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Casio CTK-496 Electronic Keyboard with 61 Full-Size Keys and Singalong Capability

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:37 +0000

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Casio’s 61-key CTK-496 has everything a beginner needs on board: 100 tones, 100 rhythms, 100 songs. The familiar CD player control buttons (stop, play/pause, rewind, fast forward) make child’s play of song bank operation. The on/off buttons for the right and left hand–as well as the button for activating the chord book function–are located just beside the song-bank controller. The instrument offers 12-note polyphony, which means up to 12 keys or voices may be sounded simultaneously. The song book included in the package yields insight into notes and lyrics. Once you’ve rehearsed the tunes, the next job is waiting: Sing Along via the top-panel microphone input and dedicated volume control. Other features include MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in/out, auto-accompaniment, assignable pedals, a headphone jack, and 2 speakers powered by 2 watts each. Power the unit using an optional AC/DC adapter (model AD-5) or with 6 AA batteries (not included) (more…)

Casio WK-200 76-Key Personal Keyboard Package with Stand, Headphones and Power Supply

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:34:30 +0000

The Casio WK200 Personal Keyboard offers great tones, sampling, and lessons in one great keyboard! 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) features 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. The Sampling function allows the user to sample a sound and then 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! The WK200’s touch response let’s you add delicate nuances to notes by varying how much pressure you apply to (more…)

Yamaha DGX Keyboard – 88 Key Portable Keyboards from Yamaha!

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:36:22 +0000

The Yamaha DGX Keyboard is suitable for players who are keen to learn the piano, but also enjoy features like the musical styles that are available on musical keyboards. The reason they do not go in for a plain digital piano is because they like the auto accompaniment feature which lets them play along with the various built-in rhythms. But Yamaha already has the YPG series, so how different is the DGX series from the YPG? Actually there is no difference and they more or less refer to the same set of keyboards. The only difference is that they target different markets. For instance YPG is commonly sold in the American market whereas DGX is mostly sold in the European and other regions. The DGX keyboards are not going to replace YPG keyboards or vice-versa, atleast there is no communication from Yamaha as of now on this. They exist purely to distinguish between the various regions as well as the mass market retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City, COSTCO. Each of these stores either of these two series of keyboards. As far as the features are concerned, you can expect to find all the yamaha specific features like the USB to HOST / USB to DEVICE interfaces, keyboard lessons using the yamaha education suite, ability to download sheets using the digital music notebook, connecting to the internet using the internet direct connection, and performance assistant technology to enhance your keyboard playing. These grand keyboards have great sounding built-in stereo speakers as well as have the option of connecting headphones for silent piano practice. Depending on the DGX model you choose, you can get the weighted graded hammer action for real piano like experience.

Casio LK-100 Lighted Keyboard with Premium Accessories Package

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:36:11 +0000

The Casio LK100 Lighted Keyboard features 61 full-sized illuminated keys and incorporates Casio’s 3-step lesson system to help you learn to play quicker by following the keys as they light up. The keyboard also features auto accompaniment system to generate complete backgrounds with drums, bass and chord parts with the left hand, while playing melodies and solos with the right hand. This package also comes with a stand and professional closed cup headphones. Follow the lights on the keyboard to learn quickly and easily.3-Step Lesson System Develop your musical skills by following the keys as they light. First, you become familiar with the timing of the notes by watching the keys light as you playback one of the 100 built-in Song Bank tunes. Next, practice playing along at a pace that’s comfortable for you. Finally, try playing along at the normal tempo. A simulated human voice is used during the Step 1 or Step 2 lesson feature to call out the fingers you should use t (more…)