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After having MIDI'd the CTK-651 to a PC and a Yamaha XG box (and discovering that split/layer works if your sequencer's not receiving in Omni mode) I realised why many people dismiss Casio's as toys. Despite the voices being way better than XG's - I suppose that's why PSR's have panel voices - these keyboards need some changes to seriously compete with Yamaha or Roland:
1. A transpose function that changes actual MIDI note values - 2-3 octaves down would be nice - and leaves coarse-tune RPNs to the Mixer. (My XG box doesn't handle RPNs on drum sounds.)
2. A registration memory that does not send mixer settings (program change etc) on channels 2-4 if turned off by either the Split/Layer buttons or the Mixer.
3. A full-range chord function that prioritises the lower notes better (hold down a melody 4th and hit a minor chord, or a flatted 6th and hit a minor 7th chord...) and tracks pedal-sustained notes also.
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