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When you say "save it in a bank", I get the impression you are trying to save your Rhythm edits in a Registration. As you have already discovered, you can not do that. Registrations save keyboard "setups". Rhythm edits are not "setups". They are exactly that: Rhythm edits. Edited Rhythms need to be saved as User Rhythms - essentially as a brand "new" Rhythm that you just created. The only Rhythm related "items" (among others) that are saved as part of a Registration are those items with a CIRCLE in Column 2 of the Parameter List on Page E-163 of the WK-7500 manual, and the Rhythm related "items" are actuually global Accompaniment settings, and not really an integral part of a Rhythm. See the table, which shows the 6 "parts" of a Rhythm, under section 3 about halfway down the left hand column on Page E-105 of the WK-7500 manual. If you want your "change" to appear all the way through your Rhythm, you need to make an identical "edit" to each one of those "parts", with two exceptions: you can not edit the INTRO or ENDING of an existing Rhythm. To make those changes you would need to create a completely new INTRO and/or ENDING. In all actuality, if you are going to be editing Rhythms, you need to read through the entire Pattern Sequencer section of the manual, in order to fully understand what all is involved. Even the simplest of changes is not all that simple, if you are not fully prepared. Creating and/or editing Rhythms is a very tedious, as well as attention and labor intensive process. Best of luck !

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Do a Bing or Google search on "iPad update blocking bluetooth" and you will see that several past updates have caused problems with bluetooth. The most common fix is what Brad has already suggested - just restart the iPad, but some updates required changing some settiings in bluetooth. So if a restart does not fix it, review the search results for other things to try. BUT . . . . when I did my search, a few minutes ago, I did not see anything from this most recent update. I can't tell you from my iPad, as I have an old iPad 3 that no longer accepts updates. You can also check thr iPad support forum to see if there is any scuttlebutt there about recent update problems.

Grezo While I am not averse to Private Messages, the official forum attitude is that as long as the discussion is something that could be of technical or educational use or interest, to other members, the preference is to keep it public.

The WK-3000/3100/3500 share the same manual, and therefore, can be considered as members of the same production "family". They share the same Tone and Rhythm lists, with the main price point differences being in the features offered. The WK-3500 (only) boasts a diskette drive as well as the more professional L/MONO-R line output jacks, in addition to the standard headphones output jack, while the WK-3100 (only) offers a microphone in jack. The WK-3000 and WK-3100 offer only a headphones out jack. The manual for these models can be downloaded from: https://support.casio.com/manualfile.php?cid=008011006 The Tone and Rhythm lists are in the Appendix at the rear of the manual. The are no separate Tone and Rhythm lists. The WK-3300/3800/8000 share the same manual, and can be considered successors to the models described above, as well as predecessors to the more recent CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX models, with their new Tone and Rhythm file formats. While the WK-8000 "can" be used as a portable unit, it is designed more along the lines of a digital piano, and comes with a pressed wood home furniture style stand. Like the previous models, the main price point differences are in the features offered: obviously the wooden stand for the WK-8000, but the WK-3800 and WK-8000 offered L/MONO-R line outputs, as well as a headphones output, while the WK-3300 offered only a headphones output. The WK-3800 (only) sported a diskette drive for external storage. Whereas the previous models were equipped with Smart Media Cards, these newer models switched to the newer SD Cards, but due to the technology at the time, their capacities were limited to only 1 Gb. The manual for these models can be downloaded from: https://support.casio.com/en/manual/manualfile.php?cid=008002018 These models have their Tone, Rhythm, and DSP lists in a separate Appendix, which can also be downloaded from the above web page. To my knowledge, Casio has NEVER made ANY of its CTK/WK factory preset files available for download ANYWHERE. While there are older Casio webpages that still offer various file downloads for these older models (some older Rhythm files only are also useable in the newer CTK/WK models), these are ALL aftermarket files. None of them are factory presets. While I was originally under the impression that these were all Casio International webpages, I now believe that they were all produced by the old Casio-Europe sales organization. None of the above models have any way of exporting their factory preset Rhythm files for use on other models.

