moment, but it is not ready for public release.

These files are only useful if you own one of these "Import Only" models. If you're only interested in this download as a way to access the preset Rhythms from the AiX generation of Casio keyboards, do not download these files. You are usually better off getting the "complete" 4 variation versions of these files from my CT-X3000/X5000 archive. If you plan to use these 4 variation Rhythms on a Casio keyboard that only has 2 variations (usually labeled as "Normal + Variation"), you can use ReStyle to split the Rhythm in half and load both halves into two separate Rhythm slots.

I created these files by taking the CT-X3000/X5000 source files and doing side-by-side comparisons of the same Rhythms on my CT-X700 to determine which variations and fills the Casio engineers chose when "condensing" these 4 variation Rhythms down for use on the entry-level 2 variation models. While this process was long and difficult, it was successful for 95% of the Rhythms in the archive. The numbers at the end of these file names (e.g. 13-24, 14-23) denotes which parts of the original 4 variation Rhythm were swapped around to make the 2 variation Rhythm. The numbers to the left of the dash are the two variations/fills that occupy the first two slots, and the numbers to the right are the ones that occupy the last two slots (inaccesible on a 2 variation model). So, a "13-24" Rhythm is one that uses Variations and Fills 1 and 3 from the 4 variation source file. 23-14 uses Variations 2 and 3 from the original file. V1F2V3F3-V2F1V4F4 uses Variation 1 and Fill 2, and Variation 3 and Fill 3 from the original file. You can ignore these numbers for the most part, I included them for organizational purposes.

Some of these Rhythms won't sound exactly like the originals, primarily because not all of the Rhythms that appear on the CT-X700 are included on the CT-X3000/X5000. There are a good chunk of Indian Rhythms in particular that were only put on the X700 (and of course the Indian variants like the CT-X870IN/X8000IN/X9000IN). I had to source these files from a helpful forum user (@ConfusedRedditor16), but because I had to edit the voice assignments on a CT-X5000, I did not have access to all of the exclusive tones used to record these Rhythms initially. These files can be fixed eventually, but I didn't want to delay the rest of the archive so I'm releasing them as-is for now. I have labeled all of the Rhythm files that have "incomplete" instrumentation with two exclamation points (!!) at the start of the file name. If you want to take a crack at fixing them yourself, feel free to reply with a comment here and I can update the .zip archive to include your fixes.

If you have a CT-X700, you will need to use Data Manager for CT-X and a USB-B to USB-A data cable to transfer the files (here's a video tutorial if you need it). If you have a CT-X800, you have the option of connecting a flash drive to transfer the files, or you can use Data Manager if you'd prefer. CDP-S350, CT-S400 and LK-S450 owners will have to use the flash drive transfer method. This tutorial video on flash drive transfer was made for the CDP-S350 and the CT-X800, but the process is more or less the same for the CT-S400 and LK-S450.

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ct-x700
ct-x800
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
- ct-x700
- ct-x800
- cdp-s350
- ct-s400
- lks-450

(1 review)

3 comments

Updated July 21, 2021

CT-X700/X800 Rhythm Expansion Pack

By Chandler Holloway

An expansion pack of 40+ Rhythms made specifically for the CT-X700 and CT-X800. I took all the CT-X3000/X5000 exclusive Rhythms and personally converted them to use the CT-X700 and X800's voice assignments to ensure maximum compatibility. These Rhythms will still work with other models, but the differences in voice assignments may result in some strange instrumentation on non CT-X keyboards. If your keyboard has access to an onboard Rhythm Editor, you can change the voices assigned to each track as needed.

Any CT-X3000/X5000 exclusive tones found in these Rhythms were changed to closest thing I could find on the X700, and all General MIDI tones in the original Rhythms were swapped out for their higher-quality equivalents whenever possible. As a result, some of these X700 Rhythms might even sound better than they do on the X3000/X5000, but they only have two variations to work with instead of the X3000's 4 Variations. When deciding on which variations to keep during the conversion process, I tried to make Variation 1 ("Normal" on the X700) whichever pattern sounded closest to the Intro pattern and Variation 2 ("VAR" on the X700) whichever pattern sounded as close as possible to the Ending pattern.

If you're an X700 User, you will need to use Data Manager for CT-X and a USB-B to USB-A data cable to transfer the files. If you're an X800 User, you have the option of using a USB flash drive for the transfer. Just make sure that the .AC7 Rhythm files are placed inside the MUSICDAT folder on the root of your flash drive so that the X800 can recognize them properly. Enjoy!

