E USER’S GUIDE WK3300/8000E1B
GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY FCC RULES FOR USE OF THE UNIT IN THE U.S.A. (not applicable to other areas). NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO electronic musical instrument. • Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual. • Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference. Symbols Various symbols are used in this user’s guide and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used safely and correctly, and to prevent injury to the user and other persons as well as damage to property.
Safety Precautions DANGER Alkaline Batteries Perform the following steps immediately if fluid leaking from alkaline batteries ever gets into your eyes. 1. Do not rub your eyes! Rinse them with water. 2. Contact your physician immediately. Leaving alkaline battery fluid in your eyes can lead to loss of sight. WARNING Smoke, Strange Odor, Overheating Continued use of the product while it is emitting smoke, a strange odor, or heat creates the risk of fire and electric shock.
Safety Precautions Dropping and Impact Continued use of this product after it has been damaged by dropping or subjecting it to strong impact creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the AC adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall outlet. 3. Contact your original retailer or an authorized CASIO Service Provider. Plastic Bags Never place the plastic bag the product comes in over your head or in your mouth.
Safety Precautions Connectors Connect only the specified devices and equipment to the product’s connectors. Connection of a non-specified device or equipment creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Location Avoid the following locations for this product. Such locations create the risk of fire and electric shock. • Areas subject to high humidity or large amounts of dust. • In food preparation areas or other areas subject to oil smoke.
Introduction Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO musical instrument. This keyboard provides you with the following features and functions. ❐ 620 Tones Include Rich Advanced Tones A total of 400 Advanced Tones are programmed with DSP tones to make them richer and more powerful. Advanced tones like Stereo Piano and Tremolo Electric Piano enhance the Piano and Electric Piano tones to create a totally new sound.
Introduction ❐ USB port A USB port provides quick and easy connection to a computer.* * Note that you will need a commercially available USB cable (A-B type) to connect to a computer using the USB port. ❐ Mixer You can specify tone, volume, pan position, and other parameters for each built-in Auto Accompaniment part. You can also control the same parameters for each channel during MIDI input.
Contents Safety Precautions ................ E-1 Applying Effects to Tones .... E-27 Effect Blocks .......................................... E-27 Introduction ........................... E-5 General Guide ...................... E-10 Attaching the Score Stand ..................... E-11 Playing a Demo Tune ............................. E-12 Power Supply ...................... E-14 Using batteries ....................................... E-14 Using the AC Adaptor .............................
Contents Synthesizer Mode ................ E-44 Keyboard Settings .............. E-66 Synthesizer Mode Functions .................. E-44 Using Layer ............................................ E-66 Creating a User Tone ............................. E-47 Using Split .............................................. E-67 Storing a User Tone In Memory ............. E-50 Using Layer and Split Together .............. E-68 Transposing the Keyboard ..................... E-69 Registration Memory ..........
Contents Saving Data .......................... E-83 Using an SD Memory Card .................... E-84 Using the Floppy Disk Drive (WK-3800 Only) ..................................... E-85 Using External Storage Media ............... E-87 Saving Files ........................................... E-88 Loading a File ........................................ E-90 Renaming a File ..................................... E-91 Deleting a File ........................................
General Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 0 A M *3 RS B N 7 D E C E-10 J I O P K Q *2 *1 T G H L M U V Y F Z [ \ ] W a _ X b c
General Guide NOTE • Illustrations in this User’s Guide shows the WK-3800.
General Guide *2 a Number buttons • For input of numbers to change displayed settings. • Negative values can be changed only by using [+] and [–] to increment and decrement the displayed value. b [+]/[–] buttons (YES/NO) *3 • WK-3800/WK-8000 • WK-3300 c PITCH BEND wheel e f d MODULATION wheel c PITCH BEND wheel e MODULATION button f MODULATION button lamp c d c Playing a Demo Tune*4 Pressing the DEMO button starts demo tune play. There are 3 demo tunes, which continuously play in sequence.
General Guide Rear Panel • WK-3800 • WK-3300 i j k i i SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal i SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal j LINE OUT R, LINE OUT L/MONO terminal k DC 12V terminal k k DC 12V terminal • WK-3300/WK-3800 l • WK-8000 i m j k l SD memory card slot i SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal m USB port j LINE OUT R, LINE OUT L/MONO terminal k DC 12V terminal m m USB port Front Panel • WK-8000 l l SD memory card slot NOTE • Display examples shown in this User’s Guide are intend
Power Supply This keyboard can be powered by current from a standard household wall outlet (using the specified AC adaptor) or by batteries. Always make sure you turn the keyboard off whenever you are not using it. Using batteries Always make sure you turn off the keyboard before loading or replacing batteries. Important Battery Information ■ The following shows the approximate battery life. Alkaline batteries .............................
