Casio CTK-5000-STAD 61-Key Digital Music Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)we just got this a few days ago, and are very happy with it. The sound is very realistic for piano, and the action feels good. We were using an older borrowed keyboard, and were pleasantly surprised at the playablility and sound quality.
we bought from JR, because at the time it was slightly cheaper than Amazon, even with shipping, but the price has gone up.
This keyboard came with a stand, probably a $20 value, which is a bonus. It shows it in the picture, but not in the product description. We just had to get a bench and we were set.
We've just started exploring the settings. The first we adjusted was the touch sensitivity, which makes it louder the harder (technically, the faster) you hit the key, like a real piano. It has 3 setting choices: off, 1, and 2, with 2 being most sensitive. On 2 there is a pretty wide range of volume with key stroke, from very quiet on up, mimicking a real piano; not just quiet and loud.
Its still new to us, but we are very pleased with what we got for the money.


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Learning to play the piano gets even easier and, once you learn, the opportunities to play, create, and store your music becomes virtually unlimited with the Casio CTK-5000. With Casio's intuitive Step-Up Lesson system, songs are divided into short, easy-to-master phrases making it easy for just about anyone to learn to play. After you master a phrase you advance to the next one. With this new lesson function, you keep building up your collection of mastered phrases and soon you are able to play the entire song. All built-in tones, including piano and acoustic instrument tones, now sound better than ever before! 48-tone maximum polyphony provides plenty of margin to minimize the chance of notes being dropped when tones are layered and when playing with Auto Accompaniment. Touch Response let's you add delicate nuances to notes by varying how much pressure you apply to keyboard keys. Rotate the pitch-bend wheel to slide the pitch of the sound being output upwards or downwards. Sample a sound and you can play it on the keyboard, from your device connected to the audio-in jack. AC or battery powered for anywhere use and fun.152 Song Bank tunes, including 50 Exercise phrasesSong Expansion -10 songs maximum, approximately 320 KB totalMusic Preset (305 presets)Registration (8 banks x 4 sets for 32 setups)One Touch Preset (200 presets)Digital Effects -10 reverbs, 5 chorusesPreset Scale (16 scales)Scale memory (4scales)Recorder -6 tracks x 5 songs, 1 lesson song, approximately 12,000 notes totalMetronomeAuto Harmonize (12 types) Arpeggiator (90 types)Rhythm / Song Bank ControllerMusical Information System (Backlit LCD) MIDI - GM level 1 compatibleBuilt-in speakers -12cm x 2, 3cm x 2 (amplifier -6W + 6W) Comes with song book, music stand, AC AdapterPortable use requires optional Batteries -D-size x 6 (alkaline) provide up to 4 hours continuous u

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Casio CTK-671 Portable Electronic Keyboard, 61-Note Touch-Sensitive Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a bassist, guitarist, and vocalist working on my own project.
I did not have the money to throw into a Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, or Yamaha board. All I needed a keyboard/synth for was drum sounds and some keyboard/synth fill in. At first, this seemed like the model for me..
The touch sensitivity is nice.. most of the sounds are pretty decent, if not you can make all sorts of adjustments to just about anything for any tone... except the 'raindrops' tone, a common favorite on most keyboards/synths.. the raindrops tone for the Casio is a cheesy video game sound effect.
Otherwise, the sound and sound possibilities were surprisingly decent.
That is where the good review ends. 6 songs is not a lot of storage if you actually plan to compose with this thing.. no floppy. However you can save songs to your comp, and load songs from your comp to the keyboard.. if you have a good laptop and want to take it everywhere the keyboard goes, then this is not as much of a concern.
Don't buy it if you plan to use it with Cakewalk.. Casio does not provide the .ins (instrument definitions) file for it, and the manual is useless for creating your own. It works terribly with Cakewalk (and I would imagine other MIDI devices) for this reason.
If you just want to play, and never record anything, then this is the instrument for you, otherwise, go for something a bit more expensive. Do not go Casio though.. At present there are little to no .ins files for Casio boards anywhere on the web.
Also, it is certainly not an instrument to take on the road, partly for the limited storage, partly for its innability to interact with other MIDI devices to the extent it could and should be able to, and partly because it is very lightweight and flimsy, don't sneeze in its direction..
.. Look at the price, ask yourself if you can wait a while longer and buy something that is even just a little bit more expensive.. such as a Yamaha for a hundred or two more.
If you think it will help you on your home project... not unless you want to record and flatten to analog from track to track, or program everything into the keyboard and record analog.

