High quallity video in English with Ralph Maten showing off much of the functionallity of the MZ-X500... This video clearly explains why it can become a cult item with our younger teenagers... And how an arranger can be an important part for making EDM and other modern dance musick...


However, still not convinced about the typicall arranger quallities most typicall arranger players want... High quallity styles (tough it can import YAmaha styles) and typicall arranger instruments... i still havent heared a single naturall sound (Wood, winds, brass, solo strings, acoustic guitars, etc etc..) that convinces me..


Yet still i believe the functionallity Casio adds to the market with this little keyboard (thats much more a workstation with added arranger functionallity then a typicall arranger) shows where the future is...

If yamaha would have added the same functionallity to the Montage, everyone witotuh exception would go crazy about it... Same goes for Korg, adding this to the Kronos would even put it higher on everyones ladder..


To me, this instrument shows, that arranger styles should be a part of everyones ultimate music workstation...

Some kool features and I also learned that wearing a scarf indoors makes you look cool too,....just sayin'

... it would have to be about 35F for me to wear a scarf indoors ...
But you HAVE to wear one if you are a European ...
One of the times we were in Italy it was about 85F ... a little Italian boy - about 6 or 7 years of age - was playing on the sidewalk wearing a short sleeve tee shirt, shorts and of course, a scarf ...

Meanwhile, back to the keyboard ...

This is actually a very good sound.. very powerful and deep.
Im impressed from this demo.

This is the best demo I have seen of the MZ-X500

Actually it is....

Sounds very nice...

But Ralph does not show the typical weak sounds of the Casio brands... (Winds,woods,guitars,brass and other acoustic instruments). Also there is not really much use of typicall arranger styles... But i guess since it can import yamaha styles, its not that important how the factory styles sound...

Seems casio made a step where it comes to DSP...

another video with good sound quallity

does anyone know what the diffeences in specs are between the MZ 500 and the 300 models??