Power Supply Using the AC Adaptor Auto Power Off Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor specified for this keyboard. When you are using battery power, keyboard power turns off automatically whenever you leave it on without performing any operation for about 6 minutes. When this happens, press the POWER button to turn power back on.
Power Supply Memory Contents Settings Tone, rhythm, and other “main keyboard settings” in effect when you turn off the keyboard manually by pressing POWER button or when Auto Power Off turns off power are still in effect the next time you turn power back on.
Connections Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier 3 • WK-3800/WK-8000 Phones and Line Out Terminals Before connecting phones or other external equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settings of the keyboard and the connected equipment. You can then adjust volume to the desired level after connections are complete. Use commercially available cords to connect to the two jacks as shown in Figure 3.
Connections Musical Instrument Amplifier 3 Use a commercially available connecting cord to connect the keyboard to a musical instrument amplifier. NOTE • Be sure to use a connecting cord that has a stereo standard plug on the end you connect to the keyboard, and a connector that provides dual channel (left and right) input to the amplifier to which you are connecting. The wrong type of connector at either end can cause one of the stereo channels to be lost.
Basic Operations POWER PIANO SETTING TONE ●WK-3800/ WK-8000 MODULATION wheel PITCH BEND wheel ●WK-3300 MODULATION button PITCH BEND wheel Number buttons [+]/[–] MAIN VOLUME This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations. Drawbar Organ Tones: 50 Preset Tones + 100 User Tones Number To play the keyboard 1 Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on. • This causes the power indicator to light. 2 3 Use the MAIN VOLUME knob to set the volume to a relatively low level.
Basic Operations To select a tone 1 2 3 Find the tone you want to use in the tone list (the separate Appendix A) and note its tone number. Press the TONE button. Use the number buttons to input the three digit tone number for the tone you want to select. Example: To select “432 GM ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 4, 3 and then 2. A c o u s B sG NOTE • Always input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any).
Basic Operations NOTE • Pressing the PIANO SETTING button while a rhythm is playing stops rhythm play and then changes the keyboard setup. • Pressing the PIANO SETTING button while the keyboard is in the Synthesizer Mode or other mode exits the current mode and then changes the keyboard setup. • The setup of the keyboard does not change if you press the PIANO SETTING button when any one of the following exists.
Using the Drawbar Organ Mode Your keyboard has built-in “drawbar organ tones” that can be altered using nine digital drawbars whose operations are similar to the controls on a drawbar organ. You can also select percussion or key click. There is room in memory for storage of up to 100 user-created drawbar tone variations.
Using the Drawbar Organ Mode Channel Buttons while the Drawbar Organ Tone Selection Screen is Displayed The 18 buttons along the bottom of the display function as drawbar buttons while the drawbar organ tone selection screen is on the display (after you press the DRAWBAR ORGAN button). Each pair of buttons (upper and lower) represents a drawbar, which means that the 18 buttons provide you with the function of nine drawbars.
Using the Drawbar Organ Mode DRAWBAR ORGAN Number buttons [+]/[–] CURSOR To select a drawbar organ tone 1 2 Find the drawbar organ tone you want to use in the tone list (the separate Appendix A) and note its tone number. 2 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display the drawbar organ tone editing screen. Select the parameter whose setting you want to change. Example: Selecting the “Ft16’” parameter Parameter Setting Press the DRAWBAR ORGAN button.
Using the Drawbar Organ Mode Editing Synthesizer Mode Parameters and DSP Parameters of Drawbar Tones As with standard (non-drawbar) tones, you can edit the Synthesizer Mode parameters and DSP parameters of drawbar organ tones. See “Drawbar Organ Mode Operational Flow” on page E-22. 1 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display “More?”, and then press the [왔] CURSOR button. • This enters the Synthesizer Mode, which is indicated by the indicator next to SYNTH on the display screen.
Using the Drawbar Organ Mode Display Contents in the Drawbar Organ Mode In the Drawbar Organ Mode, the current status of the drawbar positions, key click, and percussion parameters are indicated on the display’s bar graph as shown in the illustrations below. There is one line for each parameter, and the bottom segment of the selected parameter line flashes. The bottom segment of the bar graph column that represents the currently selected parameter flashes to indicate that it is selected.
Applying Effects to Tones DSP DSP effects are applied to the connection between the sound source and output. You can select distortion and modulation effects. You can create DSP effect setups and also transfer downloaded DSP data from your computer. The keyboard has memory that lets you store up to 100 DSP effect setups. See “Internet Data Expansion System” on page E-82 and “Saving the Settings of DSP Parameters” on page E-29 for more information.