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The Casio CTK-671 Portable Keyboard features 61 full-size keys, 32-note polyphony, and 348 tones. Built-in 2.5-watt per channel stereo speakers give you good sound quality, and a headphone jack and stereo lineout (to attach the keyboard to a home stereo) give you the volume options you need for big performances or late-night practice.
With the keyboard you get 128 general MIDI, 100 face panel sounds, 100 variations and 10 drum sets ready-to-use. Using the synthesizer functions, you can create and store 10 of your own sounds. Simultaneously use up to four effects, such as reverb or chorus, to produce your perfect sound. The 100 rhythm patterns give you everything you need to start making music.
Casio's Internet Data Expansion system lets you download new sounds, patterns, songs, and keyboard settings over MIDI from Casio's Web site.
Other features include three-song/six-track recording with real-time or editable step time, six drum pads, a pitch bend wheel, sustain pedal jack, and a backlit LCD. The LCD displays selection and status of tone, rhythm, mixer, keyboard functions, and tempo for complete control.
The CTK-671 operates with an optional AD-5 AC adapter or D batteries.

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Full-Size 24-Note Polyphonic 61-Key Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)Although the higher-priced Casio wk-3000 has a good reputation, THIS keyboard (Casio CTK-593), I find is inferior to the Yamaha keyboard of the same price both in the sound and the way the notes resonate and the way the notes sound when played together or when you gradually move from one note to the other. I cannot find a sustain button onboard in case you don't have a sustain pedal. And there's no "portable grand” button like on the Yamaha. Instead, I have to manually push several buttons every time I turn it on to get the setting I want. However, when I was cleaning my Yamaha, I rubbed so hard (sideways) on the keys to clean them, 5 of them stopped working. So I will tolerate this Casio since it is touch sensitive and OK for learning. If I learn to play well however, I will upgrade to an 88 key weighted keyboard. I slightly prefer the touch of the keys of the Casio against the Yamaha because the Yamaha seemed to require a softer touch which made me feel totally odd on a real piano (once you‘re used to playing with a softer touch).

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24 note polyphonic, touch sensitive, 246 tones, 120 rhythms, 100 songs, general MIDI, backlit LCD display, 2 song memory, front mic input and volume for sing along key control, interactive grading systems with voice and display, pedal jack

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Casio CTK-571 61-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this keyboard for many years. It's a great keyboard! Lot's of functions, easy to figure out the functions. It does go through batteries quickly though! Highly recommend this keyboard.

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The Casio CTK-571 portable keyboard features 61 full-size keys, 24-note polyphony, and 128 PCM tones, plus 9 drum-percussion kits. Built-in stereo speakers give you reasonable sound quality for most situations, and a headphone jack plus a stereo lineout (to attach to a home stereo) give you the volume options you need for late-night practice or big performances.
The CTK-571 includes a three-step teaching system. Just play any key to advance the melody notes, then play them--musical accompaniment will wait for you. Finally, play the melody in time along with complete rhythmic accompaniment.
Other features include song memory with two song locations, a sustain pedal jack, midi in/out jack, and a backlit LCD window. The LCD displays selections and status of tone, rhythm, song, volume, melody off, and tempo for complete control. The 100 rhythm patterns, 30 classical songs, and 20 popular songs complete the musical package.
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Casio WK-1630 76-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)My wife and I debated on which 76-Note keyboard to buy: Casio WK-1630 or Yamaha PSR-GX76AD. The price range for both products is very close.
At the beginning, we kind of lean on the Yamaha for the following reasons:
-Yamaha GX76 has 5 songs, 6 tracks memory while Casio WK1630 only has 2 songs, 6 tracks memory.
-Yamaha has one hundred built-in songs while Casio has twenty something songs.
-Yamaha has education book come with it while Casio has none.
-Yamaha has four local stores in town for services while Casio has none.
After testing both products in several stores, we finally settled for the Casio WK1630 for the following reasons: Casio WK1630 has a better volume control and the sound quality seems to be a little better than the Yamaha GX76. Since my wife is not a beginner, she doesn't care about the education book. She only cares the quality of the music and the audible level of the music. She wants loud PoP music. Yamaha can't produce loud enough music even we turned the volume to the max. We tried the volume features on several stores to make the comparison. The conclusion is Casio produces music louder at the max volume with acceptable sound quality while Yahama couldn't produce loud music at the max volume. That help us made up our mind.
So if you are a beginner and don't care about the loudness of the music, Yamaha seems to be better.
If you are not a beginner and want a loud PoP music, you may consider the Casio WK1630.

