TheBradge

2 hours ago, Synthwave said:

It is normal that in a conversation about a certain topic, you have to repeat yourself several times in the same thing. I have not dedicated myself to opening threads to express my opinion I simply answer because they quote me.

Well, you don't HAVE to repeat yourself that much. If you do it the way you do it gets rather annoying. If you really don't like what Casio is doing now, then what in the world are you doing here?

41 minutes ago, Mike Martin said:

 

It is serious.  Very serious.

I saw a lyrics button on, probably, the most expensive/advanced model.

Please tell me that it has the MZ-X OS, the AiX chip, atleast 64 Notes of polyphony, and maybe even a Vocal processor!?

Or can you atleast tell anything? Like an announcement date or some specs?

A CT-S with those features for $400 would be a killer machine that i would buy the moment it comes out!

Because i wasn't happy with it imagewise.

So, i didn't make this with a Casio keyboard -unfortunately don't have one at the moment- but i did a remake of the Casio CTK-100 demonstration song -atleast a part of it- with my Yamaha PSR-E313. Not sure if this is allowed. But maybe for nostalgia?

Hope you like it!

Why does Casio keep insisting on using that design?

My old CTK-731 and MZ-2000 had proper keys. Sure they clanged and clicked. But they played well.

Can't get used to the piano style keys

I had recorded a video about this subject a few hours ago with specs and pricing.

Can't wait.

I'm gonna check out the S-300 for sure!!

There is one person on YouTube that is downvoting every video that i upload, he/she seems to enjoy that, and thinks that that way that person can hurt my confidence or something.

I don't know what i can do with the keyboard in terms of adjusting stuff, not really into that lol.

Thanks for your kind words and the like

Tried to play some Gospel ish Michael Jackson. The Way You Make Me Feel. On my MZ-2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6laZvwl8M4

Thank you! It feels great to be able to create some pretty "advanced"  styles so i got that going for me!

Playing the Casio MZ-2000 with a selfmade style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53fuLyfnMaw

Sure! It's in the newest episode.

Series 3 Episode 8, they go on an RV holiday.

It's on Amazon Prime, but you can find it through other routes as well. Not gonna send a link since that's illegal probably lol.

http://

During the newest The Grand Tour episode Richard is seen with a Casio. Seems like a CT-X of some kind, i would go for the 7 or 800

Brad, that's too bad. But i might be able to sell some of the styles i create anyway since there aren't many available, and i trnd to make something for everyone hehe (And cheap i might add!)

Jokey, that sounds so confusing, and too much of a hassle.. So maybe it's for other CMFers but not for me lol, but thanks!!

On 3/14/2014 at 2:39 PM, Brad Saucier said:

 

No.   MZ tone files are unique.  No other Casio has the same architecture.  Download this one I made and try.  It's the only tone on the interent for the MZ.   I have more to upload if you like. http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/files/file/333-harpsi2-user-tone-casio-mz-2000/

 

What about the styles? Are they compatible in any way shape or form with other brands or other Casio models?

OH NO... WHAT HAVE I DONE?!

I Accidentally "Accidentally" LOL righhttttt... Bought a Casio MZ-2000 today,.

This is going to replace my WK-3300, ánd is going to be a keyboard in which i probably will create some styles and see what i can do with that.

*KICK!*

In The Netherlands they used to sell it for 1500 euro's which i thought was insane, especially since it had to compete with the PSR-9000.

Recently i did do sóme research for the keyboard (And i'm seriously tempted to buy one) and it's an insane machine with features that the Yamaha didn't have, and sounds that the Yamaha didn't have.

Oh, and i also made a video in which i tried to explain the ZPI chip today, i'm no expert, but i felt that atleast some of the stuff i said made sense

ZPI Explanation

I got bored with it quite soon though so i was glad that my friend picked it up lol.
Keyboard i would chose over the X-70... if it has to be a new one in the same pricerange? Probably the E-363. It's not that i dislike Casio, i seriously DON'T, been a fan of Casio's ever since the late 90s, but they're missing something in the style and sound department.

All their styles sound lackluster, seriously a mid 90s Yamaha sounds more dynamic in my opinion, and are more useable in my opinion.
Sounds are pretty good for what they are, Casio sounds. But they tend to sound quite plastic and / or nasal... Sure, they have solo sounds nowadays with sampled vibrato but eh.... Sweet voices, anyone? Yamaha has been doing that (more realistic, i might add) since the late 90s..

