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Melissa "Registration" (aka. "User Setup") is a common term in the "arranger" world. Because of your past experience, I suspect that you are confusing "Music Presets" with "Registrations" on the WK-7600. In actuality, these are two entirely different functions that serve two entirely different purposes on the WK-7600. Yes ! The Music Presets will set up the keyboard, but they also include, as you have already discovered, a pre-recorded chord progression, and are intended for automated "easy listening" entertainment and/or "play along" practice/performance. The keyboard set ups that you want to save are saved into a "Registration" that, as I have already stated, have nothing to do with Music Presets. Registrations set up the keyboard for you to play your own melody and your own chord progression IN REAL TIME - nothing pre-recorded. During the following procedure, DO NOT PRESS the "Music Preset" buttons at any time. Power the keyboard on and set it up the way you want: select the Tone, Rhythm, Tempo, and whether or not you want a Layer Tone and/or Auto-Harmonize, etc, etc, etc. As you gain experience with the keyboard, you can begin to include mixer and effects settings into your Registrations. When you are finished with your set up, follow the "To save a setup to registration memory" procedure in the left hand column on Page 67 of the manual. To recall a saved set up, refer to the right hand column on Page 67. Some players prefer to play the full keyboard "piano style" with the keyboard providing "backing tracks" rather than just playing the Auto-accompaniment rhythms in real time with their left hand. The Music Presets provide improvisation backing, while the "User" Music Preset area gives these players a place to store their own "backing tracks", while others pre-record entire songs (minus melody) with the Song Sequencer for the same purpose. Should you want to create or edit a Music Preset and save it as a User Music Preset, see the procedure beginning on Page 58 of the manual. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

That's why these forums are here, Ron - to fill in the gaps left by the manufacturers. Enjoy your WK-7600 ! Regards, Ted

You can download an electronic (pdf) set of manuals from here http://support.casio.com/en/manual/manualfile.php?cid=008017005

