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Casio WK3000 76-Key GM Keyboard
76-Key keyboard. MIDI files downloadable from internet. Smart Media storage. NOT compatible with Yamaha sustain pedals.
Overall User Ratings (based on 256 ratings)
Submitted June 9, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Great sounds, unbeatable features, great price, great keyboard - buy it and you won't be sorry."
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I'll play this for as long as it lasts and will give it to my son when he's old enough. For a midi controler and home keyboard to enjoy and do some songwriting and amateur recording, it works great. For these purposes, it will be fine for years to come.
Sound
For the price the sound is fantastic. Keep in mind that it's a $300 keyboard and is not comparable to a $3000 keyboard. But, the sound will blow you away when you play it. The onboard speakers are by far the best I've heard in a portable keyboard.
Features
The features are definitely the best of any keyboard in this price range. The synthesizer feature is awesome and is not found in any other product like this. The smart media is very useful.
Quality
The only drawback to this keyboard is the construction of it's housing. It's too "plasticy" for my tastes. Similar priced Yamahas are made much better. Key action on Casio is adequate, not fantastic, but plenty good enough for me. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for the road.
Value
Fantastic for the money - I'm very satisfied
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to deal with company support
The Wow Factor
I would give this keyboard mediocre "sex appeal" by it's appearance and feel. There's nothing wrong with it, it plays very well. The modulation button and pitch bend wheel are definitely pluses. However, the color and plastic construction don't do much for me. Similar priced Yamaha's look less "cheap", but the Casio plays just as well. Sound and feature-wise, the Casio definitlely makes me lust for it - that's why I bought it even though I don't like it's appearance.
Musical Background:
former active musician, now hobbyist
Musical Style:
instrumental dance
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Submitted July 4, 2005 by a customer from gmail.com
"Best board on the market... In it's price range, anyway."
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This is an excellent product. I would reccomend this to anyone! I don't think I'll be looking for another board for a while. If you're on a budget and you need a keyboard that can stand up to the competition, this is the board for you. Plain and simple.
Sound
This keyboard sounds very good. I was really surprised when I first played it. The piano, drawbar organ, brass, reed and synth sounds are the best. It has it's own built in effects processor (DSP) so you can add different modulation and reverb effects to the tones. This board is great if you're playing classical, hip hop, jazz, techno, industrial metal, R&B, soul or just wanting to play around. The drum set sounds are pretty good except for the cymbals. The hi hats sound pretty authentic, though. The speakers sound very good. They can get very loud with no distortion whatsoever at max volume.
Features
This board is equipped with a 3.3V card slot which can store your user created tones, rhythms and songs... A major plus if you ask me. Also, you can hook it up to your PC and transfer downloaded patches/tones to the keyboard via MIDI cables... Very useful!!! In fact, I would reccomend that you have or buy MIDI cables to use this feature. It comes with its own power supply and a music stand that slides into a slot on the top of the board. The stand is pretty useless but the power supply is neccessary unless you want to use 6 D batteries! The touch sensitivity is top notch! It comes in three settings and it makes it feel as though you're actually playing a piano.
Quality
It's made out of plastic. But what did you expect for $300? Definitely a stay at home board. With proper care, this board could last you a lifetime... But, don't quote me on that.
Value
Absolutely amazing! It's the best! 'Nuf said!
Manufacturer Support
I haven't had to deal with them... I guess that's a good thing.
The Wow Factor
Is it big? Is it sexy? YES!!! This is a huge board! Don't expect a toy when you order this... This thing means business! It's silver and very good looking. It had blue and green lights all over it! It's wonderful... If I wasn't married already, I would... You know.
Musical Background:
Active Musician, Recording Engineer, Band Director
Musical Style:
Alternative-Industrial Rock
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Submitted March 1, 2004 by a customer from bellsouth.net
"This product is well worth the money. It has an awesome real piano sound. It also feels good to me."
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Since I had my Yamaha PSR for about 12 years, I would say that I may wear it out! But if God smiles on me, and gives me funds for a Roland KF 90, I will definatly want to look in to replacing. But as it stands I still feel like I got an awesome deal and got plenty of bang for the buck!
Sound
I was mainly looking for a good piano sound on a portable, yet pretty good sized keyboard. This one has it!! The piano voices are wonderful!! There are other good voices also.... and some that I have to say are about typical... but for what I was wanting it for... it seems to be top of the line
Features
Although I havent had much time to learn about everything that this keyboard will do, I believe from what I already know that it is highly worth the money that I payed for it.
