Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Me too - bought new 2nd hand off eBay thinking it would be a revolutionary game changer by Casio (bearing in mind they've been out of the Pro Music market since end 80's) and as a massive Casio fan of that era, was bitterly disappointed in what they have cut back in quality / feature content, to break back into what appears to be the budget end of the industry......


Keybed alone! within 5 mins was enough but also not keen on PCMs either. Best thing was how light but sadly that's where our marriage ended ... Sold to kid next door :)


I've been using CZ-1, VZ10m/8m, FZ10m, MT400v - all keepers.  Why can't Casio stick their necks out a bit more and go for at least mid+ range with some decent kit.  I'd certainly pay more for a better offering.



Anyway, good weekend.
Richard (the_audio_eng)


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On 17 Oct 2014, at 15:45, "José Ángel Morente msxjam@... [CZsynth]" <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


> I purchased a Casio XW-P1 one month ago and I've returned back to Musicstore.
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> I don't like at all.  PCM samples are horrible !!!
> Definitely, "top-notch" has a different meaning to me...
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> Comparing the XW-P1 to my Kurzweil PC3 or my VZ-10m is a bad joke.
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> On 12 October 2014 14:07, napravobg@... [CZsynth] <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Just got a Casio XW-P1.. The CZ waveforms are very well represented, and stacking them is excellent. It's very easy to add filter and keyboard modulation and touch and time-based variations to any or all of them in a stack.
> The draw-bar Hammond-type voices are amazing, as is the sequencer. I have the B3 ROM for my EMU Command Station and the Casio does instant Hammonds that I can't replicate with the EMU at all, except with a lot of time spent EMU programming using a much smaller display.
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>  Sample sounds again, are top-notch.
>  I use Kurzweil keyboards and EMU Command station samples and voices mainly (and a VZ10m)  and the WX-P1's samples  stand up to the Kurzweil and EMU preset digital voices very well.  They are different PCM   high-quality samples, and not inferior in any way.  Drum sounds are very good also and very useable.
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> All in all, I'm very happy with this great new purchase and it's excellent value for the money.. Nothing else comes close to what it does, and in my opinion, it can't be beaten anywhere, for the price.
> If you can get a used one, then do so ASAP..
>  Very many thousands of hours of addictive playing and programming in this little keyboard, and very highly recommended.
> Casio should put two of them together along with a better configured display,  for a super monster synth that would beat anything.
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