What model of iPad are you connecting to ? Do you have one of the older models with the wide 30 pin docking/charge port, or one of the newer models with the narrow "Lightning" port ? Did you purchase an Apple iPad "Camera Connection Kit" or one of the third party interface kits ? In the keyboard's MIDI setup menu, whether you choose LocalCtrl ON/OFF, or AccompOut ON/OFF, just determines how you will use the keyboard, but does not affect basic connectivity, which you do not appear to have. In that same menu, the KeyboardCh and Navi. Ch settings do not seem to have any effect on Garageband, but I leave them on their default settings of 01 and 04, respectively. With my iPad-3 and WK-225, there is a definite problem getting enough level, so I have to run the iPad's audio output at maximum, the WK-225's MIC-IN (Yes ! It controls the WK-225's Audio In, also.) at maximum, and the WK-225's master volume at about 75% (about the 3 o'clock position). With this set up, I get a lot of "hash" from the iPad sounds, but not from the WK-225's internal sounds. Thinking I was over-driving the WK-225's Audio In, I backed the levels off, but the hash was still there. When I used the WK-7000 in this set up, instead of the WK-225, I did not get the hash, so it is not an iPad or app problem. Now, when I USB connected the WK-225 to the iPad, and connected the iPad's audio out to the WK-7000's Audio In, in other words, I am keying Garageband with the WK-225 and amplifying the audio out with the WK-7000 internal amplifiers and speakers, I DO NOT GET the hash. Likewise, when I go the other way around, when I key Garageband with the WK-7000 and amplify the audio out with the WK-225's internal amplifiers and speakers, I DO NOT GET the hash. I only get the hash when the iPad is connected to both the WK-225's USB port and Audio In. I have read on other forums about certain models of other brands experiencing the same thing. It seldom affects all models of a brand, just certain ones. In my case, it appears to be my WK-225 that is affected, none of my other Casio's. If you experience the same situation with your WK-240, you may want to get a set of powered monitors or separate computer speakers (similar to the old Logitech X-140's) to amplify the iPad's audio out. I wish you all the best in getting this up and running, as Garageband, and many other apps, make wonderful additions to the WK-2XX voice (tone) palettes. If you continue to have connectivity problems, you may want to invest $1.99 (USD) in the MIDI Test-R app for further trouble shooting. It serves a similar purpose as MIDI-OX on the PC and MAC, and is invaluable for trouble-shooting MIDI connectivity problems. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Ron I have a CTK-6000, a CTK-7000, and a WK-7500, all of which are pretty much the same as your WK-7600, just a model run older. When I first connected each of them to my computers, the drivers loaded immediately, and I had full connectivity, in every case. Whether I go into the keyboards' MIDI setup menu and choose LocalCtrl ON/OFF or AccompOut ON/OFF just depends on how I am going to use the keyboard, but has nothing to do with the basic connectivity, and the KeyboardCh defaults to 01, which should satisfy just about any software program. What I am saying is that you should be able to just connect the keyboard to the computer, let the driver load, and be on your way. In my case, that worked for a Vista 64 bit desktop and two Win-7 64 bit laptops, and even an old 32 bit Win-XP (SP2) Compaq laptop. The fact that the Data Manager software appears to work indicates that you have basic connectivity, but that is a file transfer (file manager) protocol - not a MIDI protocol, but it should indicate that the keyboard USB port, the computer USB port, and the cable are OK. What concerns me is that the keyboard's MIDI circuits do not seem to be functioning. Most computer software MIDI programs require that you go into some type of MIDI setup menu and "select" the connected device, or it will not recognize MIDI data from that device. That would most likely include EMedia, and would definitely include MIDI-OX. When MIDI-OX comes up, look in the upper left corner and left click on "Options", then "MIDI Devices". In the pop-up menu, you should see "CASIO USB-MIDI" in both the Inputs and Outputs panels. Select BOTH of those and close that window. Now see if MIDI-OX sees MIDI data from the keyboard. If it does, check for a similar setup in EMedia. If MIDI-OX still does not see any MIDI data from the keyboard, do you have another computer or laptop you can try connecting it to? If the keyboard's MIDI circuits appear to be defective, you need to return it ASAP for a replacement. If you are connecting the keyboard to a fairly recent computer with USB-3.0 ports, make sure you are connecting to one of the USB-2.0 ports. Most USB-MIDI systems will not work with USB-3.0. Also, if you are running Windows-10, try running EMedia and MIDI-OX in one of the "Compatibility" modes (Vista, Win-7). Some Win-10 systems are a bit finicky about USB-MIDI. Best of luck ! Regards, Ted

Thanks for that info, Scott. That will give Roz something else to consider if he decides he doesn't like what the iRig2 does to his keyboard output. I am starting to consider something like that for myself, but I have the full size iPad-3, so I will probably opt for the Griffin as well. I like that charging stand design. I am like you. I can't believe the price on that thing.

After further review of iPad Mini photos, I was able to determine that the Griffin device mentioned in my previous reply is not compatible with the iPad Mini, as it requires the wide data/charge port of the full sized iPad, while the iPad Mini uses the smaller Lightning port. I was originally going to recommend the iRig2, but did not, for two reasons. One, it is basically a guitar device - meaning it is mono - while your keyboard is stereo. Your keyboard's output will definitely sound different when played through a mono device. Many of the accompaniment rhythm instruments are panned to different locations in the stereo field. You will lose those dynamics when playing through a mono device, not to mention that most of the keyboard's main voices (sounds) were sampled in stereo. Those, too, will sound different through a mono system, but what is most important is how they sound to you. When recording a stereo signal through a mono device, there can be some cancellation (sometimes severe) of parts of the stereo signal. Secondly, guitar sound devices typically have a much narrower sound spectrum than that of a keyboard, so keyboards usually do not sound good through a guitar sound system. However, the iRig2 specs state a 20 cps to 20,000 cps bandwidth, which is the bandwidth of a keyboard, so there should be no problem there. Your problem will be with Garageband. If you can avoid going through a guitar/amp model, do so, but if your are forced to make a guitar/amp model selection, try to select something with the widest bandwidth possible. As for now, I think you are headed exactly down the right path. You have already ordered the iRig2 for your guitar, so you can not go wrong there. Just hang on until you get it and try your keyboard through it. If it sounds OK to you, then you are done. If not, then you can start looking for something for the keyboard at that time. It's really too bad the iRig folks don't make a device for stereo keyboards. As I said in my previous reply - good luck with this. I know you will like the iRig2 for your guitar. I hope it works out as well for your keyboard. To help us make future recommendations for other members, please give us a feedback on your thoughts after you use it for a bit. Thanks ! Regards, Ted