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What you are asking about is what Casio calls the Navigate Channel and contains the Right Hand MIDI note data, and by further definition, the adjacent lower channel contains the Left Hand MIDI note data. The Navigate Channel can be user assigned to any MIDI Channel 02 through 16, with the adjacent lower channel being for the Left Hand note data, but it defaults to Channel 4, making Channel 3 the Left Hand note channel. I strongly recommend using the default. That way, you end up with an entire collection of MIDI files that you know for certain use Channel 4 as the Navigate Channel. Otherwise, you can end up with an entire collection that you are never too sure what the Navigate channel is, and end up having to waste time experimenting. The problem is that most MIDI files that are downloaded from the internet have note data on the wrong MIDI channels in order to properly light the keys or use the other "learning" features of the LK models. Worse, most of them have the note data for BOTH hands on the SAME MIDI channel, but for most simple "learning" level songs, this can all be fairly easy to correct with DAW/sequencer software on a computer. I can not speak for the Apple systems, as I have no experience with them, but for Windows I recommend Anvil Studio, because it is freeware and has a relatively easy learning curve. For MIDI files with left and right hand note data on separate channels: with the sequencer software, cut and paste the right hand note data to Channel 4; cut and paste the left hand note data to Channel 3; save the file, and you are finished with this part. For MIDI files with right and left hand note data on the SAME channel: cut and paste the combined note data to Channel 4; clone (copy and paste) Channel 4 to Channel 3; on Channel 3, bulk delete all notes Middle C and above; this is now your left hand note channel. On channel 4, bulk delete all notes below Middle C; this is now your right hand note channel. If there are occasional right hand notes that fall below Middle C or vice versa, use the sequencer's Piano Roll Editor to cut and paste these notes between channels. If there are quite a few of these, you can start from scratch and try moving your split/delete point up or down a few notes, above or below Middle C, to see if that makes things simpler. Certainly do not attempt this with piano concertos or heavy jazz works where the hands continually traverse back and forth across Middle C. It will not be worth the effort. Again, save the file, as you are finished with this part. The LK-280 is blessed with a 32Gb SD Memory Card slot. Its predecessor, the LK-270 was equipped with a 2Gb SD Card slot. Copy your finished MIDI file into the MUSICDAT folder on the SD Card, insert the Card into the keyboard, and enjoy. B U T . . . . Your LK does not really NEED an SD Card slot for you to enjoy this. If it has a USB port for connecting to a computer, you can use your sequencer or MIDI file player software to "play" your MIDI file from your computer's hard drive to the LK keyboard, and the keys will still light. That is about all this procedure does, enable the key lighting. Other features of the "learning" system, such as the "WAIT" feature, where the keyboard waits for you to play the correct note before proceeding. work very flakily for some MIDI files, and not at all for others, and the fingering icons in the keyboard's display, that show which finger should be playing the currently sounding note, only work with the built-in songs.

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HELVETIA Since viewing Krechik's demo, I have been re-thinking your current situation on this, and may have a more realistic, but still not satisfying, answer for you. Since you have stated that you are primarily an organ player, I think the controls that you probably miss the most are the sliders that double as organ drawbars. Both the 61 key CTK-7200 and the 76 key WK-7600 have those, but I am not certain that you would be satisfied with the older CTK/WK sound engine. I had a CTK-6000, CTK-7000, and WK-7500 for about 4 years. These were the predecessors of the CTK-6200, CTK-7200, and WK-7600, but used the same sound engine, with which I was perfectly satisfied, but they did lack the "punch' of the new CT-X sound engine, especially for someone who has already had experience with and become used to it. The ultimate answer for you would be a CT-X model with sliders/drawbars, but sadly, we are not there yet. Personally, if I still had my CTK/WK models, I would stay with them for their drawbar features, but for you, I would certainly recommend not comitting to any trade or purchase without first being able to sit at a CTK-7200 and personally judge its sound characteristics, or at least insist on a liberal return policy, if you are dissatisfied. Best of luck with you decision! - T -

Krechik Great demo! A whole lot of sound for the price, and it has to be better than lugging a real B3 around with you. - T -