Quality
cosmeticly nice,and also workable. The only think that I think I would have done different is the volume knob.. it's a little cheap. But if it does it's job, I have no beef.
Value
VERY much worth the money that I paid for it
Manufacturer Support
I havent dealt with support yet
The Wow Factor
I must tell you that my first pick would be a roland that I saw... but it was 5000.00, so, I couldn't really see myself getting that and not feeling guilty and being in debt. I saw this keyboard as a realistic buy, but yet when I played it at a store, I found it suprisingly well made for the price. Afterwards, I really wanted to take this one home.
Musical Style:
Christian
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Submitted May 29, 2005 by a customer from comcast.net
"Awsome buy!"
I do recommend this to anyone who wants a quality board at bargain prices. It is really nice just for the Hammond simulator alone but the other instruments sounds are nice too even the 12 drup kits sound like real drums. If you want a Korg or Yamaha they are great but check this baby out before you pay $3500 you will be surprised to see that this thing is as good as it is. It even has a synth built right in to make your own sound an you will appreciate the built in sequencer they do need more tracks though. It only records 5 tracks but that not bad for getting started.
Sound
The sound is very awsome I was amazed to find that it has many sounds comparable to the Korg Triton and Yamaha S90 workstations. I really love to closeness of the Hammond B3 sond to the actuall classic organ. I put this next to the Hammond B3 in my church and it blew the pastor away when he heard this keyboard with a leslie setup. He wants it on the road now for our services away from our church.
Features
This thing is well featured for a unit that I bought for only $219 on the internet. The Instrument comes well balenced with the right features that a novice or even a pro such as my self would come to love. I do wish that the board was in a metal case because with the sound and the quality of whats under the hood really makes this thing the best pro board Casio has ever produced and I hope to see more of this from Casio.
Quality
Very good build quality have not had any problems with it. Just want a true metal case for casio's next generation WK3000 series. Please Casio please come out with another great keyboard like this.
Value
I got this for a steal at only $219 I would definately pay $1,000 for it. This thing is well worth it for the features, sound and ease of use.
Manufacturer Support
Customer and online support are very helpful when I order the sustain pedal they send it next day and it was nice to speak with someone who loves music just like I do. We talked for about 1 hour after my problem was resolved and she gave me some more tricks to make this keyboard even more fun.
The Wow Factor
Nice matalic style case very pro looking, but I really prefer a true alluminum case. It does help with packing it up and traveling with it though.
Musical Background:
Music Minister
Musical Style:
Gospel
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Submitted September 26, 2003 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Value keyboards just got a whole lot better"
Sound
The advanced tones sound fantastic! Really good brass & wind, which is hard to get on a keyboard for this price, drawbar organ sounds are great as well
Features
Synth, 100 effects, split/layer function...the list goes on...again, for this price it has alot.
Quality
I wouldn't really want to take it out gigging every night, but for home use, I don't see a problem with the way it's made.
Value
Excellent value for your money...it looks good, sounds great, does a huge amount of stuff, if you ask it nicely, I wouldn't be surprised if it could make you coffee!
Manufacturer Support
Never dealt with Casio before.
The Wow Factor
It's a beauty alright!
Musical Style:
Little bit of everything
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Submitted April 22, 2014 by Irene W
"It's all right, I suppose"
My biggest problem with this admittedly decent product is the rhythms it uses, many of which are lamentably generic and the little codas are a total joke and disgrace, sorry. Some of the sounds, however, are quite nice. Overall, it does what it promises on the box. By no means professional but a good buy for someone who wants try their hand at playing or composing a bit of music.
Musical Background:
Professional performer and song writer
Musical Style:
Rock, blues, pop
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Submitted December 26, 2004 by a customer from cox.net
"super keyboard-super price-make yourself happy-no need to sell car!"
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Haven't named it yet but plan to gig 'til I'm grey, hope it makes the trip.
Sound
one of the best sounding piano voices ever. The sound wheel organs and buildables mean I can sell my Voce unit as no longer needed. Extra features ie on screen notation, ultra EQ, recording, etc are simply wonderful especially when considering the price.
Features
came with a free x stand
Quality
Have not road tested but am building case first.
Value
I compared a lot of keyboards within several hundred $ and my choice is still the Casio
Manufacturer Support
have not needed support
The Wow Factor
feels good, plain and simple. Good action, great sound and clarity, huge voice possibles, features I haven't tried yet. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.
Musical Background:
small regional clubs for 20 years
Musical Style:
rock, funk, jazz, romanian polkas if it pays well
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Submitted July 12, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com
Casio WK-3000 Keyboard Customer Review
it's okay I guess, I'm not that good a piano player anyway
Sound
The rithyms are so-so
The Piano and Organ samples are the shining star of this instrument.
