Looking for Casio Software.

[silent]

Casio has occasionally created software to pair with some of their keyboards.

The A2 WK series had the Casio Lana SW Suite. The ZPi WK series had their own software Suite. Etc.

I have been unable to find many of them, and I was wondering if there is any way they could still be safely obtained, or if they're lost media.

I personally would like to have the software that went with the ZPI models.

[Jokeyman123]

I think you are referencing the "IDES" series that Casio has produced, several version of which are download links at the Main Casio website. which are labeled as data managers.

 

https://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=20

 

This article below describes which IDES program is designed for the older Casios, although I notice IDES 4.0 is not described there either. I don't see download links for any of those, might be at Casio International

 

https://casiosupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004429292--What-software-goes-with-which-keyboard

 

If you need the data manager for the ZPI series, which includes I recall the WK3000, 3300 , 3800 the PX575 and possibly others, you will need what is labeled as "IDES 4.0" as this software was specifically designed for that series, I used this version many times with my older PX575.

 

1/2 hour later...I cannot even find the IDES 4.0 software online anymore, and this was probably the best software Casio ever made for any of their older models, and even some of the new ones. I will look through my archives of software, and upload it here as soon as I can.

 

Which brings me to another idea. To Brad, Joe, Mike. Might it be a good idea to have a separate uploads section here specifically for items like this? This way, anybody who needs "obsolete" software, manuals-such as AlenK's excellent series for the XW Casios which are not specific tones/sounds or compositions already categorized very nicely here, could there be a specific category for such other items? I may have a link I already posted somewhere here for the IDES 4.0 software, but it is probably obsolete, a dead link. This way, I could upload the specific software package-I have both the IDES 4.0 and the extensive manual for it on several different computers but I don't think I can "attach" something like this to a post-and even if I did, might be hard to find over time. and if any other Casio musicians have the even older IDES 2.0, 3.0, and if Casio decides to take down their downloads, we would still have an archived repository right here. Bad idea, good idea?

[Brad Saucier]

You'll probably want to try the wayback machine to find that software.  Casio revamped their global sites and unfortunately many of the older links no longer work. 

[Jokeyman123]

I found nothing on the Wayback archive, but persisting through some old user pages from seemingly defunct webpages, I found this...

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20080304132424/http://music.casio.com/e/data_ex2/before.html#software2

 

I downloaded and installed IDES 1.0 and 2.0 which are specified for the WK3500 Casio. I have these up and running on a windows 10 laptop. surprising that IDES 1.0 looks very interesting-alot like IDES4.0-even has a sample mapper for 61 or 76 key versions of the these Casios. I don't have any of these anymore, but I can tell you, the IDES 4.0 worked perfectly with my old PX575, including software drawbars, the sample mapper/creator and the file save/load functions.

[silent]

On 9/10/2024 at 3:54 PM, Brad Saucier said:

You'll probably want to try the wayback machine to find that software.  Casio revamped their global sites and unfortunately many of the older links no longer work. 

I think they also lost the registration for their URLs. I am not sure though.

[silent]

On 9/10/2024 at 3:39 PM, Jokeyman123 said:

I think you are referencing the "IDES" series that Casio has produced, several version of which are download links at the Main Casio website. which are labeled as data managers.

 

https://support.casio.com/en/support/download.php?cid=008&pid=20

 

This article below describes which IDES program is designed for the older Casios, although I notice IDES 4.0 is not described there either. I don't see download links for any of those, might be at Casio International

 

https://casiosupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004429292--What-software-goes-with-which-keyboard

 

If you need the data manager for the ZPI series, which includes I recall the WK3000, 3300 , 3800 the PX575 and possibly others, you will need what is labeled as "IDES 4.0" as this software was specifically designed for that series, I used this version many times with my older PX575.

 

1/2 hour later...I cannot even find the IDES 4.0 software online anymore, and this was probably the best software Casio ever made for any of their older models, and even some of the new ones. I will look through my archives of software, and upload it here as soon as I can.

 

Which brings me to another idea. To Brad, Joe, Mike. Might it be a good idea to have a separate uploads section here specifically for items like this? This way, anybody who needs "obsolete" software, manuals-such as AlenK's excellent series for the XW Casios which are not specific tones/sounds or compositions already categorized very nicely here, could there be a specific category for such other items? I may have a link I already posted somewhere here for the IDES 4.0 software, but it is probably obsolete, a dead link. This way, I could upload the specific software package-I have both the IDES 4.0 and the extensive manual for it on several different computers but I don't think I can "attach" something like this to a post-and even if I did, might be hard to find over time. and if any other Casio musicians have the even older IDES 2.0, 3.0, and if Casio decides to take down their downloads, we would still have an archived repository right here. Bad idea, good idea?

This is the software suite that had instrument editor, and internal emulation of the hardware, and a song editor? Kinda the successor to Lana.

There's an open source port of Lana SW now. I don't know if IDES has an open source version. Would be cool if there was.

Also, a problem with the second link, trying to follow the links to download the software from Casio simply takes you to their product homepage for their musical instruments.

Edited September 12, 2024 by silent

[Lurch]

Ok folks. For anybody looking for a copy of IDES 4.0, I have it. Is there somewhere that I can upload it for all to use?

[Brad Saucier]

33 minutes ago, Lurch said:

Ok folks. For anybody looking for a copy of IDES 4.0, I have it. Is there somewhere that I can upload it for all to use?

 

The downloads section will work.   It's a small file size to recall, so it's okay.  

[Lurch]

Just uploaded it. Thanks Brad.