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This is a pity because obviously an electronically keyboard is meant to create non real sounds as well as to emulate the sounds of real instruments. It would have been a far better move to allow the end user to choose whether he needs the touch sensitivity on a particular sound or not. When there is no expressive pedal at hand, touch sensitivity could be a mean to add some expressivity to an organ patch. Also, if you want to create a new patch through, let’s say, layering an E piano with an organ, it is a drawback that the organ layer won’t react to touch sensitivity.

Hi Brad and thanks for your answer. I tried to upload rhythms for older keyboards in the CT-X3000 during the time I had it at home and, sure enough, the keyboard could understand them, but they sounded so ugly that I suspect they would need a complete remapping of voices in the mixer to be usable at all. I hope that the compatibility will be better within the CT-X series. It could be pretty cool to have the CT-X5000 or 3000 at home while being able to upload personal rhythms to a CT-X800 or 700 to take away on vacation or for an informal gig.

Hi to all, I was wondering whether rhythms created on the CT-X3000/5000 could be read by the CT-X700/800. In particular, would the sound quality remain the same or would the voices need some sort of remapping before porting the rhythms to the smaller keyboards ? I am aware that the CT-X700/800 would only play two variations, of course. This could be interesting for instance for a teacher wishing to share rhythms with his/her students, or for someone having both keyboard and wishing to take the more lighter one out for a gig. Vinciane

Hi you’re probably right about the MZ-X interface. Since I really like the sounds of the CT-X line, I hope that Casio will see the light and in a few months launch a keyboard with the AiX sound chip and the MZ-X user interface.

Agree, I returned mine for the same reason, then ordered Yamaha PSR E463 but it sounds childish in comparison with the 3k so I will probably return it, too, order a CT-X700/800, and wait for the next generation of CT-X, hoping that the user interface will be friendlier.

Yep, I agree, this guy is just incredible. This is a great review of the CR-X5000 that he has done here. The funny thing is that whatever keyboard he is reviewing, he is always doing as if it were the best keyboard ever. His review of the infamous Korg Liverpool is simply hilarious: Enjoy 😉

Very nice cover 🙂

Thanks Brad 😊

Hi Brad and thanks for the quick answer. As for the internal speakers, I was really impressed by those of the CT-X3000 (putting the knob volume at half course was perfect for playing at home). Although much less powerful, would you say that the speakers of the CT-X700 and 800 are sufficient for home playing, or possibly for giving basic lessons on music notes, chords etc. to beginners? Thanks, Vinciane

Hi everybody, I had the CT-X3000 for 10 days and was much impressed by its sound and styles quality, as well as by its keybed - one of the nicest I have played for a long time on a portable keyboard. Nonetheless, I sent the Ct-X3000 back for a refund a few days ago because its user interface is daunting, also, although it was not that heavy, it is still heavier than I thought and I would be happy with something more portable still. This is why I am now considering the CT-X700/800 as an alternative to the 3k/5/k for a very portable keyboard with nice sounds. Therefore, I have a few questions. First, have the CT-X700/800 the same keybed as the CT-X3000/5000, or is it a cheaper keybed of lesser quality? Secondly, I am well aware that the CT-X700 and 800 don’t have the deep editing capabilities, nor the four variation styles, neither the bigger speakers, of the CT-X3000/5000. That being said, when taking into considerations the sounds and styles which are being shared by all four keyboards in the range, have the little brothers 700 and 800 the same sound and style quality as the bigger 3000 and 5000? I really like some of the features of the CT-X700/800, like the button to instantly switch between a piano and an organ and to adjust the touch sensitivity, or the button to instantly choose the chord recognition mode, or the one to switch instantly between auto-harmony and arpeggiator. I wished the more sophisticated CT–X3000/5000 also had these very convenient buttons instead of having to go through menus inside menus, etc. So for now my options are: 1) Order the CT-X3000 again (or upgrade to the 5000). 2) Order the CT-X700 or 800 (there is something very illogical in the price hierarchy, because where I live the 800 is actually 4 euros more expensive than the 3k - did I miss something here?). 3) Order the Yamaha PSR E463, which was my first idea until I stumbled upon the CT-X3000. Its sounds are not par with the CT-X3000/5000, but it does have two controller knobs, some buttons for muting style (rhythm) tracks when playing live (albeit the styles are non editable and have only two variations), and an USB digital audio interface, with the possibility to record your audio on an USB stick. Thanks for helping, Vinciane

Just stumbled upon this on YouTube: Might be useful. Regards.