Roz Whatever interface/cable setup you decide on, keep this point in mind. Once you connect audio from the WK-225 to the iPad Mini via the interface unit, you will not be able to loop the audio output from the iPad Mini back into the WK-225's Audio In jack in order to use its sound circuits to amplify the iPad Mini's output. If you do this, you will cause a horrendous audio feedback loop that could damage the audio circuits in the WK-225 or the iPad Mini or both. Once you connect audio from the WK-225 into the iPad Mini, you will have to connect its audio output to either headphones or a separate amplifier.speaker system. Now, once you have recorded the WK-225's output with Garageband and disconnect the audio interface, you can then connect the Ipad Mini's audio out to the WK-225's Audio In and play it back through the WK-225's sound system and speakers. You just can not do this when the audio interface is connected for the reason I mention above. AND . . . YES . . . The WK-225's Audio In jack is stereo. Also, the WK-225 only has a "Phones" output jack, which is very high level compared to the "Line Out" jacks on boards that are equipped with them, so you will need to keep the WK-225's master volume control at a very low level in order to keep from overdriving the interface's input and causing distortion. The iPad Mini's phones jack also does double duty as a Mic In jack, so you will need an audio interface that uses the iPad Mini's data/charge port. If you get the type that connects to the iPad Mini's Mic In jack, then that jack will not be available as an audio output. Here is one that looks good and is reasonably priced, but you would need to check with the Griffin folks to ensure that it is compatible with the iPad Mini: http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-StudioConnect-Audio-MIDI-Interface/dp/B007BR5PWI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453281242&sr=8-2&keywords=ipad+audio+interface Good luck with this ! Regards, Ted

Tony What you are hearing are timing errors. My CTK-6000, CTK-7000, and WK-7500 all have that same problem. When you have Auto-harmonize turned on, if you do not trigger the chord notes and the melody notes at exactly the same instant, then you get no harmony - just the base melody note. That is that "single" note that you are hearing. My Roland G-1000 and my Yamaha PSR-3000 never exhibited this problem, no matter how laid-back my playing was, but both of these are higher end arrangers. So I thought maybe this was a trait of the lower priced boards, but then I couldn't remember ever having this problem with my Yamaha PSR-E433. I paid $280 (USD) for it several years ago. It was released at the same time as the new Casio's, so we are talking the same age technologies. Just to be sure, I fired it up tonight and verified that it DOES NOT exhibit the problem. It is as rock solid as the G-1000 and PSR-3000. Since you mentioned the DGX-640, I drug my old Casio WK-3800 out of moth balls and was really not surprised when I verified that it DOES NOT exhibit the problem. I didn't remember ever having the problem with it. With the WK-3800, if my playing got really sloppy, I could hear the chord notes and the harmony notes coming at different times, but at least I got a full chord and full harmony, so it wasn't quite as obvious as this bit with the new boards. Based on this, and your comment about the DGX-640, I think we can say that at least, at one time, Casio knew how to design hardware and firmware that was able to handle this. What happens is you make a new chord and play a new melody note, but the timing is a bit off, so you do not get any harmony notes, but all subsequent melody notes under that same chord have harmony notes - until you make a new chord, then the problem starts all over again if your timing is not spot on. It's like all of these other boards, including the older Casio's, have some kind of timing correction algorithms that will make corrections within certain limits. With little effort on my older boards, I can sound like an experienced player, but with the new Casio board's, I sound like a rank amateur if I turn on Auto-harmonize, so I just use my own manual two and three part harmonies. If you want a good test for this, play the first phrase of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star over and over and over with Auto-harmonize turned on. I picked that song, because it changes chords on almost every note. I think you will find that, even at a modest tempo, you are missing the harmony better than 50% of the time. That makes the Auto-harmonize on these boards pretty much useless. Time to start learning to make your own right hand harmonies. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

It should be explained in the manuals that came with your software and your keyboard. Turning "Local" OFF on the LK-300TV is explained at the top of the left hand column on Page E-51 of the manual. If you turn that off (It is ON, by default.) and still have the problem, this would indicate that you are getting some kind of a MIDI echo from your software. These symptoms ARE consistent with a MIDI feedback loop.

