Casio XW-P1 61-Key Performance Synthesizer
The Casio XWP1 61 Key Performance Synthesizer was designed with the performer in mind. You get two virtual analog style oscillators, two PCM oscillators, one noise oscillator, and one external oscillator for use with line and mic inputs. The XWP1 gig ready 61-key synth has 400 editable PCM sounds including pianos, electric pianos, brass, strings, guitars, basses, guitars, drums and more.
Product Features
- The Step Sequencer provides everything from pulsing dance grooves to animated synth textures and arpeggios
- Armed with an arsenal of gig ready sounds like stereo pianos, vintage electric pianos, strings, brass, guitars, basses, drums and more
- The Hybrid Processing Sound Source, a six oscillator monophonic solo synth, delivers classic analog sounds and sounds with an aggressive edge
- Hex Layers allow you to stack sample layers and tweak individual filters and parameters to create your own complex tones
- The arpeggiator can create polyphonic synth gated patterns, acoustic instrument emulations and is fully programmable to create your own unique sounds
- An additional phrase sequencer allows you to quickly capture any riff and have it available on a front panel switch or triggered and transposed live
- 4 realtime controller knobs, pitch bend and modulation wheels, along with 9 sliders provide control over internal sounds and external devices
Approachable, fun, and substantial — just had to get past the Casio name I had a Casio back in the 1980s, and while it was adequate for some noodling, it was far from a performance synth. My Moog filled that gap. Now, older, wiser, and looking to get back into music a little, I started doing some research, and kept encountering raves for the XWP1. The price was right, so I gave it a try. I’m glad I did.The layout requires a little getting used to, but once you see where the designers were coming from and understand their logic (the manual doesn’t really…
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