Hi, I was also wondering about the same issue because this is a serious flaw in what seems otherwise like a nice little light-weight portable keyboard suitable for home teaching or informal gigs on the beach or as a backup when travelling etc. Is there a possibility that Casio would upgrade the OS of the CT-X700/800 to implement this layer/split volume function, or in contrary to the CT-X3000/5000, is the OS of the 700/800 burned into the ROM so that it is impossible to devise an upgrade? Regards, Vinciane

Here it is:

Hi, is there any chance that the CT-X700/800 would be fixed in a future OS update so that it would eventually be possible to adjust the relative volumes (balance) or the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Split voices? As for now it is not possible, which is a very serious flaw in an otherwise nice keyboard. Thanks. Vinciane

Hi nice cover. Which Casio instrument are you playing? The Sitar sound is very beautiful, IMO you could make it a bit more prominent to emphasise then “Indian feel” of the song, for instance by using the Sitar as a solo instrument to play a few measures of the melody while the piano and the bass would just do the backing. Regards.

I wonder whether he put everything in order again after the tear down... I don’t like the idea of any music instrument being put into pieces

Just bought the CT-X3000 and hope to post some music here once I’ll get used to the keyboard. Keep up the good work with the PX-780 😉

Hi very nice song. Which keyboard are you playing? As for the video issue, if you don’t like making them, you can post your compositions on SoundCloud instead of YouTube.

Thanks for this explanation. Vinciane

Hi Brad, Thanks for this extensive explanation. I still find the process daunting but the technical part looks somewhat clearer 🙂 Regards, Vinciane

Hello everyone, The phrase pads on the CT-X3000/5000 really look like a cool tool to make the music more dynamic. On the other hand, when you’ve never done it, it seems very hard to record and edit your own phrase sets. Hence I’m am wondering why Casio didn’t record default phrase sets in the 25 phrase pad banks. To make a comparison, on the Yamaha keyboards, there are default Multipads when you buy the keyboard. I guess that the phrases are in some kind of MIDI format. Would it be conceivable to record/edit them in a DAW? @Mike Martin It would be great if you could make an extensive tutorial on how to record and edit phrase sets 😎👍 Regards, Vinciane

Hi guys, Got the CT-X3000 last Thursday and it is really great fun. I really like the sounds and rhythms. The sound is crisp and clear even at low volume (at home I play it with the volume knob at half course). I can still send it back and get a refund, so I was wondering if I should keep it or rather upgrade to the CT-X5000. In this view I have one question: since there is no MOD button on the 3k, can the expression pedal be used to replace it, for instance to activate the Leslie effect on an organ? Also, has someone tried out both keyboards and if this is the case, do you think that the upgrade is really worth it? In particular, do the Category buttons for the tones and rhythms really help and is is really a big issue that a LED indicates which Reg button is activated on the 5k? All views are very welcome. Thanks. Vinciane

Hi, Interesting review. I am really interested by your opinion because like you I had a PSR E433 for some time, which I sold, so I am now looking for something portable on top of my DGX 650 and I am hesitating between the CT-X3000 and the Yamaha PSR E463. i have watched all existing videos of both boards and my opinion is that Casio is unbeatable as far as features are concerned, bout that Yamaha still remains better as far as the sound is concerned. After having played the E433 for so long I am afraid that I will miss the Sweet! and Cool! sounds of the Yam if I go for the Casio. Any opinions very welcome because I am at a total loss here! I am tempted by the Casio because of its sequencer and arpeggiator, but the Live Knobs of the Yamaha are very tempting also... and the buttons to mute the tracks are put at a very awkward place on the Casio... So really I don’t know... Thanks for helping, Vinciane

Hi, more generally, a modulation wheel will enable you to choose the level of modulation you are applying to the sound (speed of a vibrato, depth of a chorus...) whereas a modulation button, I believe, will simply switch th effect on and off. So no quite the same thing really.