C O R R E C T I O N This is to correct the statement I made in my previous reply, above, about the manual apparently being in error as to which Song Sequencer tracks the UPPER-1, UPPER-2, LOWER, and Auto-Harmonize tones were played on, and on which MIDI channels their corresponding MIDI data was transmitted on. After further investigation, I have expanded this topic to include the Arpeggio data, as well. To my knowledge, this information should apply equally to all CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX models, as well as the AT-3/5. Auto-accompaniment rhythm data is always played/recorded on Song Sequencer Tracks A-09 through A-16 and is transmitted on MIDI Channels 09 through 16, regardless of the keyboard's "mode". The UPPER-1, UPPER-2 (LAYER), LOWER (SPLIT), Auto-Harmonize, Arpeggio data is considered part of the overall Auto-accompaniment feature, and like the rhythm data, is also played/recorded on the "A" Tracks, but which particular tracks they are played/recorded on depends upon what mode the keyboard is in, with the exception of the Auto-Harmonize data, which is always played/recorded on internal track A-04 and is transmitted on external MIDI Channel 04. In regular "play" (that is - non-recording) mode, the UPPER-1, UPPER-2, and LOWER data is played internally on Tracks A-01, A-02, and A-03 respectively. The keyboard's display screen shows this, and the MIDI-OX external MIDI monitor indicates that this data is transmitted on external MIDI Channels 01 through 03, respectively. Arp data, in regular "play" mode is also played internally on Track A-01 and transmitted on external MIDI Channel 01. However, in "record" mode, UPPER-1, UPPER-2, and LOWER data are played and RECORDED on Tracks A-05, A-06, and A-07 (as shown in the manual), and are transmitted on external MIDI Channels 05, 06, 07 respectively, and the keyboard's display screen changes to agree with this. Also, in "record" mode, Arp data is played and recorded on Track A-05 and is transmitted on external MIDI Channel 05. When a recorded Song Sequencer file is played-back, data disbursement is in the "record mode" scheme. So, the manual is not actually in error, it just does not tell the whole story. I consider this information important to those who connect their keyboards to DAW software or external sequencers, and at times, are at a loss to explain why they are not receiving MIDI data on the MIDI channels where they expect it to be. The MIDI channels this data is received on depends, to some extent, upon what mode the keyboard is being used in. Now, as I have already explained above, when LAYER is on and the keyboard is in regular "play" mode, data is played only on Track A-02 and is transmitted only on external MIDI Channel 02, rather than on both A-01 and A-02 and transmitted on both MIDI channels 01 and 02, as one would expect. This phenomenon carries over into record mode, whereby LAYER data is played/recorded only on Track A-06 and is transmitted only on MIDI Channel 06. So, when LAYER is on, the UPPER-2 data does double duty for both UPPER-1 and UPPER-2, regardless of what mode the keyboard is in. I would like to thank members "slegnav" and "Moh.Ali Ahmed" for their recent posts that prompted me to get involved with this enough to dig this information out. Up to this point, I have considered recording from the CTK/WK's into my DAW a bit of a crap-shoot, and when data ended up where it did not expect it, I tended to blame my DAW software, but from this point on, as long as I pay attention to what I am doing, I should find my data exactly where I expect it to be.

This would not be a driver issue. You apparently have some type of MIDI "loop" going. Go into whatever software you are connected to in your computer and turn off MIDI "Thru" or MIDI "Echo". Also, if you do not want the LK-300 TV to make sound in addition to your software program, then go into the LK-300's MIDI set up and turn off "Local".

