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Casio going pro again?

Post by bendragon » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:24 pm

Was flicking through a shop and noticed this synth with "TBC" in its price field.
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I had to double take because it said it was a Casio - I thought it was an error on the page since its not Casio's usual black plastic mess (I actually thought it was a Roland at first glance). Casio seem to have hit their head rather hard.

The XW-P1. Programmable drawbar organ with rotary speaker, key click, vibrato and percussion settings - programmable monophonic "lead" synthesizer (with two VA oscillators, HP/LP VA filter, two PCM oscillators, Noise Oscillator and external input with two EGs and some form of LFO), phrase sequencer, programmable arpeggiator, 13 track sequencer, programmable layered textures, real-time LCD display and 400 editable PCM tones.

For a sub £1000 performance/controller/workstation (rumoured $699) it appears to be well thought out.

I like Casio's CZ/FZ/VZ synths and always wanted them to make a modern version - although this is no where near what I, and many others, want in terms of a new Casio Synth, its a step in the right direction.

Would be great if they did go pro again. They could remake the VZ-1 with a better interface :lol:
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by Z » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:50 am

The XW-G1 is reported to have access to CZ sounds.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by clubbedtodeath » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:00 am

Jesus, are you telling me I might be able to buy a Casio synth that doesn't need the batteries changed every 2 months?
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by bendragon » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:48 am

Z wrote:The XW-G1 is reported to have access to CZ sounds.
Hopefully it wont just be the original 64 presets. :)
clubbedtodeath wrote:Jesus, are you telling me I might be able to buy a Casio synth that doesn't need the batteries changed every 2 months?
Yes :o

Though it can run on D-Cells. I think Casio Keyboards are the only things that actually use D-Cells anymore.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by madtheory » Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:08 pm

Z wrote:The XW-G1 is reported to have access to CZ sounds.
They're actually samples of CZ sounds. There is no PD synth engine in there.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by ryryoftokyo » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:34 pm

Thank you, Casio! Although I wouldn't say EVERYTHING they've done has been unprofessional. The Privia was a rather nice machine.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by madtheory » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:48 am

Ya the Privia is exceptional value for money.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by bendragon » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:33 am

madtheory wrote:Ya the Privia is exceptional value for money.
Starting to wish I bought one of those instead of my Yamaha NP-30.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by Hugo76 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:28 am

I also like the space they added for a laptop, iPad, or maybe a Kaoss Pad :)
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Post by ryryoftokyo » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:02 pm

Hugo76 wrote:I also like the space they added for a laptop, iPad, or maybe a Kaoss Pad :)
I was a little cheesed out by the ipad holder, but I think a kaoss pad or some big analog pedal would look nice up there. Maybe even a small mixer?
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by Hobbitrabbit » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:11 pm

I have a hard time envisioning a modern synth from Casio that isn't a noob keyboard or a bad arranger. Definitely checking this one out.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by Automatic Gainsay » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:04 am

All I know is that someone forced a tshirt sporting the logo of their "new" professional synth at NAMM. I wear it a lot. On weekends.
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Re: Casio going pro again?

Post by Nannerfan » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:50 am

The sequencer seems very very fun.

Kind of a hard choice between the 2 actually.

HEX in the P1 is a sort of D-50 thing.
G1 has more monosynth controls and sampling.

Wish they had aftertouch, would make them great controllers.
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