Casio XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer - Factory Demo Songs

Video playing back the three factory demo songs off the Casio XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer.

Description off VintageSynth.com;
Casio released their XW-P1 performance synthesizer, along with the XW-G1 groove synthesizer, in 2012 as they re-entered the professional synthesizer market. As the name suggests, the XW-P1 is aimed at performing musicians and comes with a range of useful features. Casio incorporated their exclusive Hybrid Processing Sound Source for the XW-P1, which gives players access to virtual analog monophonic leads and basses along with drums, stereo pianos, drawbar organs and much more. This combination of sounds and real-time control was a big draw for the XW-P1 when it was first released.

The XW-P1 features a step sequencer that has nine tracks for drums, basses, chordal parts, and synths, as well as four controller tracks that can be used for adding filter changes, panning and more to existing parts. Each sequence is made up of eight patterns and the XW-P1 allows you to transpose live from the keyboard.

Performing musicians will appreciate the stereo pianos, vintage electric pianos, basses, drums, strings and other gig-ready sounds offered by the XW-P1. Another nice feature of this synth is the inclusion of dedicated controls for key percussion and rotary speaker. This in addition to the ability to provide vibrato, distortion and other effects makes for a great drawbar organ experience when using the XW-P1.

Monophonic synth fans will like the Hybrid Processing Sound Source of the XW-P1 as it delivers a six oscillator monophonic solo synth for classic analog sounds. Players can create a single solo synth tone from the two virtual analog style oscillators, two PCM oscillators, a noise oscillator as well as an external oscillator via mic and line inputs. Even better, each oscillator has an independent filter, envelopes, independent key track and much more.

Another highlight of the XW-P1 is its support for HexLayer tones. These are single sounds that are made up out of up to six components, so complex layers, splits and velocity switches sounds can be created. Musicians can mix sounds on the fly using the sliders on the XW-P1. This synth has a 61 key keyboard along with 4 real-time controller knobs, both pitch bend, and modulation wheels as well as 9 sliders. It can also be used as a controller for other instruments as it has standard MIDI ports along with a class-compliant USB port.

The fact that the XW-P1 offers a step sequencer, phrase sequencer, and arpeggiator while being portable enough to run on batteries made it a great choice for performing musicians. It was also competitively priced considering the number of features it had to offer.

Specifications;
Polyphony - 64 voices
Multitimbral - 16 parts
Oscillators - 6 VCOs
Waveforms - Additive, ROM
VCF - 6dB Slope, 12dB slope (2-pole), 18dB slope, Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance
LFO - 2 LFO with Noise, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle, Clocked, Delay, Key Sync
VCA/Envelopes - 4 VCA with ADSR envelope
Controls - MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB
Sequencer - 8-Track sequencer
Arpeggiator - Phrase measure and note quantize, overdub
Keyboard - 61 non-weighted keys
Memory - Internal, RAM Cartridge, USB

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Instruments;
Alesis Ion, Alesis QuadraSynth Plus, Behringer Deepmind 12D, Behringer VC340, Casio HT-700, Casio XW-P1, E-Mu TurboPhatt, Kawai K1, Kawai K5000S, Korg DS-8 (Now working after I repaired it, although several keys are still not working), Korg EX-800, Korg M1R-EX, Korg Karma, Korg Minilogue (For sale), Korg Miniloque XD Desktop, Korg Radias, Korg Triton Rack, Korg Wavestation XR, Kurzweil K2000 (For sale), Kurzweil K2000R (For sale), Kurzweil K2600X, , M-Audio Venom, Novation Nova, Quasimidi Sirius, Roland D-550, Roland Gaia SH-01, Roland JD-XA, Roland Super JD-990, Roland JX-3P, Roland JP-8080, Roland SH-201, Roland SH-32, Roland System-8, Roland TR-707, Roland XP-30, Roland XV-3080, Yamaha AN1x, Yamaha CS6x, Yamaha EX5, Yamaha MX49, Yamaha PSR-36, Yamaha Reface CS, Yamaha TX802, Waldorf Rocket, Waldorf Streichfett.

Effects;
Behringer Xenyx 2442FX (Mixer but has 100 built-in effects), Boss RCE-10 Chorus, Boss VF-1 Effects, Roland VT-3 Voice Transformer but also used for instrument effects.

Mixers;
Roland M-480 48 Input Line Mixer, Behringer Xenyx 2442FX, Fostex 2016, and Samson PL2404.

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