WOW!

What happened with Casio?

At one time I thought that they were totally going downhill, that they just didn't care anymore.

Now they've come out with a potentially very cool thing called the WK 7500.

I'm starting this as sort of a WK-7500 "info central" thread.

There are still a few things I haven't been able to find out.

I haven't been able to dig up ONE review on this( how long has the keyboard been out?)

Interesting observation, from the online manual-The external MIDI spec has been trashed ,so I guess we're living in the USB age....

First topic I'd like to bring up. Can this puppy do MMT-8 style pattern sequencing because linear sequencing is soooo yester-decade!

I want to be able to work on 2-4 measures at a time and then be able to string all those measures into a completed song.

Is the WK 7500 up for it?

So, does anyone know what booted Casio back into the semi-pro league after nearly half a decade of not caring?

It's a nice keyboard but semi-pro is a big word.
Isn't the MMT-8 a Alesis sequencer? If you mean if the Casio can record 8 tracks for a style the answer is yes.

No, not just for a style......but pattern recording for ANY music...like orchestral...

LOL. Pattern recording orchestral music. Post some of that for me when you're done, will you...?

Simple and easy to use the style creator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgHNrJSPHQ&feature=related

obs: in portuguese

A major reason you are seeing a product like the WK7500 is do to Casio USA have been hiring former Yamaha people who were product and marketing managers in the arranger and digital piano divisions. I personally know one of them very well and I was thrilled to see him show up at Casio. It brings a wealth of knowledge to Casio's arranger division.

You can record in both the 17 track sequencer and the pattern sequencer in both real time and step time. A pattern can be up to I believe 32 measures ( or maybe just 16). I'm not at my store now to look at the owners manual.

I happen to have my manual handy (but took a lot of searching!) and the Pattern Sequence (page E-109) says up to 16 measures (up to 2 only for fill-in)

I'm hoping Casio puts up more videos, as I'm finding it to be a bit of tough sledding, not having played with a keyboard before. I'd like to create a pattern(s) to accompany for Aloe Blac's "I need a Dollar" but this does not appear to be a simple task.

Can someone explain to me what exactly "Styles" is referring to for a keyboard.

Styles are just the auto accompaniment musical styles that arranger keyboards provide eg. rock, swing, big band etc.

Just a note of interest. For some reason, Casio does not use the term "Style." Instead, they call it something else... but it is supposed to be the same thing as a "Style." I've attempted to get my eyeballs and hands on a CTK-7000 or a WK-75000 at the Ft. Worth Guitar Center but they do not have either unit yet.

Needless to say, due to the good reviews so far, and the very attractive price, as a songwriter who does his own demos, I'm interested. Thanks for posting and sharing to all who have participated in this thread.

Dave Rice

Casio refers to "styles" as "rhythms" or, "rhythms with full accompaniment".

Definitely a lot of keyboard for the money.

Ian