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The Casio WK-1630 has 76 touch-sensitive keys, 32-note polyphony, programmable rhythm patterns, expanded digital effects, a modulation wheel, and separate line-out and headphone jacks. With 232 tones, a split and layer function, 132 rhythm patterns, and a two-song, six-track memory, this keyboard provides a full set of features for the beginner and intermediate keyboard player.
A backlit LCD window displays selections and status of tone, rhythm, mixer, and keyboard functions. The mixer allows control over each MIDI channel and accompaniment part you choose. Other controls include pitch bend and modulation wheels, along with transpose and tuning.
This keyboard operates on D batteries or an included AC adapter.

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Casio WK210 76-Key Digital Keyboard Workstation (Standard) Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, this comes with a lot to start with. A Songbook, a power cord, and a stand for your sheet music. It has a huge bank filled with all sorts of sounds and songs, and also has many other features as well, including a sampler, which works perfectly. The USB MIDI feature works PERFECTLY, and while it doesn't come with a USB cord, they are very cheep to get. I use this with FL studio and it works very well, even the keys are touch sensitive, and the sensitivity works in FL studio. I love this product.

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The keyboard 76 dynamic touch keys.The loudspeaker system features 2x2.5W for an impressive and balanced sound.

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Casio WK200 76 Key Personal Keyboard Package (With Stand, Headphones and Power Supply) Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this keyboard, have had it for just over a month and enjoy it a lot. We bought it for home use. It's our first electronic keyboard so I cannot compare it to others.
There are many useful and entertaining features such as the large selection of 570 tones (instruments), many of which sound quite authentic, plus you can use two at a time if you want. The metronome is helpful and has some different settings such as sounding with or without a bell on the first beat of each measure. There are so many other features that I doubt I'll use many of them. One of the main reasons I selected this keyboard is because it has 76 keys, giving it a wider range than most keyboards.
Being able to use headphones with a keyboard gives a family a lot of freedom from noise if you want to play something very loud, avoid waking others, or let a child practice at times where the practicing might disturb others.
On the down side, I wish the keyboard had a USB port. But the real reason for giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I think it may have a defect. On day 31 of owning it, one of the keys started to make a clicking sound that I find disruptive and annoying when trying to concentrate on reading sheet music. Within a few days, two other keys started to behave the same. When very slowly and gently depressing the keys that click, I can feel resistance. I hope the problem doesn't spread to other keys. I called Casio and they said I have to pay shipping to and from their repair shop for them to look at it; as the keyboard is large and heavy, this would cost quite a lot. The place I bought it (Best Buy) said that they only cover the keyboard for 30 days and would not make an exception for 31 days. Fortunately, when using the headphones, the clicking noise is not audible.

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The Casio WK200 Personal Keyboard offers great tones, sampling, and lessons in one great keyboard! This WK200 is amazing! Casio is showing how much they can fit in to this keyboard while offering at a price that makes it impossible to turn down. The New AHL* sound source (*Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform) All built-in tones, including piano and acoustic instrument tones, now sound better than ever before! 48-tone maximum polyphony provides plenty of margin to minimize the chance of notes being dropped when tones are layered and when playing with Auto Accompaniment. Sampling function Sample a sound and you can play it on the keyboard! You can create sound effects for a party or other events, or use sounds to compose music. Sample sound from an audio device plugged into the Audio In jack or from a microphone plugged into the microphone jack! Touch Response Touch Response let's you add delicate nuances to notes by varying how much pressure you apply to keyboard keys. Music Challenge Test your response with an exercise that is just like playing a game! Music Challenge tests your reaction speed by requiring you to press the keys indicated by the on-screen keyboard guide in time with the Auto Accompaniment tempo using the correct fingers indicated by the on-screen fingering guide. Step Up Lessons Pieces are divided into short, easy-to-master phrases making it easy for just about anyone to learn to play. After you master a phrase you advance to the next one. With this new lesson function, you keep building up your collection of mastered phrases and soon you are able to play the entire song. Scoring system Your lesson score appears on the display screen. Voice Fingering Guide If the keyboard senses you are having problems, it will help you by calling out finger numbers i

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Casio LK-40 Lighted Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great product for anyone who likes keyboards. I like the fact that it has so many songs for you to play along with. Some other facts about this keyboard include, It has 100 different insturments to use when playing, it has an MIDI port so you can connect it to your computer, and simply the fact that it's so easy to learn to play thanks to the key-lighting system.-Thank you Casio for another great product.