Applying Effects to Tones EFFECT CURSOR Number buttons [+]/[–] EXIT Selecting a DSP Type In addition to the 100 built-in effect types, you can also edit effect types to create your own and store them in user memory. You can have up to 100 effect types in user memory at one time. You can also select the DSP type of the last DSP enabled tone that you used. This means you always have access to the DSP type of Advanced Tones and tones you download over the Internet.
Applying Effects to Tones NOTE • Whether or not an effect is applied to the parts that are sounding also depends on Mixer Mode Reverb Send, Chorus Send, and DSP on/off settings. See “Mixer Function” on page E-40 for more information. • Playing a demo tune (page E-12) automatically changes the effect to the one that is assigned to the tune. You cannot change or cancel a demo tune effect.
Applying Effects to Tones 4 Use the [+] and [–] buttons or the number buttons to scroll through the reverb types until the one you want is displayed, or use the number buttons to input the reverb number you want to select. • See the separate Appendix F for information about the reverb types that are available. • Here you could also change the parameters of the effect you selected, if you want. See “Changing the Settings of REVERB Parameters” for more information.
Applying Effects to Tones Changing the Settings of CHORUS Parameters You can control the relative strength of an effect and how it is applied. The parameters you can control depend on the effect. See the following section titled “CHORUS Parameters” for more information. 1 After selecting the chorus type you want, use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display the parameter whose setting you want to change. 2 • This displays the equalizer editing screen.
Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM ONE TOUCH PRESET MODE Number buttons ACCOMP VOLUME INTRO/ENDING 1/2 [+]/[–] VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2 TEMPO START/STOP SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played using sounds and tones that are automatically selected to select the rhythm you are using.
Auto Accompaniment Playing a Rhythm To play a rhythm 1 Press VARIATION/FILL-IN button 1 or 2. • This starts the play of the selected rhythm. • To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button. NOTE • Chords will sound along with the rhythm if any of the three accompaniment mode lamps above the MODE button is lit. If you want to play the rhythm pattern without chords, press the MODE button until all of the lamps are off.
Auto Accompaniment NOTE • If you press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT button and then the INTRO/ENDING 1/2 buttons in place of the START/STOP button in step 2, accompaniment will start with an intro pattern when you perform the operation in step 3. For details about these buttons, see pages E-36 and E-37. • If you press the INTRO/ENDING 1/2 buttons in place of the START/STOP button in step 4, an ending pattern will play before accompaniment play is ended. For details about this button, see page E-37.
Auto Accompaniment See the separate Appendix D for details on playing chords with other roots. FINGERED FINGERED provides you with a total of 15 different chord types. The following describes the FINGERED “accompaniment keyboard” and “melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play a C-root chord using FINGERED. FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard • WK-3300/WK-3800 Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard *1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest note is the root.
Auto Accompaniment Chords Recognized by This Keyboard Using an Intro Pattern The following table identifies patterns that are recognized as chords by FULL RANGE CHORD. Pattern Type Number of Variations FINGERED The 15 chord patterns shown under FINGERED on page E-35. 23 standard chord fingerings. The following are examples of the 23 chords available with C as the bass note.
Auto Accompaniment To insert a fill-in 1 2 Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play. Select the fill-in variation you want. • To insert Fill-in 1, press the VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 button while Variation 1 of the rhythm is playing. • To insert Fill-in 2, press the VARIATION/FILL-IN 2 button while Variation 2 of the rhythm is playing. NOTE • Only the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT button is operational while an intro is playing.
Auto Accompaniment NOTE • Pressing the INTRO/ENDING button prior to the first half beat at the beginning of a measure plays the ending immediately. Pressing the button after the first half beat of a measure causes the ending to be played from the beginning of the following measure. Using One-touch Preset One-touch preset automatically makes the main settings listed below in accordance with the rhythm pattern you are using.
Auto Accompaniment Auto Harmonize Types Auto Harmonize lets you select from among the 10 Auto Harmonize types. Type changing is performed by the setting item using the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION button. See “Changing Other Settings” on page E-71 for more information. Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment parts as a value in the range of 000 (minimum) to 127 (maximum).
Mixer Function What you can do with the Mixer This keyboard lets you play multiple different musical instrument parts at the same time during autoaccompaniment play, song memory playback, receipt of data through the USB port, etc. The Mixer assigns each part to a separate channel (1 through 16) and lets you control the channel on/off, volume, and pan pot parameters of each channel.
Mixer Function MIXER CHANNEL CURSOR Number buttons [+]/[–] Using the Parameter Edit Mode 4 Use the number buttons or [+] and [–] to change the parameter setting. Example: Change the setting to “060”. Editing the Parameters for Channels 1 through 16 V o l ume In the Parameter Edit Mode, you can change the settings of ten different parameters (including tone, volume, and pan pot) for the channel you selected on the Mixer screen. • Pressing the MIXER or EXIT button exits the parameter edit mode.
