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I do have to say that i really like the X5000 appearance... But if those other things are all? (Althought 2x6 or 2x15 watts is a pretty big difference)  hmm, might go for the 3000.

What's the difference between the 3000 and 5000 then? Nothing that justifies that extra $100 in my opinion then.

I was wondering, is the CT-X5000 the only one with a patternsequencer? 

I'm seriously impressed by that piano sound, Genos who?

The drums are also really impressive, my Tyros has good drum sounds, but finally on this machine a drumkit sounds like a drumkit and not like some compressed whacking.

The only thing that i'm concerned about is the styles. We all know that Casio is pretty lacking in the styles department apart from the Latin styles and World styles and now the EDM styles. Stuff like Ballads, 8 Beat, R&B and Rock sounds pretty lifeless, like i said earlier in a post, Yamaha's from 20-25 years ago sound more realistic on those styles than the Casio CTK/WK line, and it says something that an amateur musician can create better rythms than the programmers..

So i was hoping that the're going to be much improved! The CT-X5000 (Which i still want a demonstration of!) Is going to be out here in Holland in May if i'm correct? And that'll be the time that i have one! 

The CT-X700 is an incredible machine, not just for the money, but overall, this thing just craps all over the Roland GO stuff and the E series by Yamaha, NOW it's Yamaha that has to step up their game against Casio, and NOT the otherway around.

I thought i'd never say it again after the MZ-2000, but Casio is making me proud!

That saxophone, WOW! 

And THOSE DRUMS!!!!!! 

Exactly, i hate like 90% on the styles on the Casio keyboards, they sound like they could've been programmed by anyone, unlike the Tyros rythms which incredibly powerful and lively.

BUT! There is something about the Casio keyboards which makes them more fun to play, and much better to understand.

I never had more fun creating style on any keyboard than on the CTK-731!

I don't know actually, my dad was a die hard fan of Solton and Roland in the 90s and early 00s, yet my first ever keyboard they got me was a Casio CTK-100 and i never actually had more models from a brand than a Casio. 

And the way Casio is heading now in terms of soundquality (And i like their Operating System) Makes me think that i will get another Casio after the Tyros, and that i will pass on my love for Casio to the next generation, if their will ever be one

I think there will be more, from the CT-X5000 that is.

Not that the X-700 isn't astonishing! But the 5000 seems to be much more of an instrument that intermediat/pro players would use, i know i would.

I would trade in my Tyros for it any minute (But then again, i would also do that with the CTK-7200 and MZ-X range)

I dislike it that there are so little video's from the CT-X3000/5000...

Only Rich working from a script

So, i was thinking about some things today while playing my old beaten up Tyros (Buttons that are very hard to press, screen is broken, but it still plays great)

And i was wondering what it is that makes Casio so far behind with technology?

- The styles are pretty bland, 15 years ago their styles sounded lifeless and it seems that it hasn't changed, what's up with that? They could've atleast try to spice them up, right?

- Only since 2 years we get 4 variations on a Casio (With the exception of the MZ-2000 but that was already 18 years ago and rumor has it that the machine was developed with Roland)

- We get Versatile tones, super awesome! But again, this is almost ancient technology, first machine to have that was the Yamaha Tyros, and that came out in 2002..

- We now get a brand new sound engine which finally seems to allow saxophones to have natural vibrato and flutes to have an overblown effect when you press a key hard.. However, that was introduced by Yamaha in 1997 in their Sweet! Voices. That's 21 years old..

- Velocitylayered drums.. Sorry but i had a Technics KN2000 which already had that. 2 To be precise. And that machine came out in 1993.
I can list a couple of other things (Touchscreen, Roland used that in 2005 in the G-70, polyphony of 128? PSR-9000 Springs to mind, that was 1999) BUt i think i've made my point..

I love Casio to death, i really really do! Don't get me wrong. And if the CT-X5000 is really going to sound even better than the CT-X700 then i will buy it as a replacement for my Tyros. But WHY o WHY are they so far behind? I mean, the technology i'm talking about is what 15-20 years old roughly,  so why is it so hard for Casio to implement it in to their machines? Why is it so hard for them to catch up with their competitors, is it because they don't want to, or because the can't? 

Not bashing Casio (my main axe for 3 years was a CTK-731 and until last November i played a WK-1800) But, this is something that has been bothering me for quite some time. Can someone explain/elaborate ? Thanks!
 

Yeah he is pressing buttons, and he is selecting different tones, but indeed! The switching is surprisingly quick and seamless.

I do think that these are different presets though, i can't imagine casio implementing that with velocity switching.
We haven't heard much other sounds than Piano's/Bass/Organ/Drums though, come on, give is some more wind/reed/Brass stuff! That's where it matters in my opinion.

Yeah he had about 150 Casio keyboards at some point, pretty insane. And yes he can play almost anything you throw at him, pretty impressive. You don't get a better more rounded piano player than him in my opinion!

The cat is a beautiful creature and it's really sweet that he rescued him.

On a side note, i doubt that you're following him on Facebook or he might've deleted you from his contacts, but he posts a lot of stuff daily, ranging from 5-10 selfies when he's eating to completely over the top rants about a certain president, and he does livestreams almost daily, then he's behind a beautiful piano, and then he's playing on an old Yamaha, but he's there every day.

He also auditioned for AGT!