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61 full-size illuminated keys- they light up as you play or to guide you through the melody of a pre-programmed song. 12-note polyphonic. 100 PCM tones. 50 rhythm patterns. CASIO/fingered Chord auto-accompaniment. 100 songs to suit a wide range of skills. 3-Step Teaching System. MIDI IN/OUT jack: 5 part multi-timbral (ch.1-4, drums ch.10). SCORE NAVIGATION SYSTEM allows connection to Internet via MIDI-equipped PC. Transpose and Tuning control. 3 digit LED display with MODE Icons. 2 Built-in speakers; 1/4" lineout/headphone jack. Operates on AA batteries or optional AD-5 AC adapter.

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Casio CTK720 Music Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this Casio portable keyboard to replace a Yamaha instrument that had apparently gotten fried inside from having used the wrong AC power adapter. Not to mention that my very old Casio MT240 has either mysteriously disappeared from my house, or, more likely, has been stashed away so well that I can't find it. After searching for the missing keyboard for several weeks without any luck, I decided that I needed to buy another keyboard, since it bothered me that I had no portable instrument to take to picnics, nursing homes, Christmas gatherings, and otherwise perform on the go.
The Casio CTK720 is a very basic keyboard, primarily designed for a beginner. However, there are plenty of features to satisfy the intermediate player and the keyboard hobbyist, such as myself. It has 61 full-size keys; 32-note polyphony; auto-accompaniment, in which the player may play a chord with one finger, or use the "fingered" mode, where one must hold down all the keys in a chord in order to get any sound from the left-hand side of the keyboard.
There are many styles and voices from which to choose when playing this instrument. Plus, there is a three-step teaching system to aid the beginner keyboardist. To add to the fun, there is a microphone jack so one can sing along while playing or listening to the built-in songs on this keyboard. In total, there are 100 songs in this instrument, divided into two banks: a piano bank, with traditional piano songs; and a song bank, with fully orchestrated songs. There is a jack to accommodate an AC power adapter. It would probably be wise to purchase the Casio AD5R Adapter and only use 6 AA batteries when playing this instrument outdoors or in a place where there may not be an available electrical outlet. I've been able to use my original Casio AD5 Adapter, which had been used with my MT240 and other small Casio instruments that I had bought, sold, traded, or just plain given away, through the years.
The Casio CTK720 has an earphone jack for private playing, and a jack to accommodate a sustain pedal, if a person should choose to use one. In my opinion, a sustain pedal definitely improves the sound when playing a portable keyboard. The playing isn't so choppy.
One of the things that appealed to me about this keyboard is that there are dedicated sliding switches to adjust the volume levels for the master, microphone, and auto-accompaniment volumes. This is reminiscent of the older Casio instruments. There is also a USB port to connect the CTK720 to a PC to download styles and other files from the Casio Web site. I haven't really done anything with that.
This keyboard does not have touch sensitivity. The piano and other voices are adequate enough, but they certainly don't compete with the more expensive instruments that I own. However, it beats my cheesy late-eighties Casio hands down, pardon the pun. If you want to improve the sound, hook the CTK720 to a small keyboard amp. I have a Crate KX15. The amplifier's 3-band equalizer and the 15 watts of power, compared to the 4 watts in this Casio, will make a big difference.
If you seriously want to study music, this is not the keyboard to buy. I bought it for pure fun, portability and ease of use; and also because it was a clearance item from another online store. I was able to get free shipping because I also purchased a gig bag in order to transport this instrument. The keyboard was only $79.00 and the gig bag was $29.99. A great price for a piano in a bag, wouldn't you say?
In summary, I wouldn't pay more than $100.00 for this keyboard. There are a lot of rhythms that I wouldn't even use. Though there are many voices, the organs and synths are pretty weak. The overall sound quality is certainly listenable, but nothing to write home about. It is simply a good basic keyboard for the budgetk-conscious person. A fun piano one can put in a bag.