Mixer Function How Parameters Work The following are the parameters whose settings can be changed in the Parameter Edit Mode. Tone Parameters ■ Octave Shift (Range: –2 to 0 to +2) You can use octave shift to shift the range of the tone up or down. When using the piccolo tone, there may be cases when very high notes you want to play are not included within the range of the keyboard. When this happens, you can use octave shift to shift the keyboard range one octave up.
Mixer Function Effect Parameters The Mixer lets you control the effects applied to each individual part, making it different from the Effect Mode, whose settings are applied to all parts in general. ■ DSP System Reverb Send (Range: 000 to 127) This parameter adjusts how much reverb is applied to the DSP part. D . Rv bSnd ■ Reverb Send (Range: 000 to 127) This parameter controls how much reverb is applied to a part. A setting of “000” turns reverb off, while a setting of 127 applies maximum reverb.
Synthesizer Mode The Synthesizer Mode of this keyboard provides the tools for creating your own original tones. Simply select one of the built-in tones and change its parameters to create your own original sound. You can even store your sounds in memory and select it using the same procedure as that used to select a preset tone. Synthesizer Mode Functions The following describes how to use each of the functions available in the Synthesizer Mode.
Synthesizer Mode ■ Resonance Resonance enhances the harmonic components in the vicinity of the cutoff frequency, which creates a distinctive sound. A larger resonance value enhances the sound as shown in the figure. Level Frequency Cut off frequency Small Value Large Value Resonance NOTE • With some tones, a large resonance value can cause distortion or noise during the attack part of the tone.
Synthesizer Mode Saving User Tones The group of tone numbers from 700 through 799 (User 001 through User 100) is called the “user area” because they are reserved for storage of user tones. After you recall a preset tone and change its parameters to create your own user tone, you can store it in the user area for later recall. You can recall your tones using the same procedure that you use when selecting a preset tone.
Synthesizer Mode SYNTH CURSOR ●WK-3300 MODULATION button lamp Number buttons [+]/[–] Creating a User Tone Parameters and Their Settings Use the following procedure to select a preset tone and change its parameters to create a user tone. The following describes the function of each parameter and provides its setting range. 1 ■ Attack Time (Range: –64 to 00 to +63) 2 First, select the preset tone you want to use as a basis for your user tone. Press the SYNTH button.
Synthesizer Mode ■ Modulation Assign (Range: *) ■ Modulation Depth (Range: 0 to 127) (WK-3300 only) The Modulation Assign parameter specifies which parameters should be affected when you use the keyboard’s modulation function. Select “oFF” for any parameters that you do not want affected by the modulation function. On the WK-3300, this parameter controls the modulation value when the MODULATION button is pressed.
Synthesizer Mode ■ Vibrato Waveform (Range: See below.) ■ Touch Sensitivity (Range: –64 to 00 to +63) Specifies the vibrato waveform. This parameter controls changes in the volume of the tone in accordance with the pressure applied to the keyboard keys. A greater positive value increases the volume of the output as pressure increases, while a negative value decreases volume with increased keyboard pressure. A setting of zero specifies no change in output volume in accordance with keyboard pressure.
Synthesizer Mode DSP Settings Use the DSP editing screen to select the DSP type and to edit parameters. 1 2 Select a tone, press the SYNTH button, and then configure parameter settings. After everything is the way you want, press the [왔] CURSOR button once. • This advances to the DSP parameter editing screen. • Pressing the [왖] CURSOR button returns to the Synthesizer Mode parameter screen. This setting specifies DSP parameters.
Registration Memory Registration Memory Features Registration memory lets you store up to 32 keyboard setups (4 sets × 8 banks) for instant recall whenever you need them. The following is a list of settings that are saved in registration memory. Setup Names You can assign setups into one of 32 areas, which you can select using BANK buttons 1 through 4 and the four REGISTRATION buttons. Area names range from 1-1 through 8-4 as shown below.
Registration Memory Number buttons BANK REGISTRATION STORE To Save a Setup in Registration Memory To Recall a Setup from Registration Memory 1 1 Select a tone and rhythm, and otherwise set up the keyboard the way you want it. • See “Registration Memory Settings” on page E-51 for details on what data is stored in the registration memory. 2 Use the BANK button or the number buttons to select the bank.
Song Memory Function This keyboard lets you record up to five separate songs in song memory for later playback. There are two methods you can use to record a song: real-time recording where you record the notes as you play them on the keyboard, and step recording where you input chords and notes one-by-one. Selecting a Track Use the SONG MEMORY TRACK buttons marked CHORD/ TR1 through TR6 to select the track you want.
