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01. Novembre 2006

CASIO completes the WK series upward: WK-8000 now with full range of 88 keys

The new flagship by CASIO – WK-8000 – sports 88 piano-style keys with touch response. This makes it a revelation for all keyboarders, who feel best playing an unscaled keyboard, but still wish to interpret piano pieces and enjoy the full range of more than seven octaves.

In interplay with the „piano setting“, musicians can make vivid piano sounds ring out. The key enables fast access to the special tone within this scope. All other settings such as for instance auto-accompaniment are deactivated and the single sound “Concert Grand” is available over the complete keyboard. Optimised effect adjustments provide for warm, vivid acoustic sounds in piano mode.

In addition, the top model of the WK series has everything on board that already makes WK-3300 and WK-3800 sound so convincing. The high performance ZPI sound chip offers variety-oriented musicians 670 expressive tones and 160 dynamic rhythms. Employing the IDES software (Internet Data Expansion System), users can of course also download more charge-free sounds and styles for WK-8000.

For comfortable data transmission, WK-8000 is equipped with a SD card slot and USB port. The internal Flash ROM is supplied with 4 Mb, and the SD card slot supports up to one Gigabyte of extra memory. Hundreds of sounds and rhythms can be downloaded chargefree from the CASIO MUSIC SITE; presently we are here providing brand new, fiery Latin rhythms for the users of high performance keyboards.
In addition, this top-notch instrument convinces through the following top-notch equipment: digital organ drawbars, six-track sequencer, SMF player (format 0), synthesizer and mixer, equalizer, registration memory (8 banks with 4 cells), Line Out, modulation and pitch bend wheel.
The difference between the flagship and WK-3300 and WK-3800 lies in the 88 keys and an additional larger LC Display (185 x 40 mm) as well as an extensive loudspeaker system (bass reflex). The design aims at plain elegance. Both the posh casing in the trend colour ”Titanium Silver” and the practical stand in a matching wooden look make this modern, versatile keyboard a real eye-catcher.

The new power pack by CASIO is there to be scrutinised by curious test players at authorised CASIO Music Partners from November 2006.
Recommended retail price: 749,- EUR

Technical Specifications

88 unscaled keys with touch response
32-voice polyphony
670 tones +224 user
160 rhythms +16 user
50 organ drawbar sounds + 100 User
split/layer
242 digital effects, Auto-Harmonize
one-touch presets (160 + 16)
4 Mb Flash ROM
SMF player (GM MIDI)
registration memory (8 x 4 banks)
synthesizer function
record feature (5 songs, 6 tracks, max 10,000 notes)
large LC display (185 x 40 mm) with back light
tune and transpose
modulation-/pitch bend wheel
IDES software compatible (version 4.0)
SD card slot / USB
terminals: headphones, sustain pedal, USB Midi, Line out
loudspeakers (bass reflex) 2 x 6,1 Watt

Facts about CASIO:

CASIO belongs to the internationally leading manufacturers in the segment of electronic consumer items. Following a policy of „Creativity and Contribution“, the enterprise has since its foundation in 1957 been concentrating upon the development of products, which excel through cutting edge technology and innovative design statements. Presently, the broad CASIO product range encompasses chronographs, digital cameras, mobile telephones, electronic dictionaries, calculators, musical instruments, system equipment as well as electronic components such as LCD’s. Overall more than 10,000 employees are working for the CASIO Computer Co. ltd. world-wide. Every year more than 100 million items are delivered, and in the tax year April 2004 to March 2005 alone, the company raked in net sales of 559 billion Yen (approx. 5.224 billion US Dollars). News and product information from CASIO can be retrieved on the Internet from www.casio-europe.com.

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