Mahmoud

I just clarified what I meant by Midi-Instrument connection by adding (5 Pin DIN). Have to be careful not spread falsehoods by posting misunderstood / misinterpreted messages.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Cheers!

On 3.4.2016 at 7:50 AM, spacecoffin said:

 Well you know, opinions and all. If someone wants to donate one, I would jack off a few tracks.....perhaps literally  

 

 I want to like and recommend, just lacking MIDI and other i suppose personal reasons can't in good faith. Now if he asked aut XWG1, would rave about it.

Yes, I agree about it not  having Midi-Instrument (5 Pin DIN) connections could be regarded as a huge deficit, well actually as almost a deal breaker, especially for someone who uses music software to record music, but personally, I can live with that. I usually (80% of the time), don't use Midi synchronization. I still record most of my music on a traditional old school 16  track machine. :-). Another thing that caught my eye was that it apparently only has 12 Bit resolution, which could be considered a bit out if date for an instrument that was released in 2015. Nevertheless, for the sale price it is available now, I believe that it's still quite a sweet deal. I'm not sure though if I would have been willing to spend the original MSRP on it. 

Thank you for pointing out the lack of (5 Pin DIN) Midi-Instrument connection. I really appreciate it. 

5 hours ago, BradMZ said:

Yes. The PD1 is a drum machine....a step sequencer. It has a huge number of drum samples built in plus a bunch of DSP effects like stutters, rolls, reverse, phasers, tape stops, etc....and parametric master EQ and compressor.  A step sequence can have up to 64 steps (Four 16 step patterns).  Each step in a sequnce can trigger up to 64 events simultaneously.  Patterns within a step sequnce can be chained together in something called a pattern group.  A pattern group can be used to program a pattern playback sequence.

Thank you.

Thank you everyone for the replies, and for the detailed and on-topic explanations.  I really appreciate it.

Cheers,

Mahmoud

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3 hours ago, Scott Hamlin said:

 

And like most shots in the dark.. MISS! 

 

The XW-PD1 is a very comprehensive music production tool. It is a drum machine, sampler, synthesizer, and effects unit.  It is like a musical Swiss Army Knife (it's even red like a Swiss Army Knife!) 

 

Now, is it the best choice for you, Mahmoud?  Really depends on what you want to do. .  If you want 100's and 100's of drum sounds and to be able to sample your own sounds, YES! make bass and synth lines in the tracks, OCCASIONALLY and add effects YES! then something like the XW-PD1 is what you want.  

As far as comparing ease-of-use to the Alesis or other traditional drum machine: The PD-1 will require more time to learn all the features, but it is well worth it for all it can do, The data editor also makes it very easy to make your set-ups and load samples. 

 

RE: Using the PD1 for pop/rock music. It can do any drum patterns any other drum machine can do. It has more drum samples than any drum machine I have ever used, so finding the right drum sound for your songs won't be an issue... and you can also load in your own. YOU GOT ME CONVINCED.

I am actually looking for an affordable alternative to the Alesis SR18, for example + a few more extras that I can use if I choose to, and I'm wondering if the XWPD1 can also be used like a regular drum machine.      

Thanks,

Hi,

I recently saw the XWPD1 on sale in a shop in Europe for EUR 249.  I was thinking of getting the Alesis SR 18 drum computer at first.  Are both devices comparable with each other, and would the XWPD1 be the wiser choice, especially at the given price?  Is it also possible to use the XWPD1 as an enhanced drum computer / sampler for pop music or is it strictly for dance, techno and hip-hop?  Lastly, I find the Alesis SR18 (or SR16 for that matter) quite intuitive to use, so how would you rate the XWPD1 in comparison?

Thanks,

This is my first experimental recording on the Casio XW-P1.  It has a kind of Indo-Arab vibe to it.  All the tracks were exported to and finalized on Audacity. 

Hope you like it.

Cheers,

Mahmoud

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