1 hour ago, roncist said:

1 hour ago, roncist said:

I often visit  Kris Nicholsons  youtube channel, because he is funny and a real piano player.

 

He has tons of videos and he played a lot of pianos and keyboards

 

Here some of my favorits

 

Christmas medley

 

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

 

New York on Street with Casio WK 7600

 

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

 

Jam

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2E8Hdx7Ibo

 

 

 

I don't like it when he plays with other musicians, he doesn't know how to leave space for other musicians it seems in my opinion, he's always super busy with those scales and glissando's, i enjoy him playing on his own, because like i said earlier he's a beast and a fantastic musician, just don't get him to play with others because he overplays a lot and wants to show off, which is too bad..

2 hours ago, Casiokid said:

Kris has videos about dampening key noise by means of adding felt which he claims he does with all his keyboards

I can imagine why he would do that... He says that he has a soft touch on the keyboard, but when i see him play the opposite shines through

I hope that for once they have done something about their lackluster styles.
Even older Yamaha styles (PSR2000/PSR9000) Sound vibrant and dynamic, and Casio seems to get a lot of rythms right (Especially the Latin styles) But they just don't groove, they sound programmed, and that's too bad.

(It says something when you see people online who program styles better than the originals)

This guy is one of the biggest Casio keyboard collectors out there, he made a whole series about the MZ-2000 including talking about the construction! 
 

This was really awesome, i happen to know Kris from way back, around the time his first YouTube video's got online (KN-2000 review, stuff like that) And the way he treast arrangers is really cool! He knows how to get them to the limit!

He also made a Michael Jackson style on the Casio WK-7600 and some wave-sequenceing kinda stuff! I don't have the timestamps, but this guy knows how to create styles!!! So just watch the complete video

This guy really knows how to get keyboards sound like the brands intended them to sound, you know what i mean? The way those styles sound are like there's a live band playing, who needs a $5000 Genos when an $400 Casio can sound almost as good in the right hands?!

(The only thing i dislike about his playing is the constant glissando's and scales he tends to do, but other than that he's really in a league of his own, not even joking, he's a beast!)

He recently stopped doing all the Casio stuff and now is a Williams sponsored (or so he says he is) Musician and seems to pick up onKorg more, but i was hoping that he'd get in touch with the PX-5s for some reason!

How many people on the forum know him/talk to him/are subscribed to his channel? 

Great video. And some powerful phaser on that EP!
(Too bad the drum sounds are still typical Casio, sorry to say that!)

And of course Paolo!! Synthmania is great. You should check his section on his website for the CTK-601, great stuff!

16 minutes ago, BradMZ said:

What is the problem with keys making noise?  

It depends on how much noise..

My KN-501 from Technics made so much noise you could hear them over my playing through headphones.

There was a clip posted on the MZ-X group with the X-500 keys making lots of noise, rattling, clanging.. It's just that you know, making a bit of noise isn't a problem of course, but making SO much noise that it's distracting is..

However, the CT-X700 costs 179 dollars and IF the CT-X5000 sounds better (Which i think it will) Then i'm seriously going to buy this.

The CT-X700 sounds better in some ways (With the brass stuff and the piano) Than my Tyros, granted, that's 16 years old, but still...

Oh no... Listen closely to those keys

Damnit you Casio...

Well, we know that Casio has shown us a new range of products. The CT-X line of keyboards consisting of the CT-X700/800/3000/5000

The cheapest will cost around 179 dollars if i'm correct, and that will feature 48 notes of polyphony, a 12 watt speaker system, +- 200 styles and +- 600 sounds. 

The most expensive one will cost about 400 dollars, which is pretty darn cheap if you ask me. 64 notes of polyphony. 30 watt speaker system. +- 240 styles and +- 800 sounds, and 4! Variations per style.

The best part?! They've introduced a new sound engine called the AiX, and if you listen to the CT-X700 you'll get blown away! It has better soundquality than the PSR-E series (That start at 150 dollars i believe) And better polyphony.

My imagination is that (we haven't heard it yet unfortunately) The CT-X5000 will sound even BETTER! And yes, the guitars will now have velocity switched noises like slides and things like harmonics, that's impressive. 

There are 3 things that i don't like about this (Or maybe my expectations were to high because of the MZ-X range) 

- No touchscreen (The UI on the MZ-X looks fantastic)

- No matter how hard Casio tries they just can't hold a candle to the Sweet! Voices on the Yamaha's (And that's 22 year old technology) 

- Still that weird box-styled keybed, how hard can it be to go back to proper style keybeds that don't rattle or clang?

I'm hoping that this topic will go to a proper spot (If this isn't the correct one) And that we can have nice discussions about the machines, and i'm sure we will! Because let's be honest, Casio have really REALLY outdone themselves this time in a budget range of keyboards!

The CT-X700 will be around $200.. So in Holland my guess is that it will be UNDER that price! And DAMN, not even the PSR-E series (Which cost DOUBLE that) Sound that good (Apart from the Sweet! voices which are still in a league of their own, Casio just can't get velocity switching flutes right or saxes)

I think the CT-X5000 will be about 400-450 euro's? Sounds about right? 4 variations, 64 notes of polyphony, completely new sound engine, let's see how this evolves Sounds like a FANTASTIC deal. They'll sounds more like a Yamaha Tyros than the E series of Yamaha does! And that's insane for the money.

I was hoping for a touchscreen, might go for the MZ-X300 or 500 then.