Same with Megavoices, On the Tyros since 2001, Casio came out with a simplified version of it, called it versatile tones and it's the best thing ever on a keyboard, it took them FIFTEEN YEARS.

I am now playing a Yamaha PSR-E403 and i enjoy playing it, great keybed, really good sounds and very groovy styles. It's an older keyboard and you can pick them up for $75-125 probably.

If you were going to spend $200 on a keyboard and you seriously want to get a bang for your buck, try if you can get either the MZ-2000 or the Yamaha PSR-8000. But if you're not really in to fancy stuff and you just want to play? Then a CTK-811 will do or a PSR-S500.

All the best

Kris has 4k subscribers, wow! I'm wondering what he thinks about the CT-X range!

12 hours ago, m10538 said:

Improvisation in A minor ROCKS!!! Fantastic speed playing there, Maestro...or Bradge...whatever you call yourself now.

$200?! Even I could afford that. Hmmmmm...maybe.....

Thanks, just "TheBradge" Combination of my name and "The Edge" (since i'm a massive U2 fan)

KeyboardMaestro was a bit too much i think lol.

It's a great keyboard for the money, but the keybed... meh.

On 1/31/2019 at 10:33 AM, vbdx66 said:

Hi Bradge,

 

Thanks for posting, nice demo.

 

I am surprised that you disliked the keyboard. I had the CT-X3000 for a couple of weeks at home and the keybed was very good. When I asked the question on this forum, the Casio guys told me that the keybed was the same for the whole CT-X line so maybe your friend received a unit with a faulty keyboard and he should ask for a replacement unit.

 

I agree, soundwise, the CT-X line is way better than the Yamaha PSR E. That said, the PSR E363 (the E373 is not out yet and might never come to existence - by the way, that « new » E360 is just a silly piece of junk😱) has some very nice features, the most important being the bi-directional digital audio interface. And on the model next up, the PSR E463, you can even record audio directly on a USB stick, which is really great. I wished the future AiX models would have both these features: an onboard digital audio interface and the possibility to record audio on an USB stick.

 

If you really like the CT-X700 and think about buying it, put a few Euros more and get the CT-X800 instead, the pitch bend wheel is a great tool for cool electric guitar and realistic brass sounds. And it is so convenient to add new rhythms and to play MIDI files directly from the USB stick.

 

Hope you will be doing more demos. Would you consider doing some in the Jazz and EDM genres?

 

Regards,

 

Vinciane

Well, to be honest, i've played with it a few days now (The owner picked it up yesterday evening after rehearsal) and while it's certainly a great bang for buck i'm more of a Yamaha lover, and i can certainly understand why people would buy this since it sounds great, but it's also a lot of hype.

Sure it has a few great sounds, and some really funky styles, but the rest is just a recap of the late 00s Casio's in my opinion.

I can't do any more genres and videos for you since i don't have it anymore..

I was recording a few songs 2 days a go with the CT-X700 and during one song the style placed the fill very strange, listen to 0:45 It just glitched out, and i wasn't doing anything.

And here, during the chorus that starts at 0:40 (But it's most noticable around 0:52)

The Casio isn't able to keep up at certain points and i'm not doing anything complicated..

Anyone else that had these issues? Now it's not my keyboard, it's for a friend who wants to learn, but for an intermediate player like myself this is unacceptable..

Thank you both! Yeah, the keybed is still as flimsy.

Played it for a total of 2 hours since it arrived yesterday and the 3rd D key is already starting to make a tiny bit more noise than the rest, totally unacceptable, and i'm not a very firm player.

A friend of mine bought a CT-X700 today but he wanted to have it delivered to my place because of work and stuff. He DID tell me to unbox it and play with it a bit and well... That's exactly what it did:

Unboxing

Improvisation in A Minor.

Some Maroon 5 song, you can hear the Versatile Guitar in the intro of this one! Sounds incredibly good.

A classic Abba song with a nice Disco Shuffle style, listen to the Electric Piano with the Phaser on it, wow.

My first impressions are, WOW! Is this machine REALLY only 200 bucks? It sounds very punchy, has a lot of great sounds, versatile tones (megavoices, lol) a couple of really good styles, and it looks stunning.

When i played it i was still overwhelmed with how it sounded, but i dislike the keybed, i was playing in constant fear of playing too hard, not that a key would break off, but it feels very flimsy.

Still, Yamaha PSR E-373 or the CT-X? No choice, CT-X.

Yeah, roughly what i said in my video, cool That's actually a good price point