Moh.Ali Did you save your song to the SD Card as a Casio Song Sequencer file with a ".cms" file extension or as a Standard MIDI File (SMF) with a ".mid" file extension. If you saved it as a Song Sequencer (.cms) file, then we are going to have to do a little more digging to determine the problem, but if you saved it as a SMF (.mid), then that alone is most likely your problem. The AT-3 Song Sequencer, like those in the CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX units, is a 17 track sequencer. Tracks 1 through 16 (the "B" tracks) act like those of any standard 16 track sequencer, but Track-17, the "System Track", is a bit special. It acts like a Type 0 MIDI file, which has all 16 tracks on a single MIDI channel, rather than one track per channel, as in a Type 1 MIDI file. So Track 17 actually contains another 16 tracks - the "A" tracks. These provide recording capabilities for the Auto-accompaniment rhythm tones on Tracks A-09 thru A-16 as well as the UPPER-1, UPPER-2 (LAYER), and LOWER (SPLIT) tones on Tracks A-05, A-06, and A-07 respectively, and the "Harmonize" tone on Track A-04. The appearance is that you have 32 separate tracks at your disposal, and this is true so long as the song data remains in the keyboard's song memory or within a Song Sequencer (.cms) file, but when the song is saved as (converted to) a SMF (.mid), the MIDI specification only allows for a total of 16 channels in any given MIDI system or MIDI file. So if you have spread song data across 32 different tracks, there is going to be a conflict when you attempt to condense that data into the 16 available tracks in a SMF (.mid) file. With all of these keyboards, when a Song Sequencer file is saved as (converted to) a SMF (.mid) any "B" tracks whose "Part On/Off" switch in the MIXER is set to ON, will prevent the correspondingly numbered "A" track from being saved into the SMF file. So, if you recorded a song entirely in the "A" tracks and saved it as a SMF with all the "B" tracks set to ON in the MIXER, then none of your "A" song data would have been saved into the SMF. See the "Note" at the top of the right hand column on Page 134 of the manual for a discussion of this limitation. For related information on this discussion, see the following reply that I made to a similar thread here this evening: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/topic/9228-casio-wk7600-midi-data-to-garageband-help-needed/?view=getlastpost

Yes, the WK-7600 "A" (Auto-accompaniment) tracks do transmit MIDI data to the USB port, but you have to turn the AccompOut function "ON": Press the FUNCTION button. Press the RIGHT ARROW ( > ) button to go to Page 2/2 of the -Function- menu. Press the DOWN ARROW ( V ) button to go down to MIDI. Press the ENTER button to go to the -MIDI- menu. Press the DOWN ARROW ( V ) button TWICE to go down to AccompOut. Press the + button or use the Data Wheel to change the AccompOut field from oFF to on. Press the EXIT button twice to return to the home display screen. This will include the Auto-accompaniment's associated UPPER, LAYER, SPLIT, and Auto-Harmonize Tracks. The sequencer track chart on Page 70 of the WK-7600 manual shows this data going to Tracks A-05,A-06, A-07, and A-04, respectively, but the WK-7600 display and the MIDIOX test program shows it going to Tracks A-01 thru A-04, respectively. There appears to be an error in the manual. When LAYER is active, Track A-06 (A-02) is multipled to Track A-05 (A-01) internally for the note on/off signals for the UPPER-1 tone, and note on/off data is transmitted to the MIDI output only for Track A-06 (A-02) and NOT for Track A-05 (A-01). This could present a problem for anyone attempting to control layering on a remote sound module from the WK-7600's control panel. Layering would have to be done manually on the remote module, itself. Here again, this could present a problem for "live" play. I view this as another of the Casio design shortcomings that keep these keyboards from being the truly "professional" units that Casio would like them to be. For related information on this discussion, see the following reply that I made to a similar thread here this evening: http://www.casiomusicforums.com/index.php?/topic/9227-song-sequencer-casio-at-3/?view=getlastpost NO ! Garageband does not include a GM voice bank, and I dare say that the Apple designers would take your question as a bit of an insult, as they surely see Garageband's voices as an antithesis to those "crummy old GM sounds". The quickest way to match up rhythm notes coming from the WK-7600 to the proper tones in Garageband would be to assign the tones manually in Garageband on a track-by-track basis. It might be possible to substitute the appropriate WK-7600 tones in a rhythm that would result in the proper selection of Garageband tones for that rhythm, and then save it as a User Rhythm on the WK-7600. Obviously, this would require turning the WK-7600's master Volume control to bottom in order to mute the resulting cacophony from the WK-7600's sound circuits. This "muting" could not be done with the "Part ON/OFF" switches in the MIXER, as switching a part off would also switch off the MIDI note data being sent to the USB port for that part (track). The WK-7600 will not show up as an "input device" on an audio track for two reasons. First, even though the WK-7600 can upload and download audio "files" via USB, it can not transmit/receive "live" or streaming audio signals via USB, but more importantly, no MIDI device would show up as an "input device" on an audio track, because MIDI is not audio (sound). MIDI is a system of computer control codes and a communication protocol for telling sound modules how to make their sounds. MIDI is the electronic equivalent of the slotted paper rolls used in player pianos. Those slotted paper rolls certainly can not be considered "sound", but they do tell the piano how to make its beautiful sounds.