943 downloads

(13 reviews)

1 comment

Updated January 9, 2019

CT-X3000 Rhythm Archive

By Chandler Holloway

This is a complete archive of all the preset rhythms on the CT-X3000 (and X5000) in .AC7 format. I exported these rhythms one by one from the CT-X3000 by copying them into an empty User Rhythm slot and moving them to my computer in groups of 50 by using the Data Manager for CT-X software utility. Thanks to the wonderful ReStyle batch renaming tool that's currently being developed by @shiihs here on the forums, I was able to quickly and efficiently edit these Rhythms to use their original display names as shown on stock CT-X3000 hardware instead of generic "No Name" placeholders. Please consider popping into the ReStyle development thread here on the forums to thank shiihs for his continued efforts and assist with further testing of the program.

If you are a CT-X700, CT-X800 or CDP-S350 owner who is looking to import only the Rhythms that were kept exclusive to the CT-X3000/X5000, I would not recommend using this archive. Instead, I have released a separate expansion pack specifically for those models that includes only the exclusive "missing" Rhythms that have been properly adjusted with new voice assignments to avoid tones that are exclusive to the X3000 for maximum compatibility. The Rhythms in this archive are raw and unaltered from the original presets on the X3000, and several of them make use of tones that do not exist on the lower end AiX models, meaning they may sound strange when you import them to those keyboards. The CT-X700/X800 pack can be found here, and the CDP-S350 pack is here.

This release is the first part of what I hope will eventually become a full public archive of all the different Rhythm styles on the current line-up of Casio keyboards. MZ-X users in particular might find this archive helpful, as the MZ-X300 and MZ-X500 are the only other Casio keyboards in the current line-up that can import and play 4-variation .AC7 Rhythms. However, these Rhythm styles are programmed with the CT-X series' voice assignments in mind, so the Program Change and Bank select values associated with some of these Rhythms may call up different instruments when they're imported onto an MZ-X model. Fortunately the MZ-X series features a highly capable onboard Rhythm Editor which you can use to tweak the voice assignments to your liking.

I have since released an updated version of this archive with unlocked versions of these AC7 files. These unlocked Rhythms will show their track data as "Recorded", just like it would be with any other User Rhythm you created from scratch. This opens up the ability to add or remove notes to an existing track recording via overdubbing and spot clear, allowing you to make precise changes to the material already contained in these preset Rhythms. You can download the unlocked versions here.

434 downloads

ct-x3000
ct-x5000
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
- ct-x3000
- ct-x5000
- rhythm

(2 reviews)

1 comment

Updated June 17, 2021

Plena2

By portna

A plena rhythm for the CT-X3000 that I'm satisfied with. Plena is a style of music from Puerto Rico.

98 downloads

(0 reviews)

1 comment

Submitted January 9, 2020

Epic Orchestra Rhytm Corneliu

By Corneliu

This is a Rhytm /Style created from scratch by me, I needed an Epic Orchestral Sound and hope this is pretty close.
It can be used as a movie soundtrack creation also.
Maybe someone else would like to use this.
Let me know how it worked for you.
The 3rd and 4th variations are pretty loud so, you can still adjust the volumes of each part according to your liking.

Here is a demo of this:

115 downloads

(0 reviews)

1 comment

Updated April 16, 2020

SAMBA AND BOLERO

By Silvano Silva

SAMBA STYLE and BOLERO STYLE LUIS MIGUEL

511 downloads

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Submitted April 22, 2014

Booker T & The MGs

By Guest

Good morning.

Here are two drawbar organ tones for the Casio CTK-7200 keyboard:

1) Booker T: It's a 888630000 with 2nd percussion organ, as used by Booker T & The MGs in many of their recordings.

2) Booker T GO: It's a 788700000 with no percussion organ, as used by Booker T & The MGs in their classic Green Onions tune.

Enjoy!

303 downloads

Casio Booker T Green Onions

(1 review)

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Submitted May 24, 2014

SALSA STYLE COLD PLAY

By Silvano Silva

CREATED THIS PARTICULAR STYLE FOR THIS MUSIC BUT BELIEVE THAT FITS VARIOUS OTHER LATINAS
Enjoy it AND VOTE!

253 downloads

(0 reviews)

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Updated July 15, 2014

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