rob_ettinger

It is amazing how Casio knocked this out of the park so cheaply. All presets and rhythms are editable. Comprehensive manual and an easy to use keyboard itself makes this my favorite piece I own. The built in speakers are quite good. It has outputs for amps and headphones. Can use online as all things these days. I'm really impressed. I write with it and so far i use it for easy ideas for production in the future. Little in price it's a forever investment and can be brought to the stage, by those who can't be swayed by not playing a Casio in a small group or combo setting.

The presets are horrible and need hours of tweaking. The good part of that is the learning experience is grand. Good arpeggiator and lots of easy fun with it. The renaming of patches is easy. And the return of system defaults easy and often tempting. The pitch bend strip makes sense.

It is certainly harder to use than I thought it would be. The manual is lacking in depth and the tutorials up until a few months ago were totally inadequate. I have to shake it down further to really evaluate it thoroughly. It's also a space consideration for me but, time will tell. Thanks for this forum.