One of the Rolands I mentioned above was their top of the line arranger, and the fill trigger on it could be toggled with a menu to be either immediate or delayed to start of next measure, for exactly the reason you state.

I have no idea how you would change this, as it is an integral part of the firmware, and if you area talking about a CTK or WK model, their firmware is not field up-dateable as it is in ROM rather than flash memory. This has always seemed "normal" to me on the Casio's, as I have had several Roland arrangers in the past that were designed that way purposely. If you hit the fill button on the first beat, you got a full-bar fill, but if you hit it on the middle beat, you got a half-bar fill. I have always assumed that the Casio's were purposely designed that way as well. The downside is that you have to be absolutely dead-on with your timing, or you get a fill that sounds out of step with everything else.

afeimster Good luck with the Puc+ ! It is a very interesting device. Let us know how it works out for you. If it works for you, there may be others here who may want to try it. Regards, Ted

The CTK-651 is an older board that uses 5-pin DIN MIDI-IN and MIDI-OUT connections. It does not have the "To Host" USB connection of the newer boards for connection to a computer. That means you will need to use a USB-MIDI adapter to connect its MIDI-IN/OUT connections to a USB port on your MAC Book. You only need drivers for the hardware device that connects DIRECTLY to your computer - in this case - the USB-MIDI adapter. The adapter, in turn, provides the interface to the keyboard, so you do not need Casio drivers - just the adapter drivers from its manufacturer. BUT . . . if you obtain an adapter manufactured in the past few years, it should be Class or CORE MIDI compliant and will use the generic drivers that are already built-in to MAC-OS. You just connect the adapter to the MAC Book and it will automatically load the drivers and connect. Truly Plug-n-Play ! If you already have an older adapter that is not Class compliant, you will need to obtain MAC OS compatible drivers from the adapter's manufacturer. If you do not already have an adapter, make certain you obtain one that is Class/CORE-MIDI compliant. Also, avoid the $5 and $6 units, as they have no end of problems connecting to Casio equipment. You should expect to spend around $10-$15 (USD) for a reliable one from Amazon, etc. If you are not familiar with the adapter I am describing, here is a link to several examples: http://www.bing.com/search?q=usb+midi+adapter&go=Submit+Query&qs=ds&form=QBLH Be sure to get one that has BOTH MIDI-IN AND MIDI-OUT connections, a single connection adapter will not do you much good. A unit with 6 feet or so of cables is best. The single piece units that plug directly into the computer's USB port are good for damaging the port, if they get bumped. When you get the adapter, the MIDI-OUT of the keyboard connects to the MIDI-IN of the adapter and the MIDI-OUT of the adapter connects to the MIDI-IN of the keyboard. If you connect IN to IN and OUT to OUT, it will not work. According to the MainStage website, it should work with either 5-pin DIN or USB MIDI connections, so there should be no problem using it with the adapter. Since you are planning on using this live on-stage, you might want to go a little higher on the price, or buy two or three to have a back-up or two. You might also want to consider a reasonably priced MIDI controller keyboard that has a "To Host" USB connection and go with a single cable setup from the keyboard to the MAC Book - particularly one that comes with a set up template for MainStage. Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Contrary to Casio's compatibility statements, the Win 7/8/8.1 (64 bit) driver will also work with Vista (64 bit). I have been using it with my Vista (64 bit) system with no problems what-so-ever since it was released. I use it for communications between my IDES-4 Data Management software and my WK-3800. If you have Vista (64 bit), give the Win 7/8/8.1 (64 bit) driver a try. Also, contrary to popular belief, you can not install and or run 32 bit drivers on 64 bit systems, or vice versa, in Compatibility Mode. Compatibility Mode is for programs, not drivers. To quote Microsoft's support website on this matter, "The bit depth of the driver must match the bit depth of the operating system - PERIOD".

