Julian

wk7600 owner, my phones are Ok, but I have another queastion I have connected speaker monitors Alesis 520usb to the wk7600 but the wk volume knob wont control the monitor volume? I have my wk7600 usb into my laptop, and the Alesis usb into my laptop as I use vst pluins to play live, the computer sees audio input as the wk7600 and output as the Alesis monitors Surely thru the wk volume knob ahould control the amps thru its midi message??

Just bought FM tines from gospelmusicians you have never heard epiano patches as good, made from the good old dx7's and others who used FM sythesis If you want a sounding whitney Houston ep then go there. It is a vst which you have to load into your lap top, I have successfully used the usb out from a wk7600 into the laptop, then used the sterio phone jack out into some monitors or you can take it back into the wk76 sterio in and use the speakers in the wk76. Set local control to off and match midi channels, no 1 is ok. There is not much midi control from the wk so you have to tweek the fmtines programm and save a preset in there front end software (UVI) You would not believe the sounds, I have just done a choir with soft ep for xmas songs, its like nothing you've heard from a keyboard before

fede4real patch edits for wk76 I mean, cheers

fede4real, thks for input, have you finished your patch edits for download yet?? also, there is a lot said about px5s not having split button, but infact the split in a stage setting is the same isn't it, because if you bring up any stage set that has a split in it you can change it to your liking and infact change split voicing for say right hand melody on the fly, so I don't see what the fuss is about. I would like to see volume pedal though, that's useful , sorry this forum about wk series, don't get down on px5!!

Here is a reg bank for wk7600 use data manager etc. In bank no 15-5 I have put the best I can do to emulate the Whitney e piano. The registratration may come up with a single ep voice ( ep 2) which is layered with a Rhodes11 , both edited by me, so if it comes up singe then just press layer and I hope the Rhodes appears The file is registration only .RM7, don't hastle with the rytham, just play the keys as a piano Help needed, I have message saying I cant (not permitted) upload this type of file ??

thks for info above, im watching a roland rd700gx on ebay its a great machine and covers all the shortcomings of the px5s except for one thing, its weight of 25kgs, don't think one person can move it, also its 1440mm long

Anyone got a download for ep sound on Saving all my Love song, the best === for px5s , wk7600 either or both thk you

Hi Jokeyman 123, yeh I saw your key pad felt mod, but for me I dare not take the wk76 to pieces? I think in the end for what we pay in UK about £320 for the wk you get what you get. For some lucky reason the tape pushed down the side of the key has stopped the clanging sound. Im thinking about a px5s are u in favour with this piano? Also anyone got a download of the Whitney Houston e piano on Saving all my Love for the wk, in .ac7 or .ckf or .tn format. I am tweeking a couple of ep's and clavis to layer for this but not quite there yet !!!

try saving a rytham from the wk directly onto the card in the wk card slot, ( just make a small change to it ) If that saves to the card then see if it is visible in the display if you try to re load it. If you can see this data then you are making some mistake with data manager maybe?

Yeh, some keys on my wk7600 have gone a little tinny sounding when struck, like a rattle. At first I thought it was my finger nails, but it is the lack of consistant padding under the key, also they feel a bit loose. Fix, I have pushed some double sided tape ( only use one side sticky, leave other side alone ) in between the key eg C4 to D4 and it sounds more normal, just a thickish pad sound. I shudder to think what is really under the keyboard but I bet it is no better than bog paper, disappointing really

fede4real, you can only adjust individual parts using the mixer, so u have to stop everything, its not real time therefore wk76 is in my book is not a performance keyboard but just a little toy for someone messing about at home. If you want to see a real keyboard try finding an old GEM 760 or 880, 10/15 years old and will still out perform anything on the market today.

I have a wk7600 where I think the middle C keyis rather clanky when pressed hard to the bottom, it sounds as if there is no felt pads under it? I know these keys are not in the same league as the px350 . The octave below mid C is also a bit this way. These keys im sure are hollow plastic and very light. Any advice appreciated

You must have a lot of time on your hands!! maybe all px350's are not quite the same, ie less noise on key action ? For us simple minds I think I would have taken it back to shop for exchange for another , just to check

Jokeyman, many thks for your informed replies. The lack of editing is gonna hold me back from buying the ps350 as I have been stuck before and 3 months into it I will want to get shut. Let me know if you evolve something, and thks.

In the px350 manual it says the file extensions for rytham are .ac7 this is the same as the wk7600 series, also data manager will convert .ckf files from older casio models to .ac7 I don't have a px but I assuming because of this statement in the manual you load in styles via usb , As I have a wk76 this would be a real bonus because ive spent time on data manager with conversions and even got Yamaha .sty files converted to .ac7 thru some 3rd party program I have

Can you load new tones into px350? I believe styles can go in using .ckf or .ac7 format, but what about tones?

Jokeyman, I have found a sk76 near where I live ( not seen it yet ) but I got the user manual and as you say its awesome. The model in question has been upgraded to sk760 , so I wait to see. If you search ebay uk I think there is a sk76 for spares or repair, u may be interested

Jokeyman , thks for your input, ill check for sk76 asap. Incidently I notice the px350 will accept a AC7 rytham file for which I have 000's compilled and use in the wk7600, but it wont take a tone file from the wk. Do you know of anywhere to get extra tone banks for px350?

Ted, many thks for your informed reply, I have looked at privia px350 because rhythm section very handy, but again this model has no tone edit which the wk76 has , so each model seems to have just something that is missing. I even went to roland fp80 which is more expensive with brilliant sounds but except for the piano sounds you cannot tweak the others including ep's which are in a different bank. Years ago I had a korg x3 synth, but got rid of a whole load of midi gear , but this x3 had everything but only 61keys, I can pick these up second hand on ebay for £150 which is a bargain as they were £2000 new, Casio would do well to include good features from instruments like this. The provision of midi 5 pin is a minimal cost feature, you can imagine the manufacturing cost of these parts in Korea, China it is cents and this opens up massive realtime expandability, imagine the wk76 midi up to the korg 05RW module ( this is the old korg x3 synth ) it would be tremendous. So we wait and see what is to be produced in he future, for me, its realtime control and upgradability

Anybody any idea when a new family of wk7600 type will be introduced. ?? There are many flaws in the current model for useability real time, ie no midi in outs, poor ep sounds, poor strings and the layer/split functions are a shambles ( for good layer split see wk8000 manual ) The firmware on wk cannot be upgraded s o God help us what casio guy will do next

Guys, thks for your responses, but the 5s has no rhythm section, so alternatively I could look at the roland fp80. ?

I have a wk7600 and am thinking to change it to px350, but unsure? Can you do a tone edit on px ? I like to add sustain as a default to certain ep's, vibs etc but I don't see in the manual any adjustment for tone other than reverbs and chorus effects. It also sounds like the layer and split functions are a pain in the arse, which they are also on the wk7600 for performing, the wk8000 has them perfect, why casio change them is beyond me, saving set ups to reg banks is not the answer for performance. Could anyone advise pros and cons??

I have 7600 for 2months, but im slightly disappointed with it. It has no midi in.out which is more suitable for live performance than having to configure a computer, and I don't like the way it handles splits and layers ( see my previous comment about this ) Also there are no realtime controls for sustain or chorus so again you have to mess about editing and saving tones to memory banks.

do you know what file extension the rythms and tones take when you save them on wk3300? if you can advise then I can tell you if transferable

Is there a point to this?