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Anyone can learn to play the Casio CTK720 musical keyboard.It's compact but has a full-size 61-key keyboard with Sing-Along function, Musical Information system display, and on-screen icons.The keyboard's 3-Step Lesson System makes it easy to get started. With the touch of a button, the Piano Bank takes you directly to piano tones and piano lessons. It automatically grades your performances, so you can trace your progress as you improve. With its Auto Accompaniment function, you simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass and chord parts play automatically. With 242 Tones and 100 Rhythm Patterns, you can choose from among orchestral sounds, synthesized sounds and more.A big LCD screen graphically shows your fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before. 3-Step Lesson System -Repeat play on a single tune, left and right hand lessons, scoring, voice fingering guide Song Bank and Piano Bank -50 Songs each Tempo - Variable (216 steps, ?= 40 to 255); Transpose - 25 steps (-12 semitones to + 12 semitones); Tuning - Variable (A4 = approximately 440Hz +-50 cents) Stereo phone standard jack Microphone In - Standard jack (with microphone volume slider) 6 AA-size Batteries (optional) Battery Life - About 4 hours continuous operation on Alkaline Batteries; About 2 hours Continuous Operation on Manganese BatteriesAC Adaptor AD-5 included Auto Power Off turns power off about 6 minutes after Last Key Operation. Enabled under Battery Power Only, can be disabled manually Unit Dimensions 37 11/16 x 14 1/16 x 5 1/4 inches Weight About 8.8 lbs without Batteries

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Casio LK110 Electronic Keyboard Key Lighting / Midi Review

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(More customer reviews)This exact Casio LK 110 can be purchased new for $69.00 at Guitar Center, Musician's Friend---just to name a few.


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The LK-110 is a perfect starter-keyboard for any player at any age. The key lighting feature helps players develop timing and accuracy, highlighting areas of concern so you can direct your practice for more efficient learning. With 100 songs, an interactive lesson function and a wide variety of tones and rhythms, you will be able to play a host of different musical styles and time signatures in no time

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Casio WK-3800AD 76-Key Electronic Keyboard with Power Supply Review

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(More customer reviews)The Casio WK3800 is a fun and very versatile keyboard with good quality onboard speakers. My previous keyboard, which I still have, is an older Yamaha PSR series. The WK3800 gives you a good deal of control and "fine tuning" for each of the preset digital voices/tones (e.g., attack/release, touch response, reverb, vibratto, resonance, octave, pan, equalizer, and other effects, which can be saved as new user tones ... and then mixed (using layer and split) onto the keyboard and saved as an entry in the register. You can monitor/record on several separate tracks of and, later, put them all together for a rich composition playback. The only downside with recording to the separate tracks is that you lose the layer/split functions during recording (a small hassle that I hope the next series of Casio keyboards will rectify). If you would like to have a layered and split recording (four tone settings used), you have to record each of the four tones separately (i.e., record yourself playing your song four times). This limitation of the record function is the only reason I did not give the Casio WK3800 4 stars out of 5, instead of a perfect 5.


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The WK-3800 76 Key Keyboard with touch response, allows you to select up to 894 tones that include orchestral sounds, synthesized sounds, and more. Three Auto Accompaniment modes allow you to simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythms, bass and chord parts play automatically. A big LCD screen graphically shows you fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before.The WK-3800 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. With an SD memory card slot and USB port coupled with advanced sequencing plus MIDI capabilities, the WK-3800 makes an ideal first workstation for the aspiring music arranger. Casio's included Music Data Management Software lets you download music data from the web and save your creations to your PC's hard drive via the USB port, making storage of your projects practically limitless. The MDM Software (PC only) allows you to dial up a tone on your computer, edit it to your liking, add effects, and save it as a user preset via USB. The software also allows you to import and map wave files from your computer to any key, then save them as presets. The SD card slot makes it easy to take your projects with you and collaborate with other musicians.The WK-3800 is ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment. AD-12 AC adapter included.Also includes an AD-12 AC adapter, music stand, and song book.

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Casio Portable Keyboard Bench (Pbench) Review

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(More customer reviews)A sturdy bench and easy to assemble but the picture shown isnt the same. The cushion is not as thick. But overall its good...

