Null Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'm curious to know how just how predominantly male the skew is among Casio XW Synth Owners. Are there any ladies out there using XW's? If so, let's hear from you Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I VOTED!FWIW, I can tell you I have close to 300 members in the XW Facebook group... there are 4-5 female members over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 I guess that makes us the biggest sausage fest since the first dungeons and dragons convention :D I can't really say that I'm surprised though. The XW is not exactly what I'd call a "breakthrough in feminine design." I'd be willing to bet money though that plenty of ladies own privias though probably not the PX-5S which again was designed with "guy appeal" in mind. I think female musicians are more concerned with simplicity of control and getting the job done with finesse unlike the menfolk who just love all the glittery knobs and sliders. Gary 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 What a weird poll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomo Alegre Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The XW was designed by men. That says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Well it the male/female ratio holds true across all synth models (of course, there are some very notable exceptions). We certainly welcome the ladies to join in. There are a couple of women in the PX-5S group who are really outgoing and fit in just fine. There's not any "no girlz alowded" sign on our clubhouse: all are welcome to participate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 For while, I tried to convince my girlfriend to learn keyboards. In vain. Now she learns guitar. I have failed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hehehehehehehe... For my next poll I should ask how many XW owners have a girlfriend/significant other Nah... Too cruel :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hehehehehehehe... For my next poll I should ask how many XW owners have a girlfriend/significant other Nah... Too cruel :D I am VERY fortunate. My wife fully supports my keyboard collecting.. up to a point. Casio's are NO problem; affordable and easy to move around. THIS is where she draws the line.. I wanted to build something like this and she drew the line: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Personally I'd love to try hooking these up to a MIDI keyboard :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Arend Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 wow! happyrat1, love your mad scientist view on music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Better yet! Hook up the Tesla Coils to a Laser Harp Controller!!! :D I would be a musical GOD OF THUNDER :D Muhahahahahahahahahahahahah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Arend Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 With all the cool video's and other cool stuff, this forum is more entertaining than what's on tv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlenK Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I am VERY fortunate. My wife fully supports my keyboard collecting.. up to a point. Casio's are NO problem; affordable and easy to move around. THIS is where she draws the line.. I wanted to build something like this and she drew the line: That thing (whatever it is) doesn't have nearly enough sliders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 That's the TOP-SECRET prototype of the Casio XW-P2!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Speaking of mad scientists of electronic music... The first experiments with a vocoder in 1928 Bell Labs and Early Speech Synthesis The Voder 1937 electronic synthesizer 1948 and the IBM 7094 first talking computer in 1961 to sing the song Daisy Bell swing with programmed accompaniment now we take it all for granted sound sampling mash-ups re mixing in house programing electro dance tribute homage to the pioneers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomo Alegre Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 That's freaking amazing. It's like watching Fred Flintstone speech synthesis in reverse. All using the harmonics of an acoustic piano. We truly live in an age of wonders and I am ecstatic to be alive to see all of these technologies. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 The piano cat video is just stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 The piano cat video is just stupid She's just doing what you say to do in your sig! hahahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Arend Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 As goofy as the cat video was, I cant help but think, that little bugger was really trying to play that piano. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlenK Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I can see it now: legions of adoring Nora the Cat fans paying to see her in concert, with sales driven by Ellen DeGeneres on her show. "Go see her, folks - she's amazing!" (Would have been Oprah a few years ago but her crown has been passed.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 The only good music that cats make is as violin strings :D Gary (Not a cat person) :D Has a century's worth of Tom and Jerry Cartoons taught us NOTHING?!?!?! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I think she was trying to play "Sandy Claws is Coming to Town" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 I think she was trying to play "Sandy Claws is Coming to Town"^^^ The best argument I have ever heard for "pun control" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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