Features
The product did not come with a sustain or foot volume.
The unit lacks true wave synthesis and needs a more robust set of input/output jacks. Also, the system does not tell you which media card it is compatible with. Sure it says smartmedia, but what size?
The slot looks to be about an inch or so across.
The keys could be a little heavier too.
Quality
seems sturdy enough, I havent tried out the portable battery powered feature of this yet.
Value
I bought this for 480$ with a stand - now that I see it listed for $299, I'm thinking I got screwed
Manufacturer Support
nope wont deal with them
The Wow Factor
Better user interface for advanced features like sequencing.
Musical Background:
Active Musician, Recording Enthusiast
Musical Style:
Blues, Rock, Jazz, Techno, D&B
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Submitted August 2, 2004 by a customer from stmarytx.edu
"GREAT KEYBOARD FOR ANYONE"
Features
It
Musical Style:
Christian
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Submitted January 25, 2005 by a customer from verizon.net
"A bad delay in switching the banks registration memory.wk-3000 or md-1800 help?? wk-1630 had no delay."
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if not for the sound reg bank delays it wood be great,
I have not tested the smart media card use yet.
Sound
There is a bad deley in switching the registration banks win playing,
this can happen with low power, but the power is ok.
this is not good, my old wk-1600 works great there is no delay.
im using a 1.5-amp 12-voil ac-power, ad.
if i up the ac adptore to 2-amp it works better, just got it frum radio shack, it may have been used.
Features
great
Quality
there is a delay in the bank registration switching, this makes it hard to use
more than one bank regisration setting in a song. help??
Value
wood be the best if i can get it fixed or what ever.
only paid $268 wood be a great if no delay was in reg. banks.
Manufacturer Support
had some things missing and dents on key board wk-1600 1630 or md-1700 but works great. thay wood do nothing, for dents
on keyboard, i have yet to find out
The Wow Factor
it is not bad
Musical Background:
musician and hobbyist
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Submitted February 22, 2008
Casio WK-3000 Keyboard Customer Review
Overall it seems to be a user friendly, fantastic sounding unit.
Sound
Sounds are very realistic - especially impressed with Hammond sounds. Piano sounds are really great!
Features
Does not come with sustain pedal.
Ease of Use
It does require a brief learning curve if you're like me - computer illiterate - but the manual really helps alot. I like the touch sensitive keyboard.
Quality
Workmanship and overall quality is first class. A sturdy case would probably be a good idea for any serious road work.
Value
I received it as a gift, so I don't know what it cost.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to use support until now - I left the power supply in a hotel room on the road and went online to get the part number for the power supply.
The Wow Factor
The silver appearance looks fantastic and the speakers perform well without distortion.
Musical Background:
formerly active; now home studio hobbyist
Musical Style:
soft rock
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Submitted July 29, 2004
"Satisfied"
Sound
Sounds really good, I just wish volume was a little louder.. so I just plug it into my stereo.
Quality
I won't be taking on the road. If anyone wanted to, I don't think it'd handle very well.
The Wow Factor
Very nice looking board. The blue light is cool and the color of the keyboard itself is attractive.
Musical Style:
downtempo electronic
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Submitted April 21, 2004
Casio WK-3000 Keyboard Customer Review
Sound
nice for built in speakers
Features
track layering, no loop sequencing though
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Submitted December 18, 2003
"A more than worthy candidate for your entry level keyboard"
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Casio delivers the best bang for the buck. I cannot find anything else at this price that comes even close to the level of performance this keyboard has to offer. I have been wavering between this and a more expensive Yamaha, and being a non-professional musician without deep-pocket, I found it hard to justify the extra.
Sound
This keyboard features some of the most realistic instrument sounds among any keyboards under $1k. Piano sounds are very impressive, so are those of woodwind and brass. You will get slightly better sounds from a Yamaha (DGX), but only if you have good external amplifier and not use the built in amp and speakers. The touch response of the keys are good but not great (no after touch for more expressive non-purcussion instrument sound, though modulation is available).
Features
More bells and whistles than I can use now. But an educational utility (a la Yamaha) would be nice for beginners.
Value
This keyboard is great value considering all the alternatives outs there. Yamaha GDX202 is similarly priced but has less features and the built in sound delivery system is terrible. (DGX500 has 88 semi-weighted keys and sports marginally better sound, but it costs almost twice as much.)
The Wow Factor
Given CASIO WK series' track record, I will buy this (or the next iteration) again if need arises.
Musical Style:
Classical
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