Casio WK-7600 76-key Portable Arranger Reviews

Although I didn't purchase mine with this excellent company I must admit the Hammond organ tones are spot on and if you are running those drawbars through a Leslie sounding effects pedal you will never know the difference! I bought two of these boards and run them parallel with my true Hammond M111 spinet organ! If nothing else and for the price these boards rival the more expensive ones on the organ tones as well as the piano tones.Casio has come a long ways in the last 20 years!

I am happy for all Casio Keyboards I even use them at church and for $499 or even a little bit more I think it's fare for me give a 5 review I can't expect more for I what paid even that I have owned Roland, Korg and Yamaha. For a lot less I can't complain I am okay with the quality piano sounds that that's what I use more anyways

I've had this keyboard for a few weeks, replacing my previous Casio WK-1630. Before buying the 7600 I researched and tried out other keyboards, more expensive. I am an acoustic solo singer/songwriter and play in an acoustic/electric duo and occasional full band situations. I play guitar, bass and keyboards. This keyboard fills all the needs for me. I haven't the opportunity to use it in a live situation yet (COVID!), but intend to. My main interest was in using it for my original tunes and backing tracks. I'm still learning the in and outs of the keyboard, but so far I'm happy with it. The pianos, organs and synth sounds fill my needs and also the great rhythm selections. For the price, it can't be beat. If you're on the fence about purchasing one...jump over and get it! Sweetwater and my contact Phil Courtney are always a pleasure to deal with...the best!

The Casio WK 7600 is perfect, I’ve been wanting a keyboard to mess around on for years, and my wife has wanted to learn piano for as many years as I can remember. The piano and organ sounds are excellent and it’s very easy to find your around controls

I purchased this keyboard a little over a year ago at the time of this writing. I love its versitility of options for instrument sounds. It has an excellent Wurlitzer Electric Piano, and a perfect duplicate of the Fender Rhodes as well. The hammond organ sounds with the built in drawbars on the left hand side of the board are exquisite and well thought out. The standard piano sounds are typical keyboard, but still nothing to sneeze at. They will do for faster pieces and some slow stuff. The bass sounds are good. The drum sounds are great and are probably better than you would get from a drum machine. I use them on my recordings and people sometimes ask me who my drummer is and they are amazed when I tell them that its the keyboard and me simply pressing the appropriate keys in proper rhythm that is making that sound. Now, for the things I don't like. First off, the piano sounds are well enough, but not quite up to the sound of say a Roland or even a yamaha, or even a higher end casio digital piano. The guitar sounds are no where near as good as the Yamaha PSR models and the keys are not weighted. Other than that this keyboard is an excellent choice for gigging and recording. I have used it several times both live and on the street to great effect. The recording and mixing functions are great. Unfortunately, I am blind and like most keyboards this one requires sighted assistance to navigate menus. However, I would still recommend it as one of the best keyboards I have ever owned! I highly recommend this board to all levels of musicians; although I think there will always be those who would rather anything other than the casio or yamaha name. Nevertheless, this is a robust instrument with high quality sound capabilities and a plethora of options. There are way too many features to review entirely here, but I have been and continue to be extremely pleased with this purchase!

I recently purchased this keyboard, after already having the 61 note version, without the organ drawbars. I had one with drawbars about 9 years ago and it was great. During that time I have had 2 other "top of the line" very expensive 73 note keyboards, one with drawbars. Both were around $1600.00.. This one to me has better piano sounds, many more sounds than my other brand keyboard, and the organ drawbars are just as good as the others. And this holds more registrations to save them. Besides, of course, being an "arranger", with tons of accompaniment features, which I really don't use. I am in a band. The leslie simulator is BETTER than the other keyboards right out of the box. The feel of the keys is as good as the others, great for those organ licks. I am very happy with it.

I love this little keyboard! I have other nicer (and more expensive and heavier) keyboards, but I use this one more. Although supposedly designed as an "arranger" keyboard, this is a great choice for those small jobs for which portability and quick setup are essential, and which don't require lots of gear. It really will do the job of a stage piano. I rarely use the "arranger" aspects, although they do appear to be of good quality. If you are a concert pianist, only like Nord synthesizers, or are used to Hammonds with a full 100 lbs Leslie speaker, you will be disappointed - but the low weight (under 19 lbs!) and low cost will please the rest of us. The leslie effect is more realistic than other keyboards costing much more, and is quite usable. The dimensions are reasonable, too, helped by having 76 keys instead of 88 - which are enough to play almost all solo and 2-handed parts, but keep the thing small enough to fit in most car trunks. Splits and layers are also quickly accessible. With battery power, built in speakers, and a removable music stand, it is possible to do a gig bringing only this keyboard, a keyboard stand, and, if you use them, a sustain pedal and stool - sure the room can't be too big, but you can carry everything with you in one trip, or even on your back using public transportation! And if you want to use an amp, there is a full size line out.