Sorry, Brad! The question about rotary rise and fall acceleration came up on another forum, when the CT-X3000/5000 first came out. I had done an edit/find on "accel" with Adobe Reader on the CT-X3000/5000 manual, and it did not find anything. I just did it again, and Reader found it. I must have misspelled "accel" on that first try so many months ago. My profound apologies to Casio. Thanks for setting me straight. I have corrected my post above. This also makes me feel much better about the CT-X3000/5000. The rotary rise/fall acceleration goes a long way toward making a Leslie simulator sound realistic. I could not believe Casio would drop this, but the error is mine. That is what I get for playing "non-owner expert' by making comments on a model that I do not own. - T -

Actually, the CTK-7200, the CT-X3000, and the CT-X5000 have very similar functions. The CT-X models have some new functions that the CTK did not have, but a few of the functions of the CTK were left off of the CT-X's. In particular, on the CTK/WK-7XXX models, you could control how fast or slow the leslie simulator would speed up or slow down (how quickly it would change speeds). This was left off the CT-X models, but the older models (CTK/WK) have the older sound engine that does not have the superior sound quality of the newer (CT-X) models. The critical function that was included on the CT-X3000/5000, but left off the CT-X700/800, is the ability to control the layer and split sound volumes separate from the main sound's volume. BUT . . . . You control the sounds on the new CT-X models similar to how you control the sounds of the CTK/WK models - mainly through the operating system's menus. I gather, from your last statement, above, that you would prefer to control the sounds "on the fly" with dedicated buttons, knobs, and sliders on the keyboard's front panel. Those types of keyboards are available from Casio's competitors, but they all sell in the range of $4,000 to $5,000 USD. Buttons, knobs, and sliders, and the electronic circuits that support them come at a fairly high price.

The original poster's last entry in this thread and login to this forum was on 09-08-2019, so it appears that he either found a solution, or is just no longer following this thread.

Neither the CT-S300 nor the CTK-3500 are equipped with any type of onboard recording function. The Phones/Out jack of the CTK-3500 can be connected to the mic/line-in of an external audio recorder or computer, or to the computer via the mic/line-in of a usb-audio interface. The same applies to the CT-S300, but you can also connect it to a computer via USB and record its MIDI output with DAW software on the computer. However, most Casio keyboards only output MIDI from the keybed, itself. They do not output MIDI data from their internal sequencers or MIDI song players. If that is the case here, any MIDI data associated with Dance Music mode, would not be output.

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Denodan Take a look at these: https://www.bing.com/search?q=youtube+tutorial+for+casio+ct-x5000&search=&form=QBLH They are out of order in this display, but if you read the titles and select them properly, you should be able to watch them in order, if you want. Also, I do not see the link to the Chapter 4 video, but if you search on it specifically, using the other links as a guide, you should be able to come up with it.

Basically, any of the Casio "LK" models will do what you want. You can download MIDI files from various internet sources to your computer's hard drive, and then "play" them from there with DAW/sequencer or MIDI player software to the "LK" keyboard, but the LK-270 or LK-280 are best for this, as you can download MIDI files to an SD Memory Card in your computer, then move the SD Card from the computer to the LK-270 or LK-280's SD Memory Card slot and play them from there, completely stand alone, with the LK -270 or LK-280's internal MIDI file player. The LK 270 and LK-280 are the only "LK" models with this capability. The LK-270 is the "previous" top of the line LK model, had a maximum SD Memory Card size of 2Gb, and is now discontinued. The LK-280 is the "current" top of the line LK model, has a maximum SD Memory Card size of 32 Gb, and should be available from any of the major internet retail music equipment suppliers. However, very, very few MIDI files, that you would download, have their MIDI data on the correct MIDI channels to properly light the keys on ANY of the "LK" models, but with a DAW/sequencer program known as Anvil Studio (free download for Windows), you can easily edit any MIDI file to correct this in a matter of a couple of minutes. Instructions for doing this are already on file in several different discussions, in the "LK" sub-forum, here on this forum. - T -