Song Memory Function CURSOR SONG MEMORY Number buttons [+]/[–] YES/NO INTRO/ENDING 1/2 VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2 SONG MEMORY TRACK START/STOP SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT Using Real-time Recording 4 • When recording starts, the REC indicator flashes on the display. After a few moments the indicator stops flashing, and remains on the display. • Real-time recording without a rhythm starts. If you want to record with a rhythm, press the INTRO/ ENDING 1/2 or VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2.
Song Memory Function Track 1 Contents After Real-time Recording In addition to keyboard notes and accompaniment chords, the following data is also recorded to Track 1 during realtime recording. This data is applied whenever Track 1 is played back.
Song Memory Function Playing Back from Song Memory Once you record tracks to song memory, you can play them back to see what they sound like. To play back from song memory 1 Use the SONG MEMORY button to enter playback standby, and then use the number buttons to select a song number (0 to 4). Song number Playback standby P l ay • The above song number screen remains on the display for about five seconds.
Song Memory Function To record chords with step recording 1 Press the SONG MEMORY button three times to enter step recording standby, and then use the number buttons to select the song number (0 to 4). 7 After you are finished recording, press the START/ STOP button. • This enters playback standby for the song you have just recorded. • To play back the song at this time, press the START/ STOP button. Flash NOTE S t e p Re c 2 Make the following settings.
Song Memory Function Specifying Chords in the Normal Mode When the MODE button is set to Normal during step recording, you can specify chords using a method that is different from CASIO Chord and Fingered fingerings. This chord specification method can be used to input 18 different chord types using only two keyboard keys, so chords can be specified even if you don’t know how to actually play them.
Song Memory Function Specifying the Length of a Note During step recording, the number buttons are used to specify the length of each note. Note lengths Use number buttons [1] through [6] to specify whole notes ( ), half notes ( ), quarter notes ( ), eighth notes ( ), 16th notes ( ), and 32nd notes ( ). Example: To specify a quarter note ( ), press [3]. Dots ( ) and triplicates ( ) While holding down the [7] (dot) or [9] (triplicate), use buttons [1] through [6] to input the lengths of the notes.
Song Memory Function 3 Make the following settings. • Tone number • Tempo 4 Press the START/STOP button to start recording. • At this time, the contents of any tracks that are already recorded start to play back. • Optional pedal, pitch bend and modulation operations are also recorded. 5 6 To record to Tracks 2 through 6 using step recording This procedure describes how to input notes one-by-one, specifying each note’s pitch and length.
Song Memory Function NOTE • Use the procedure under “Correcting Mistakes While Step Recording” on this page to correct input mistakes you make during step recording. • You can add on to a track that already contains recorded data by selecting that track in step 2 of the above procedure. Doing so automatically locates the step recording start point at the first beat immediately following the previously recorded data.
Song Memory Function 2 Monitoring the data on the display, use [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to move the input point to the data you want to change. Example: To re-record all note data following the note A3 located at Measure 120, Beat 1, Clock 0. Measure 120/Beat 1/Clock 0 (Input point moved to using [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons) Data flow • • • • • • • A3 3 C4 Perform steps 1 and 2 under “To correct mistakes while step recording” above to display the note you want to delete.
Song Memory Function 4 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to move to the location in track where the note or parameter you want to change is located. Note editing example Velocity Pitch No t e C4 Editing Techniques and Display Contents The following describes the editing techniques you can use to change the various parameters stored in memory. To change the key pressure (velocity) of a note Use the number buttons or [+] and [–] to adjust the key pressure.
Song Memory Function Editing a Song NOTE • In the case of real-time recording, you later can change tone numbers you specified while recording to Tracks 1 through 6 is in progress. • You can only change tone numbers that were originally set for Tracks 2 through 6 using step recording. To change a rhythm number Use the number buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to change a rhythm number. 16B t B l d2 You can perform the following operations in the song editing mode.
Song Memory Function 4 Use the SONG MEMORY TRACK buttons to select the recorded track or tracks whose data you want to delete. Track delete standby Recorded track Track being deleted (Multiple tracks can be specified.) • You can specify more than one track for deletion by pressing more than one track select button. • To deselect a track, simply press its track select button again. 5 Press the YES button.
Keyboard Settings TONE TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION EXIT CURSOR Number buttons [+]/[–] YES/NO SPLIT 2 Parts Press the LAYER button. Selected layer tone Up to four parts (numbered 1 through 4) can be used simultaneously during keyboard play. These parts can be used by the layer and split functions explained below. Part 1: Main tone part Part 2: Layered tone part Part 3: Split tone part Part 4: Layered and split tone part LAYER Lit S t r i n g 1G 3 Select the layered tone.
Keyboard Settings 4 Using Split With split you can assign two different tones (a main tone and a split tone) to either end of the keyboard, which lets you play one tone with your left hand and another tone with your right hand. For example, you could select GM STRINGS 1 as the main (high range) tone and GM PIZZICATO as the split (low range) tone, putting an entire string ensemble at your fingertips.
