Gillang

This guy seems to have a few original  "complete" (all sections) User Rhythm that he made.

I never did play a keyboard that had a modulation whell but I would guess all it does is... it induce a vibrato and you can control the speed of it ??? Thinking of it now...when the warranty will be expired on my WK-7600, I will just open it up and replace the push button switch and install and on-off switch of the same size that will fit in the same opening. It will be totally clean and practical.

   As for an after-market moduation wheel installed outside the WK-7600 keyboard...it's just the same problem as the outside MIDI-in MIDI-out unit you can buy. It's expensive ( $100.) One would guess it would have cost a lot less than this for Casio to include it in the keyboard itself.

   Last, in the manual, they say you can get rid of the vibrato (on the modulation button) and replace it by a DSP. O.K. but...since the vibrato itself isn't a DSP. how after replacing it could you put it back there??? Maybe, it automatically returns there as the default once you shut down and you power the keyboard again?

The part that I do not understand is that, for the improved "professional" image that Casio was supposedly trying to project with the new CTK/WK-6XXX/7XXX units, abandoning the MOD WHEEL of the older WK-3XXX models for the MOD BUTTON of the new units is actually a step away from a professional level keyboard.  Roland still takes a lot of heat from some sectors of the market for its combo Pitch-Bend/Modulation joystick.  Since the "professional" level XW units DO have both a pitchbend and MOD wheel, it is apparent that Casio still looks at the CTK/WK models primarily as home-hobbyist units.  I think that is a very big mistake on their part.  While having a real MOD wheel would probably not scare off a hobbyist, not having one could certainly be a deal-breaker for someone looking to break into the field with an affordlable professional level arranger workstation.  Thankfully, I kept my WK-3800 when I got the WK-7500.  I still find uses for it, as there are certain of its features that I would sorely miss.  Personally, I could not go with permanently turning the MOD button on mechanically, as I would not want vibrato on for everything, so I have a couple of registration banks set up the way I described above.  Still - best of luck with your endeavors.

 

Regards,

 

Ted

I kept my old WK-1250 only because it has MIDI in MIDI out.

Thanks! Six months ago,I went the duct tape way with an aluminum cam mechanism. It works perfect...it just look weird a bit. One real wonder why Casio hasn't made that modulation button as a 3 way switch...full off,full on and then ony on when you press it. It's an omission but...nothing compare to not providing a MIDI in MIDI out socket.

P.S. In fact, the duct tape was just to have this temporary...waiting to see how I would like it, When I will be completely decided that I keep this keyboard (2 keys have started clicking slightly after 6 months...but nothing compare to my WK-1250 and my ex WK- 210 that had all their keys clicking) I might just screw it permamently with 3 screws in the plastic body.

I bought a WK-7600 about 8 months ago. There's a modulation button that is use to add vibrato to tones. I really like it but...using it, you wind up losing one hand. I thought I could edit a DSP instead and use that vibrato with any tones and with both hands. Problem is...seems there is no parameter in editing a DSP that involve vibrato. There's a tremolo parameter but it isn't cutting it. Vibrato parameters seems to be exclusively to edit tones. Any idea?