New to The Site - But Not Casio

[SmoovJazzy55]

I looked for a new members area, so if I missed it, Mod's please move this post.

 

 I've been a synth junkie since the first heard The Electic Electric of Bill Hyman as he played a Moog Synthesizer way back many years ago.  I was hooked and bought my first synth, a Moog Opus-3.  I've owned  a slew of them since then, handsome I wish I still had now that I see the prices they are bringing on eBay.  Roland Jupiter-6 and Jupiter-8, the original Electro Harmonix Vocoder and so on.  

 

I've also had two Casios, a CZ-101 and a CZ-5000. Recently I bought a Yamaha Tyros 5, but it is way too much for what I want to do, plus it is for a performer, of which I am not. Fast forward to today, my gear is a Novation Ultra Nova, Native Instruments - Machine Mk2 and Maschine Studio, Komplete 9 Ultimate, Novation LaunchPAD Mini, LaunchKEY Mini and LaunchKONTROL Mini for using Ableton Live 9.

 

I recently added my twins I call them, a Casio XW-P1 and a WX-G1.  Let me say that I'm blown away by some of the sounds of these two synths, and a few of the sounds actually sound better (in my opinion) than those on the Tyros 5 which is a $5000.00 arranger/workstation.  My main instrument is a set of Roland V-Drums as I've been drumming for over 20 years, but I still live tweaking the sounds of synths.  I look forward to reading what others are doing with their Casio's and learning more too.

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Welcome and thanks for sharing your Casio story.  I use a mix of hardware and software as well, but my Casio PX-5S and XW-G1 form the centerpiece  of my studio. Great sounds AND great controllers. 

[SmoovJazzy55]

Scott, I'm also on the Casio XW FB page, real name is Ron Good.  I'm a smooth jazz junkie, hence the name SmoovJazzy.