Keyboard Settings Using Layer and Split Together You can use layer and split together to create a layered split keyboard. It makes no difference whether you layer tones first and then split the keyboard, or split the keyboard and then layer tones. When you use layer and split in combination, the high range of the keyboard is assigned two tones (main tone + layered tone), and the low range two tones (split tone + layered split tone).
Keyboard Settings Transposing the Keyboard Using Touch Response Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s different from the keyboard, for example, simply use transpose to change the key of the keyboard. When touch response is turned on, the relative volume of sound output by the keyboard is varied in accordance with the amount of pressure applied, just like an acoustic piano.
Keyboard Settings Tuning the Keyboard The tuning feature lets you fine tune the keyboard to match the tuning of another musical instrument. To tune the keyboard 1 Press the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION button. • This causes the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION indicator (the FUNCTION indicator on the WK-8000) to appear on the display. 2 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display the tuning screen. Tune 3 Use [+] and [–] to change the tuning setting of the keyboard. Example: To lower the tuning by 20.
Keyboard Settings Changing Other Settings Setting Types The table below shows the parameters whose settings you can change. Setting menu Description Page Transpose (Trans.) Adjusts of overall keyboard tuning by semitone units. E-69 Auto Harmonize (AutoHarm) Selects the Auto Harmonize Type E-73 Touch Response (Touch) Specifies of how sound should change with keyboard pressure. E-69 Tune (Tune) Fine adjustment of overall keyboard tuning. E-70 Contrast (Contrast) Adjusts display brightness.
Keyboard Settings To use the keyboard settings menu 1 Press the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION button. • This causes the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION indicator (the FUNCTION indicator on the WK-8000) to appear on the display. 2 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons, and the [왖] and [왔] CURSOR buttons to recall the items whose settings you want to change.
Keyboard Settings 3 Use the [+] and [–] buttons or the number buttons to change the values. • Settings you make are applied even if you do not press the EXIT button. • See the following section titled “Setting Menu Items” for details on each setting. • After making the settings you want, press the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION button or EXIT button to return to the tone or rhythm selection screen. ■ In case of a delete or initialize procedure 4 Press the YES button.
Keyboard Settings 쏋 Other Settings Setting menu Contrast (Contrast) Assignable Jack (Jack) Mixer Hold (MixHold) DSP Hold (DSP Hold) Range Default Description 00 to 15 07 SUS SUS SoS — Assigns the sostenuto pedal effect to a pedal. SFt — Assigns the soft pedal effect to a pedal. rhy — Assigns the START/STOP button function to a pedal. on/oFF oFF When Mixer Hold is turned on, the parameters of accompaniment parts (Part 6 through Part 10) cannot be modified by accompaniment data.
Using the SMF Player The letters “SMF” stand for Standard MIDI File, which is a file format that allows MIDI data to be shared between different software and sequencers. There are actually three SMF formats, named SMF 0, SMF 1, and SMF 2. This keyboard supports the SMF 0 format, which is the one that is most widely used today, and so all mentions of “SMF data” in this manual refer to SMF 0 format data.
Using the SMF Player SMF Player Mode Operational Flow Display Screen Tone/Rhythm Selection Screen Number Area SMF PLAYER button SMF PLAYER button Text Area Select media. SMF Player indicator Lights EXIT button [왖]* [왔]* Select file. File Name File Number 000 ABC1 [왘]*, [+] 001 [왗]*, [–] ABC2 [왘], [+] [왗], [–] [왘], [+] ABC3 [왗], [–] 008 START/STOP button Direct input using number buttons is also possible. [왔] Select play along part.
Using the SMF Player SMF PLAYER CHANNEL CURSOR Number buttons [+]/[–] ACCOMP VOLUME START/STOP Playing Back an SMF Note that the first step you need to perform in the procedure below depends on whether you are playing back from Flash memory, an SD memory card, or a floppy diskette (WK-3800 only). PREPARATION • SD Memory Card • Insert the SD memory card that contains the data you want to play into the keyboard’s card slot.
Using the SMF Player 3 Press the [왔] CURSOR button to display the file selection screen. • SMFs are those shows file names end with the extension “MID”. An error message appears at this time if there are no SMF files currently in external storage media you are using. 4 To configure other settings 1 Use tthe number buttons to input the three-digit file number of the file you want to play. • The name of the currently selected file will appear in the text area of the display.
Using the SMF Player SMF Player Error Messages The following explains what you should do when an error message appears in the SMF Player Mode. Error Message Cause Action Err Not SMF0 You are attempting to play SMF data that is not Format 0. Use only Format 0 SMF data. Err WrongDat There is a problem with the SMF data you are trying to play or the data is corrupted. Use different data.