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Capable of holding up to 250 pounds, this bench folds flat making it extremely portable. The padded black seat cushion makes this portable bench comfortable as well as attractive.

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Casio LK-230 Personal Keyboard Premium Package with 61 Keys, Headphones, Stand & Power Supply Review

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(More customer reviews)Good piano and good buy. Obviously its not going to be amazing, it is a beginners piano, but overall it does everything i need it to. Cheap, and easy to use. The program is easy to follow and really does help people learn. I would recommend buying it. The headphones are good for playing at night.

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The epitome of music education and entertainment!The LK230 features one of the most helpful learning systems in Casio's own Step-Up music education system. Casio makes it easy to learn by breaking lessons down into small learning units that are then learned step by step; it also inspires musical creativity: The Voice Pad function makes it really simple to play back voice samples and other sounds and effects using the pads. And that's not all; the LK230 has plenty more to offer, including the AHL sound source boasting 48 notes, 150 rhythms, an extended automatic accompaniment feature with ON-bass chord and a large, easy-to-read display.This package is bundled with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced stand, and power supply.

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Casio WK-3800AD 76-Key Electronic Keyboard with Premium Accessories Package Review

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(More customer reviews)I love the sound of a Hammond B-3 but am not prepared to spend $2300-$20,000 to get it in my house. After extensive research and reading a downloaded 3800 manual, I took a chance and bought one. I am so glad I did.
1. The 3800 B-3 sound is fabulous for this price. B-3 purists will argue about the sound quality compared to a real B-3 but they even complain about the XK-3c. This is my money and I am saving $2000 or more to get a sound that is VERY VERY close to the real thing based on my ears.
2. This thing has tonewheel DRAWBARS!!! They are electronic with push buttons and only have 4 volume settings vs 9 on the real one. Because it is electronic it seems like it would have been easy to put 9 volume settings on this thing. However I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between a real B-3 at a 888003377 setting vs a 3800 at their 333001133 setting in an onstage band.
3. The 3800 has 2nd and 3rd harmonics percussion and clicks. They sound pretty darn good
4. This has a Leslie simulator with the fast and slow speeds. You can also vary the speeds and parameters if you want to play with that. There is even OVERDRIVE with different levels!!! Downside of this feature is that if you change the rotary parameter, you have to lift your hand off the keyboard so the computer can make the change to the keys. Casio needs to fix this on their next version of the keyboard.
5. The sampled piano sounds are very good and have a lot of variation.
6. The other sampled sounds, strings, woodwinds, etc. are just ok. You wont fool anyone thinking they are hearing the real instrument however the sound pallet and variety is huge
7. This is a quasi sythesizer where you can vary some of the tone parameters but it is nowhere near a dedicated synthesizer.
8. Good solid percussion backup rhythm section.
9. Interesting auto harmony/auto chord feature. Amusing to play with this. Great for those that don't have the time to develop keyboard techniques and want to play instantly.
10. Touch sensitive keyboard is ok. Better than the real low end keyboards but not as good as the higher end keyboards. Someone using their Steinway grand or Rhodes piano techniques on this will break it. I wish Casio would marry the guts of the 3800 with their hammerweighted keyboard
11. You will discover a new religion if you hook this up to two external amplifier systems (I used Trace Elliott heads and Ampeg speakers) and crank it up to hear the full depth of the organ tones from the church organ to the drawbar organ with rotary effects.
OVERALL: For $400 street price, you cannot beat the value of this keyboard. This is a very and most underrated low cost B-3 "impersonator" on the market today. I am surprised more people aren't talking and blogging about this product. If you ever wanted to learn the Hammond techniques but dont have the big cash reserve, this is an excellent way to get started. Good time to find vendors offering bundles with this keyboard.

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The Casio WK3800 keyboard is ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment. The WK-3800 76 Key Musical Keyboard with touch response, allows you to select up to 894 tones that include orchestral sounds, synthesized sound and more. The Auto Accompaniment that will allow you to simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythms, bass and chord parts play automatically. A big LCD screen graphically shows you fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before.

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Gloss White "Baby" Grand 30 Key Childs Piano With Bench Review

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(More customer reviews)After putting the piano together, I realized that my grand-daughter will LOVE this! Can't wait till she sees it. It was above what I was expecting. Thank you so much!

