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I have owned a number of Casio and Yamaha keyboards since 1984.However, until the WK series came along, I considered Casio instruments for beginners and people who like to have fun on the keyboard but don't take their music seriously.The sound quality of Casio keyboards has improved immensely in 23 years, not only in the instrument voices, but also in the auto-accompaniment tracks.

I gave this instrument four stars because although much improved, the piano isn't as true as my Yamaha 88-note instrument.Nor does the WK-3300 have even a resemblance of a piano feel.However, I bought this keyboard because of the drawbar organ sounds.It has some really nice organ sounds across the board, as well as some really neat synth sounds if New Age is your style.I use this Casio for fun stuff and the Yamaha for more serious work.

The bottom line is, if you are strictly a classical music pianist, perhaps this instrument isn't for you.You might want more than 76 keys and more of a weighted-key feel when you're playing piano.But if these things don't matter much to you, this Casio may surprise you and give you a lot of enjoyment.

As far as the mixer and the SD card saving features, I haven't done anything with these to comment on them.I enjoy this Casio for making music and occasionally recording from it.

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Product Description:
The WK-3300 has 76 Full size keys with 400 DSP programmed Advanced Tones like stereo piano and Tremolo Electric Piano for a total of 620 tones including 50 drawbar organ tones. This powerful instrument features an on-board sequencer and a mixer, for unmatched creative possibilities, plus powerful 2-way bass reflex speakers to take your performance to the next level. This keyboard is ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment. Computer connectable via USB and also includes an SD card slot. AD-12 AC adaptor included. 620 Tones include Rich Advanced TonesA 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. 50 Drawbar Organ TonesIn addition to the 620 standard tones, the keyboard also includes 50 realistic drawbar organ tones. Drawbar organ tones can be controlled using nine digital drawbars. You can also select percussion or key click, and even edit the parameters of preset tone and save up to 100 original tones in user tone memory.Flash MemoryBuilt-in Flash memory lets you expand your selection of tones and rhythms by downloading data from the CASIO MUSIC SITE, or by the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard. You can also store up to 200 SMF format music files.