Connection to a Computer The keyboard’s USB port makes it quick and simple to connect to a computer. You can install a USB MIDI driver from the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard onto a computer equipped with a USB port. After that, you can connect your keyboard to the computer and run commercially available MIDI software on your computer to exchange MIDI data with the keyboard.
Connection to a Computer 3 4 Click the [System] icon. On the dialog box that appears, click the [Hardware] tab, and then click the [Driver Signing] button. On the dialog box that appears, select [Ignore], and then click [OK]. General MIDI This keyboard supports General MIDI, so it can be used to play commercially available pre-recorded General MIDI data and General MIDI data send to it from a personal computer.
Connection to a Computer Internet Data Expansion System The Music Data Management Software application on the CDROM that comes bundled with the keyboard lets you transfer data you downloaded from the CASIO MUSIC SITE from your computer to keyboard memory. You can also use it to save keyboard data to your computer’s hard disk. Music Data Management Software supports transfer of the following type of data.
Saving Data You can save data you create and data you transfer to the keyboard from a computer to the keyboard’s built-in Flash memory, or to an SD memory card or floppy diskette (WK-3800). In this manual, SD memory cards and floppy diskettes are referred to as “external storage media”. The types of files that can be saved to external storage media are listed below. Note that each type of file can be saved to a specific, pre-defined user area, as shown in the “Savable File Types” table below.
Saving Data Using an SD Memory Card Your keyboard is equipped with an SD memory card slot that supports the use of SD memory cards that you can use to store tunes you transfer from your computer, song memory data you have stored in the keyboard's flash memory, and other data. This provides you with access to virtually unlimited volumes of data that you can instantly load whenever you need it. ● Supported SD memory Cards: 1GB or less (Cards with capacity greater than 1GB are not supported.
Saving Data Using the Floppy Disk Drive (WK-3800 Only) To remove a memory card from the card slot 1 Press the memory card into the card slot and then release it. • This will cause the card to come part way out of the keyboard. 2 Pull the memory card out of the card slot. • After making sure that the data access lamp is not lit, carefully pull the memory card from the card slot.* * Never remove the memory card from the card slot or turn off the keyboard while any of the following conditions exists.
Saving Data • Do not use a computer, another electronic musical instrument, or any other device to change a file name or file contents created with this keyboard. Doing so can make the data unusable by this keyboard and even cause malfunction of the keyboard. Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any loss to you or any third party due to corruption or accidental erasure of data on a diskette.
Saving Data Eject button ●WK-3300/WK-3800 ●WK-8000 CURSOR ●WK-3800 DISK/CARD ●WK-3300/WK-8000 SD memory card slot Inserting and Ejecting a Diskette The following describes how to insert a diskette into the disk drive and how to eject it. CARD [+]/[–] YES/NO Using External Storage Media To insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive This section explains how to use SD memory cards and floppy diskettes (WK-3800 only) for data storage.
Saving Data 4 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display the screen for the type of operation you want to perform. Load [왘] [왗] R e n ame [왘] [왗] De l e t e [왘] • See the pages referenced below for details about using each of the above menu operations.
Saving Data • Use the [+] and [–] buttons to scroll through letters at the current cursor location. See the page E-94 for information about inputting text. • Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to move the cursor left and right. NOTE • After pressing the DISK/CARD button (WK-3300/WK8000: CARD button) once, you can use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to select the external storage media. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the [왔] CURSOR button to display the Card Mode (or Disk Mode) menu.
Saving Data Loading a File To recall file data from external storage media Use the procedures in this section when you want to load data from external storage media into the keyboard’s user area. 1 • SD Memory Card On the WK-3800, press the DISK/CARD button twice. On the WK-3300/WK-8000, press the CARD button once. • This causes the CARD indicator (the DISK/CARD indicator on WK-3800) to appear on the display, and also displays “Card” in the display’s text area.
Saving Data 9 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to select the user area to which you want to import the loaded file data. • The numeric area of the display will show the user area number, while the text area will show the user area name*. * Except registrations and user songs • The user area selection screen will not appear if the file you selected is a package file or “All Data” file. In this case, skip step 9 and go directly to step 10.
Saving Data 7 Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to select the name of the file you want to rename. • You could also use the number buttons to input a three-digit file number. The file number is shown in the number area of the display. 8 Press the [왔] CURSOR button to advance to the file name input screen. • Use the [+] and [–] buttons to scroll through letters at the current cursor location. See the page E-94 for information about inputting text.
Saving Data 4 5 6 7 Press the [왔] CURSOR button to advance to the file type selection screen. Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to select the type of the file you want to delete. Press the [왔] CURSOR button to display the file name selection screen. Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons or [+] and [–] buttons to select the name of the file you want to delete. • You could also use the number buttons to input a three-digit file number. The file number is shown in the number area of the display.