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This beautiful solid wood glossy white piano is perfect to start a young child's musical appreciation. This solid wood pint sized replica of the grand piano features 30 keys, giving your child a full 2 1/2 octave span. The keys are the perfect size for little fingers, and with a key height of 16 inches, your child doesn't have to keep their hands in an awkward position. It even comes with a matching stool for your child to sit on. The piano measures 19 inches tall, 19 inches wide and 22 inches deep.This beautiful child's piano is brand new, never used. Some assembly is required, but no tools are needed. Check our other listings for more color options. Music is a very important part of a child's education, and this piano helps them get off to a great start. We have a limited supply of these, and they won't last long, so get yours now!

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Casio CTK-4000 Personal Keyboard, 61-Key, with MP3 Connection, 10 Second Sampling, and Digital Effects Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm not a professional, but I've been playing music for close to 20 years, and I'm very picky about sound and build quality of the electronics and instruments I buy. I don't find the CTK-4000 to be "flimsy", as one reviewer stated. It's very well made, and it's perfectly suited to "bedroom" playing and practicing. Don't let the price fool you, it's not a toy.
The digital sounds are actually very good, especially the organ, piano, and harpsichord. There are enough others to cover most styles. The built-in speakers are plenty loud, and have a very full rich sound. This is what sold me, after playing twenty different digital keyboards in the store.
The training features and the onscreen helps are very nice. You see the staff with the notes you are playing, and there are many songs included.
The keys are not weighted, but neither are real harpsichord keys, so it's fine with me.
Overall it's a small, light, attractive keyboard, with good sounds and playability, and I did not play anything in the sub $300 price range that I thought was better. Spending more will get you more voices, sounds, and extra features like a pitch wheel, but not really a better instrument.

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The Casio CTK-4000 is an affordable instrument with a 61 Key Piano Style Touch Sensitive Keyboard, 570 total onboard Tones, 180 Rhythms and Reverb plus Chorus Digital Effects. Packed with great features such as Casio's famous Step-up Lesson System, audio inputs for a MP3 player and a USB port for MIDI. All this makes CTK-4000 more realistic and expressive than ever before at this price range.

Standard-Size Keys with Touch Response The CTK-4000 features 61 standard-size keys and two sensitivity levels for a more piano-like experience, along with 48-note polyphony (24-note for certain tones).
570 Built-In Tones Find just the right sound with 570 built-in tones, from strings to woodwinds and plenty more. You can layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) or split the keyboard down the middle for an ensemble approach.
Reverb and Chorus Effects Select from ten different reverb and five different chorus effects to add depth and shimmer to your performance.
USB Port For many musicians, the computer has become a music-making center. Connect the CTK-4000 to a computer using a USB cable and exchange MIDI data between the two devices. Send play data from the keyboard to music software running on your computer, or send MIDI data from your computer to the keyboard for playback.
Built-In Sampling You can use the CTK-4000 to sample a sound from a portable audio player or other device, and then play the sound with keyboard keys. Sample up to ten seconds, and store up to five sampled sounds to keyboard memory.
You can also loop sampled sounds so they continue to play, or replace individual sounds on drum patches.
152 Built-In Songs and Ten User Songs The CTK-4000 comes with a bank of songs for your learning and enjoyment, from classics like "Greensleeves" or "Auld Lang Syne" to holiday tunes like "Jingle Bells."
You can also record your own performances, using up to six tracks of different instruments.
Step Up Lessons To master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts (phrases), master the phrases, and then put everything together. The CTK-4000 features a "Step Up Lesson" feature that helps you to do just that. The built-in songs are pre-divided into phrases to help you master keyboard play. Step Up Lesson takes you through practice of the right hand part, left hand part, and both hand parts for each phrase of a song. Master all of the phrases and you master the song.
Music Challenge Keyboard Game Music Challenge is a game that measures your reaction speed as you press keys in response to on-screen keyboard indicators and fingering guide indications.
Auto Accompaniment With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the appropriate accompaniment will play automatically. It's like having a personal backup group along with you wherever you go.
You can also edit and save up to 10 of your own auto accompaniment patterns.
Auto Harmonize Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody of your performances. You can select from among 12 types of Auto Harmonize to suit the type of music you are playing.
Arpeggiator The Arpeggiator makes it possible to play an arpeggio pattern automatically. There are 90 different arpeggio patterns from which to choose in order to match the music you are playing.
Transpose Function An easy operation instantly changes the key of the keyboard.
Audio Input Play along with MP3 or CD players or other devices by plugging them into the stereo mini input jack.
Battery or AC Power Power the CTK-4000 with six D-sized batteries or purchase the AD-5 AC adapter separately to power from your electrical outlets. Built-in speakers make the keyboard entirely portable.
An Auto Power Off feature turns off the device six minutes after the last key is touched, helping you save batteries.
What's in the Box CTK-4000 Keyboard, Music Stand, Song Book, Safety Precautions, Appendix, Warranty