Typically, when an older keyboard exhibits the malady you describe, it indicates that the rubber in the dimpled rubber contact strips under the keys has begun to deteriorate from oxidation, so the contact dimples stay compressed after the key is released. This would require the rubber strips to be replaced, not just "cleaned". This CAN be done, but it is certainly not for the technically faint of heart. Hopefully our resident keybed rebuilding guru, Jokeyman123 will join in here and share some of his hard earned wisdom on this topic with you Certainly, this is not to sound glib at all, but is offered as food for thought for the future. Whenever I read about situations like this, I can not help but think that, sadly, you just found out why it was for sale to begin with. To avoid such unpleasant surprises when purchasing used keyboards, always "play" them first, regardless of what they "look like". Check every key and every button. If there are problems, pass them by. If you can not "try" them, pass them by. In today's world, repairs can easily exceed the cost of a new equivalent keyboard.

LIL The WK-110 is an older keyboard that is NOT USB-MIDI Class Compliant, so it will NOT work with the driver that is "built-in" to Windows and MAC-OS. You will need to install the driver described by Brad in the above discussions. It "SHOULD" work with Windows-10, but you may need to resort to installing it in a Windows-10 "compatibility mode" for older Windows versions, also described above by Brad. For certain, if you still have the original CD ROM that came with the WK-110, do not bother trying to install that driver. Windows-10 will not install it.

Since the LK-135 has neither 5-pin MIDI nor USB-MIDI connections, there is absolutely no way for you to connect it to your iMAC (or any other computer) to use it as a MIDI controller keyboard to "play" the sounds of Garageband (or any other VSTi program). The only connection you could make is from the keyboard's Phones/Output jack via the proper cable/adapter, either directly to the iMAC's audio in, or via a USB-Audio interface and use the iMAC simply as a digital audio recorder to record the LK-135's audio output. If this is, in fact, what you want to do, then the typical connection would be a cable with a 1/4" stereo (TRS: Tip-Ring-Sleeve) plug to connect to the LK-135's Phones/Output jack and a mini-stereo 3.5mm TRS plug on the other end to connect to the iMAC's audio-in. An alternative would be a 1/4" to 3.5mm stereo adapter plug to connect to the LK-135 and a cable with 3.5mm stereo connectors on each end to finish the connection. A more prefessional arrangement would be to connect the LK-135's Phones/Output jack (with proper cables and adapters) to the input of a USB Audio Interface unit which would connect to a USB port on the iMAC via a standard USB "printer" cable. In either case, since the LK-135's audio ouput is a considerably higher level (volume) than the iMAC's or audio interface's input, you would need to keep the LK-135's volume at a very low level during the recording process to prevent overdrive and distortion. This would require using the iMAC's speakers/phones as a recording monitor, but with the LK-135's limited audio output quality, this entire arrangement may be complete overkill, making the above arrangement a more economical choice.

Maj ! Like judging sound quality, judging sound timbre can be quite subjective. What sounds good to one person, may sound horrible to another, and what sounds like a Rhodes to one person may sound more like a sick Wurly in need of repair to another. So, it is probably best to be your own judge. The WK-245 only has 32 EP's to begin with, and the last 7 of those are Clavis that you can dismiss out-of-hand. So, pull up a bench and start auditioning things for yourself. Most (all ?) of the "tined" keyboards (Wurly, Rhodes, etc.) had a characteristic "bark" when you really got on the keys hard. Obviously, any Roland "ROMpler" workstation I ever owned emulated this very well, but try as I may, I was never very successful at extracting much of a "bark" from my CTK-6000/7000 or WK-7500, and if I remember correctly, my WK-225 suffered from the same malady. So even if you find the correct tone, you may still be in for a bit of a disappointment. If you need some help, here are some example Rhodes effects, but the classic Rhodes sound is still there. http://www.fenderrhodes.com/history/effects.html Good luck! - T -

For some models, that information is included in a separate "appendix" data list, but for these particular models, it is included in the Appendix (the "A" pages) at the back of the manual. This particular manual does include a list of rhythm patterns, but for some reason, does not include a Tone List. Probably because it is already printed on the keyboard's front panel. Casio's manual writers tend to be the epitomy of word econoomy. https://support.casio.com/manualfile.php?cid=008011004