Saving Data 2 3 4 Press the [왔] CURSOR button to display the Card Mode (or Disk Mode) menu. Use the [왗] and [왘] CURSOR buttons to display the “Format” screen. Inputting Characters The following describes the types of characters you can input when saving data to the user area and external storage media. User Area Data Press the [왔] CURSOR button. • WK-3800 Users If you are formatting a floppy diskette, a screen will appear here for specification of the floppy diskette density.
Saving Data SD Memory Card Error Messages Display Message Cause Action Err Card R/W There is something wrong with the memory card. Use a different memory card. Err CardFull The memory card is full. 1. Use a different memory card. 2. Delete files you no longer need from the memory card (page E-92). Err No Card 1. The memory card is not set correctly in the card slot. 2. There is no memory card in the card slot or the memory card was removed part way through a card access operation. 1.
Saving Data Disk Drive Error Messages (WK-3800 Only) Display Message Cause Action Err ReadOnly Attempt to save a file using the same name as an existing file that is read only. Save the new file to a different diskette or use another name. Err Format 1. The format of the diskette is not compatible with this keyboard. 2. The diskette is not formatted. 3. The diskette is damaged. 1. Change to a diskette that has the proper format. ...................................................... E-86 2.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause No keyboard sound 1. Power supply problem. 2. Power is not turned on. 3. Volume setting is too low. 4. Playing in the accompaniment keyboard area while the MODE button setting is CASIO CHORD or FINGERED. 5. Local Control is off. 6. Mixer channel 1 is turned off. 7. Mixer channel 1 volume setting is too low. 8. The DSP volume parameter is set too low. 9. The Expression value of the file data played back on the SMF player is too low.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Action The key or tuning does not match when playing along with another MIDI machine. 1. The tuning or transpose parameter is set to a value other than 00. 2. Mixer coarse tune, fine tune, and/ or octave shift settings are values other than 00. 1. Change the transpose or tuning parameter value to 00. E-69, 70 2. Use the Mixer to change the coarse tune, fine tune, and/or octave shift settings to 00. E-42 Parts suddenly drop out during song memory playback.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Action A downloaded tone with waveform contains noise or keyboard operations become abnormal when user data is selected. Someone may have turned off the keyboard while data was being stored in Flash memory or something else has caused Flash memory contents to become corrupted for some reason. Use the TRANSPOSE/FUNCTION button to perform the system reset operation.
Specifications Models: WK-3300/WK-3800/WK-8000 Keyboard: WK-3300/WK-3800: 76 keys with touch response (OFF/1/2/3) WK-8000: 88 keys with touch response (OFF/1/2/3) Tones: 400 Advanced Tones + 200 Preset Tones + 20 Drum Sets + 100 standard user tones + 20 user tones with waves*1 + 4 user drum sets with waves*1 + 50 drawbar organ tones + 100 user drawbar organ tones (894 tones total); layer/split Polyphony: 32 notes maximum (10 for certain tones) Drawbar Organ Function Drawbars: 9 (16’, 5 1/3’, 8’, 4’
Specifications Synthesizer Function Parameters: Attack time; release time; resonance; cutoff frequency; vibrato type; vibrato delay; vibrato depth; vibrato rate; octave shift; level; touch sense; reverb send; chorus send; DSP line; DSP type; DSP parameter; Modulation Assign; Modulation Depth (WK-3300 only) Registration Memory Number of Setups: 32 (4 setups × 8 banks) Memory Contents: Tone, Rhythm, Tempo, Layer on/off, Split on/off, Split point, Harmonize on/ off, Mixer settings (Channels 1 to 10), Eff
Specifications Terminals SD memory card slot USB port: TYPE B Sustain/Assignable Terminal: Standard jack (sustain, sostenuto, soft, rhythm start/stop) •WK-3800/WK-8000 Headphones: Stereo standard jack Output Impedance : 200Ω Output Voltage : 250mV (RMS) MAX Line Out (R, L/MONO): Standard jack x 2 Output Impedance : 3kΩ Output Voltage : 1.5V (RMS) MAX •WK-3300 Headphone/Output Terminal: Stereo standard jack Output Impedance: 200Ω Output Voltage: 5.
Operating Precautions Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautions. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product. • Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to temperature extremes • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner The above devices will not cause malfunction of the product, but interference from the product can cause audio or video interference of a nearby device.
Key’s Ch’s After Touch Control Change Pitch Bender Note ON Note OFF Velocity True voice 0,32 1 6.
O X X X X X X O O X O X X X O O X X X X System Exclusive : Song Pos : Song Sel : Tune : Clock : Commands : Local ON/OFF : All notes OFF : Active Sense : Reset System Common System Real Time Aux Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Remarks Messages Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO *2 Selected in accordance with sustain pedal setting.
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