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Casio PX-120 Privia Digital Piano Review

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(More customer reviews)I got the Casio PX-120 because it was the least expensive digital piano that met my requirements -- it's a full keyboard, has a very life-like piano feel, will allow you to practice with headphones, and -- with 128 note polyphony -- does not suffer from drop-outs in complex playing contexts. The keyboard instruments (two grand pianos, two electric pianos, a harpsichord, and a pipe organ) and the vibraphone are all pleasing to my ears. My worry with this and its Casio and Yamaha cognates were that a depressingly large number of people seem to report defective products in this price-range. It appears that M Williams was saddled with one of the bad ones -- there appears to be a tendency for the speakers to be defective in this model (although I have not seen anyone else report having problems with the headphone jacks.) Since everything that I researched that was within a couple hundred dollars of this unit also had a fair number of reports of failures out of the box, I decided to take a chance on this one.
So far, so good. I am delighted with the sound quality and the feel of the instrument. It would be nice if there were more attention to QC during manufacture of this class of digital piano, but it does appear to be a bit of a crap shoot. So, if you decide to get one of these pianos, you may well want to make sure that the dealer is reputable and will swap it out without giving you a problem if you get a bad one. If you get a good one, it is a real treasure at a very attractive price point.


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Privia PX-120, rich sound with grand piano keyboard touch in a lightweight (under 30 lbs.) portable digital piano. The advanced AIF sound source provides 128 note polyphony providing you with full musical expression where notes reverberate naturally without being cut off during high-speed passages and during performances that require intensive damper pedal operations. With Weighted Scaled Hammer Action Keys you will have the look and feel of an acoustic piano. Use the PX-120 as a slab or with the optional custom wood stand.

128-Voice Polyphony This permits the keyboard to produce up to 128 notes simultaneously for full musical expression. It lets you play sweeping chords and make extensive use of the damper pedal.
Scaled Hammer Action 88 touch-dynamic weighted keys based on concert piano keyboards make for an authentic playing feel, responding to all your playing nuance like an acoustic piano.
20 Piano Rhythms The PX-120 has 20 piano rhythms, including drum sounds to provide you some accompaniment to play along with.
60 Songs The PX-120 comes with a built-in Music Library of 60 built-in tunes. You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a song and play along on the piano, which makes for a great learning tool.
8 Digital Effects Add a little more depth and variation to the built-in tones with 4 reverb and 4 chorus effects.
MIDI-In/Out Use the MIDI in/out to control other MIDI instruments, or with external sequencers, computers, etc.
Lightweight The PX-120 is truly portable, weighing in under 30 lbs. Take it to the gig without risking back pain.
Two Piano Setting Keys The piano setting key switches to grand piano sound at the touch of a button. Two settings are available: "classic" for a soft, discreet sound and "modern" with a more lighter, brighter character.
Duet Function The new duet functions allows teachers and pupils to play parallel to each other. The PX-120 can be divided into two keyboard areas, which can be transposed individually.
Panel-Lock The control panel is protected from unintentional moves while playing and to protect settings.
Powerful Speaker System The powerful on-board, 2-way system boasts four speakers and 2 x 8 watts of output power.
2 Headphone Connections The PX-120 features two headphone connections, ideal for the duet function.
Damper Pedal Jack With 3-Pedal Unit Support Connect a damper pedal directly or add the optional SP-30 three-pedal unit for damper, soft, and sostenuto.
Optional Custom Wood Stand A stylish custom wood stand is available for adding a bit of elegance in the home.
What's in the Box Privia PX-120 Keyboard, AC Adapter, Music Stand, User's Manual

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