I called Casio support again from a different phone #,just to see if I would get a different story about it's U.S. release.

It's confirmed...the WK-7500 is exclusively a European release currently,& it will not be available in the U.S. until at least the spring of 2011.

Note that this is NOT a firm time frame,so don't count on it coming out in any particular month next year.

-Elwood

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No surprise there casio is probabt test marketing the 7500 first in Europe before they sure up deals with Costco, BJ's, Sam's club here as thats where they sell the best for them.

I can't get through at all now to Casio on my usual contact phone #. I called my GC where I shop and told the manager the situation. He telephoned a Casio rep (?) and got back to me with the following info: Yes, Casio has delayed the release of the WK7500 until March/2011.

This is the strangest company I've ever dealt with. I'd be a little nervous now about buying one of their keyboards. I can envision the horror of having to have warranty work done on it and not being able to reach someone there.

I'm going back to considering the Ketron.

Lucky

Casio is like most other large corporations these days....the bean counters are only interested in the profit margin,so companies like these,are minimally staffed,under-trained,under-educated,misinformed and just plain rude,sometimes.

All this being said,going with another company does not mean you're going to necessarily avoid these problems.

In any event though,having to go through all the trouble as a lot of us did,just to find out that the product is being delayed by 6 months,is bullsh*t and I certainly don't plan to wait around that long,before I buy my next keyboard.

I've already decided to pull the trigger on the Kurzweil PC3LE6..as I can get one for $1295 new.

16 tracks,event edit,quantize,set loop point,10 insert effects,1,050 sounds,61 semi-weighted keys,USB storage,DAW control and sound editing software.

I may still get the WK-7500 eventually,but the Kurzweil is the best deal out there and I'm jumping on this puppy first.


-Elwood


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Oh come on, now! Has everyone forgotten how delayed the release of the Audya was..? What's going on here has little new in it at all...

It seems Casio will be WELL inside Ketron's 'delay window', so just count yourself lucky.

In the meantime, go back to what you are playing now, and learn about the possibly half a dozen capabilities you haven't touched yet...! That ought to be more productive than complaining about Casio's delay

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[This message has been edited by elwoodblues1969 (edited 10-11-2010).]

Elwood.., you do know that even the PC3LE is also limited in its patch editing capabilities too.., right? The PC3LE is a nice budget workstation.., but it too is limited in that area when compared to its bigger brothers.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 10-08-2010).]

Squeak...I have researched the LE6,ever since it's announcement & I have spent some time on the SonikMatter forum...so I am familiar with the LE6.
Yes,I am aware that there is no in depth on-board editing,but the basic parameters can be tweaked.
I thought there was editing software,but apparently not,as I could not find any info regarding that.

I made an informed decision to go with the LE6-because unlike the PC3 61 key,the LE6 has semi-weighted keys & USB storage...whereas the PC3 does not and it's $700 more than the LE6.

I don't know if you are aware of this,but the PC3 series uses a very obscure type of XD card,which can only be purchased online.

Apart from that,would you want to spend $2000 and do deep editing on a 240 X 64 display screen?
I sure wouldn't.

In the entire PC3 series,the LE models are the only ones that make any sense,because their ease of use fits well with the small screen sizes.

By the way,certain sound patches can be loaded from the PC3 to the LE,so there is more sound variety for the LE that's available.


-Elwood


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WK new line has already been presented in Brazil expomusic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZH2WvvQLUo

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