Very odd ! I use that set up with my CTK-6000, 7000, and WK-7500 all the time to play the Garage Band sounds and never have a problem.

riad To play audio files from the SD Card, press the AUDIO PLAY button, select the file to playback with the DATA WHEEL or the - / + buttons, and then press the flashing START/STOP-PLAY/STOP button . The CARD button is used, among other things, to play MIDI (.mid) files (NOT audio files) from the SD Card. When WAV files are downloaded to the SD Card in the keyboard, the Data Manager software converts them to a Casio proprietary audio file format and stores them in a special hidden partition on the SD Card that is created when the SD Card is formatted in the keyboard. Regular computer file manager software (Windows Explorer, etc) can not create or access this hidden partition. That is the reason for formatting the SD Card in the keyboard, and is also the reason why you can not just copy WAV files into the MUSICDAT folder with a computer's operating system. WAV files are not stored on the SD Card as standard (Windows) WAV files, and they are not stored in the MUSICDAT folder. So far, that "No file" message that you have been getting when you press the CARD button is just indicating that you have no MIDI (.mid) files in the MUSICDAT folder to playback. It does not indicate anything about audio files. The MUSICDAT folder is also used for storing User Tones, User Rhythms. Registrations, etc - any of which CAN be copied into the MUSICDAT folder on a computer, or downloaded to it in the keyboard with the Data Manager software. Enjoy the WK-7600 ! Regards, Ted

Rich If you've had the WK-7600 for three whole days and only found one thing that you consider a glaring mistake, you are doing a lot better than most of the rest of us. Seriously, though, these are really nice boards with a lot of bang for the buck, but they do have some idiosynchrocies that can drive you right up the wall, to say nothing of the convoluted layout of information in the manual. So, what's on your mind ? Ted

Siddharth Casio ZLT files are used by the XW synth and PX-5S models. If you are trying to load them into your CTK-7000, it can not use them. See the section "Supported Data Types" in the left hand column of Page 136 in your CTK-7000 Owner's Manual for the types of files used by the CTK-7000. You can not "open" any of these files on your computer. You use the Casio Data Manager software to transfer them from your computer to the keyboard, or you can use the computer to transfer them into the MUSICDAT folder on an SD Card, move it to the SD Card slot in the keyboard, and load them into the keyboard's User Memory from there with the keyboard's "LOAD" command. If you elect to use the SD Card method, be sure to format the SD Card with the keyboard. It will create the MUSICDAT folder for you, as well as a special hidden partition for the storage of audio files. If you do not yet have a copy of the Data Manager software, you can download it from here: http://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=67 and the Data Manager software User's Guide from here: http://support.casio.com/download_files/008/DL/DATAMANAGERE1C.pdf Good luck ! Regards, Ted

Richie See the section "Default (Default Settings)" on Page 134 of the manual for instructions on saving the current status of the keyboard as the default power-up settings. See the "Parameter List" on Page 162 for the items that are saved as power-up defaults. Items with a circle in Column 3 will be saved as power-up defaults. Good luck ! Enjoy the WK-7600 ! Regards, Ted

Richie See the section "Default (Default Settings)" on Page 134 of the manual for instructions on saving the current status of the keyboard as the default power-up settings. See the "Parameter List" on Page 162 for the items that are saved as power-up defaults. Items with a circle in Column 3 will be saved as power-up defaults. Good luck ! Enjoy the WK-7600 ! Regards, Ted