Important Nitpicks: no MIDI in/out (only USB), no Mod wheel, and I'd prefer the wheels to be over the keys instead of beside them. (I'd really prefer a touch strip for pitchbend, but those are not common anyway.) The absence of a CV pedal input is a somewhat serious oversight considering the effort Casio put into other organ aspects; it irritates me because I could route my volume pedal through my pedal board if there was a midi input (no computer needed). If either one of these difficiencies were corrected, I'd give a 5-star review.

Finally, it doesn't sound like a $4,000 keyboard, but it sounds really good for the price. Think value - this is a reliable Ford, not a Mercedes, or a nice Android tablet instead of a desktop Mac. Judge it for what it is, and you will be impressed.

As you well know hearing reviews online like at you tube doesn't do justice. For the price it delivers what I expect. I was self tought and have an ear for sound and the piano sound is very well executed. The drum arrangement sounds awesome. As for being user friendly it is pretty much that. I'm figuring out the equipment still so as an over all review I can say it's awesome for the level range and price. Thank you Sweetwater.

I have been playing guitar for fifty four years and been playing semi professionally since 1971. I've never taken a formal music lesson in my life. I always wanted to play piano and bought a $150 61 key Casio about sixteen years ago. Knowing music, I was able to figure out how to,play the keyboard. I wasn't able to spend as much time on it as I would like or needed to as being in bands , I had devote most of my time on my guitar playing. That first keyboard had a key die and the AC input failed so I had to use batteries. I bought a CTK-491 to replace that. I've had that for over ten years when a key broke on that. The AC input had failed on that one too. I had my eye on the WK 7600 for many years. I was intrigued by the drawbar organ sounds. When my current keyboard broke, I decided to pull the trigger and get the WK 7600. I've had it about three weeks now. I like the full size keys as it facilitates playing. It has a lots of bells and whistles I will probably never use. I love the drawbar tones. I was little disappointed in the acoustic piano tones. They seem to have a little touch of electric piano in them. I think the samples were better on my older Casios. I may be able to set them more to my liking by making the tone adjustments. I haven't tried recording via the line out of the WK 7600. The tones on my other Casios recorded well. I also play drums on my Casios for my recordings. I'm no Keith Emerson on the keyboard. I'm more like a B+ Paul McCartney or the equivalent of a good rhythm player who knows his chords. I'm retired now and so I play the WK 7600 everyday. I wasn't going to spend a couple thousand on a pro keyboard. Overall, I am very happy with the WK 7600. I will use this at a gig if the opportunity comes up.

This device delivers as advertised and is great. In my first review, I complained about a lot of scratches around the display area only to find out, it was a protective film. Once I removed it, not a scratch. Yes, I felt stupid after being guided by Sweetwater. The rest of the keyboard does have a little cheaper feel to it but the buttons and knobs are top notch. The display characters can be a little difficult to read but they are just fine and can be read. Great sound and the keys feel quite good. I'm no pianist but to me they provide a great feel. Love my keyboard!

This is the best entry level work station out there. The sound isn't vary good; but $449: who cares!

I've had just about every keyboard / arranger out there, but this Casio wk7600 does as much if not more than the yamaha s750, roland bk,korg pa600. No,it doesn't have killer sounds BUT for 450 it's ok. Although subjective it has better drums than yamaha, like the other guy said . Think of it as that dependable car that gets you there. Only thing that could use improvement is the manual that bounces you around from page to another in understanding a procedure. Ok enough about the keyboard ,even more impressive was the customer service. Just simply outstanding from the decision to buy to the delivery to my door. Thanks mike and the staff of sweetwater. I be back and I'm retired from playing

It currently doesn't turn on fully. Stuck on the piano preset and the screen stays blank.

I was tricked, literally decieved by the appearance of this keyboard. I bought 2 CASIO keyboards, 3 microphones,and an audio mixer from Sweet Water in April 2016.

1. This keyboard does not have good quality sounds. The sounds are mono and not the stereo quality type that you find on
the YAMAHA PSR and ROLAND arrangers. Only the Organ tones sound good on this keyboard, and they still do not come close
enough to the other brands previously mentioned.

2. The Sequencer works fine for a 64 Voice Polyphony arranger, but if you need to add more instrument tracks then you run
into trouble because you will automatically exceed the polyphonic capacity.

3. Talk about sequencing and user friendly. Absolutely not. To operate this sequencer you literally have to go from South
Dakota to Nebraska to Iowa and back to South Dakota. It is just too complicated and tiring.

4. All the things i commented about thus far could be over looked if only this keyboard had MIDI In/Out. Because one could
easily connect the WK7600 to an external sound module, a sequencer or even to another professional keyboard and be used
as a MIDI controller or as a back up keyboard. Instead it comes with a USB Output.

I have contacted Sweet Water at least twice to see if there is any MIDI to USB interface that would enable the WK7600 to play sounds from an external MIDI device but no one ever responded. Now i understand why. They are embarrassed by the overall poor quality of this WK7600.


I dont blame them. CASIO should be blamed for manufacturing this poor quality so called Flagship Arranger. This keyboard comes no where close to my CTK 650 which had better sounds plus MIDI In/Out.

To Conclude, I dont recommend this keyboard. Not even for beginners.