The X700 and X800 don’t offer much in the way of mixing or tone editing, though, but I would recommend paying a bit extra for the X800 since it has the ability to export multitrack recordings as MIDI files due to having a flash drive port. The sequencer is less powerful than the X3000/X5000’s so it’s primarily useful for cranking out demos rather than making serious recordings. Both models are portable, have USB-MIDI, and feature a very straightforward and simple 6 track song recorder that can be used to quickly put together a multi track recorder. The CT-X800 (Guitar Center exclusive in the states, comes in a bundle with sustain pedal and X-stand) or the CT-X700 (does not come in a bundle, lacks a USB flash drive port and pitch bend wheel) might be better suited to your needs if you just want a keyboard with some great preset sounds to use in GarageBand recordings. Definitely worth putting in the time to learn it, though, as the sounds are great and the sequencer is quite versatile with options like quantization, punch-in recording, copy and pasting recorded tracks, etc. Both models have a very powerful 16+1 track sequencer for songwriting, but the interface does take a bit of time to get used to so if you’re impatient when it comes to learning new workflows for recording, it might not be the best fit for you. If you want to do a lot of onboard sequencing and edit some custom tones, you’d probably want to stick with the CT-X3000 (can run on batteries) or the CT-X5000 (more dedicated buttons on the panel, stronger speakers, dynamic mic port, but can’t run on batteries).
I would consider it more of a studio workstation than a portable keyboard for quick and dirty songwriting.ĭo you plan to do most of your songwriting on the keyboard itself, or are you just looking for something with good sounds on it so you can lay down tracks for GarageBand recordings? The MZ-X500 is pretty big, and it does have its own learning curve to it (although the touch screen helps).
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