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Yamaha PSRS900 61 Key Arranger Workstation

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:15:21 +0000

Yamaha PSRS900 61 Key Arranger WorkstationContinues the Yamaha tradition of producing top-notch arranger keyboards, reproducing instruments so authentically, you will feel as if you are playing the real thing. With 891 instrumental voices, it offers the player a huge sonic palette. Features such as Vocal Harmony and the powerful Bass-Reflex make the PSR-S900 an incredible live performance tool, and the impressive sounds make it perfect for studio work as well.Click on the picture to the left to see a very large picture of the awesome s900!Accompaniment styles powered by MegaVoicesSuper Articulation Voices for ultra-realistic instrument soundsUSB Audio RecorderLAN Port for Internet Direct Connection accessVocal Harmony & Video Out for more funKeyboard/Polyphony61 regular-sized touch sensitive keys and 128-note polyphony.Super ArticulationIntroducing a completely fine level of sonic realism and musical expressiveness. The remarkably authentic Voices feature the unique p (more…)

Casio CTK-3000 61 Key, Touch Sensitive Personal Keyboard with MP3 Connection and World Music Library

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:32:59 +0000

The Casio CTK-3000 is an affordable instrument with a 61 Key Piano Style Touch Sensitive Keyboard, 400 total onboard Tones, 150 Rhythms and Digital Effects. Packed with great features such as Casio’s famous Step-up Lesson System, audio inputs for a MP3 player, USB port for MIDI implementation and a pitch wheel for additional expression over sounds. All this makes CTK-3000 more realistic and expressive than ever before at this price range. An affordable, full-featured portable keyboard. Click to enlarge. Standard-Size Keys with Touch Response The CTK-3000 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). 400 Built-In Tones Find just the right sound with 400 built-in tones, and select from ten different reverb settings to add depth. USB Port For many musicians, the computer has become a music-making center. Connect the CTK-3000 to a computer (more…)

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 LK-270 Premium Keyboard Pack with Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:46:38 +0000

The Casio LK-270 is an affordable instrument with a 61 Key Touch Sensitive, Lighted Keyboard with 570 total onboard Tones, 180 Rhythms and Digital Effects. Packed with great features such as Casio’s famous Lighted Key Step-up Lesson System, audio inputs for a MP3 player, Mic Input, USB port for MIDI implementation. All this makes the LK-270 more fun and easier to learn to play music. Get started right away. Click to enlarge. LK-270 Premium Pack The Premium Pack bundles the LK-270 keyboard with a Yamaha power supply, keyboard stand and professional closed-cup stereo headphones. Touch-Sensitive Lighted Keyboard The LK-270 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). The “LK” in LK-270 stands for “Lighted Keyboard.” Designed to provide a fun way to learn how to play music, the keys illuminate to show you what notes to play in lessons or (more…)

Casio CTK-4000 Premium Keyboard Pack with Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:50:27 +0000

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. A truly feature-packed portable. Click to enlarge. CTK-4000 Premium Pack The Premium Pack bundles the CTK-4000 keyboard with a Yamaha power supply, keyboard stand and professional closed-cup stereo headphones. 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 to (more…)

Casio CTK-3000 Premium Pack with Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:45:31 +0000

The Casio CTK-3000 is an affordable instrument with a 61 Key Piano Style Touch Sensitive Keyboard, 400 total onboard Tones, 150 Rhythms and Digital Effects. Packed with great features such as Casio’s famous Step-up Lesson System, audio inputs for a MP3 player, USB port for MIDI implementation and a pitch wheel for additional expression over sounds. All this makes CTK-3000 more realistic and expressive than ever before at this price range. Everything you need to get started. CTK-3000 Premium Pack The Premium Pack bundles the CTK-3000 keyboard with a Yamaha power supply, keyboard stand and professional closed-cup stereo headphones. Standard-Size Keys with Touch Response The CTK-3000 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). 400 Built-In Tones Find just the right sound with 400 built-in tones, and select from ten different reverb settings to a (more…)

All you want to know about Programmable synthesizers

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:25:24 +0000

A programmable music synthesizer has a keyboard which also generates an expression signal representing the pressure on the keyboard and utilizes the change in an infrared path length for producing this expression signal.
Synthesizers work by manipulating electrical signals which appear as sound when they are used to drive audio amplifiers. These tones are generated by electrical circuits which may work by manipulating a signal through a series of oscillators and filters in an analog circuits in analog synthesizers. They may also perform mathematical manipulation of signals using a microprocessor and digital signal processing in digital synthesizers, or by a combination of both methods.
Synthesized sounds may sound dramatically different than recordings of natural sounds, though sampling synthesizers significantly blur this distinction.
Sound basics
All sounds are comprised of some combination of pure sine waves. Generally, a single sound will include a fundamental frequency, and any number of overtones. The frequencies of these overtones are either integer multiples of the fundamental frequency, or integer fractions thereof subharmonics.
When natural tonal instruments sounds are analyzed in the frequency domain, the spectra of their sounds will exhibit amplitude spikes at each of the fundamental tone harmonics. Some harmonics may have higher amplitudes than others. The specific set of harmonic versus amplitude pairs is known as a sound’s harmonic content.
Well known Brands of Programmable synthesizers
A vast range of programmable synthesizers are available in the market. All the famous brands have come out with their latest synthesizers. In this article we will be discussing three of the most famous and widely used programmable synthesizers.
S08 Programmable Synthesizer from Yamaha – The S08 features an 88-key balanced hammer design with Initial Touch, plus full 64-note polyphony. With its sleek, lightweight portable design, palette of high quality sounds and advanced storage features, the S08 makes an ideal primary or additional instrument for the songwriter, arranger, live performance musician, studio musician, and amateur alike.
Users can create their own sounds and store them in any of 128 user-voice memory locations. Onboard effects include chorus, reverb and variations. Panel switches, a large LCD display and controllers that include pitch bend, a mod wheel and a numeric keypad, provide full control and quick access to all functions.
Roland XP-30 – The XP30 uses sound sets from the popular JV-1080 and JV-2080 modules, plus tons of sound patches from the Session, Orchestral, and Techno Collection expansion boards. Having two slots for SRJV 80 expansion boards, the XP-30 has 61 velocity sensitive keys with after touch.
It also has built-in reverb, chorus, and set of forty effects, four onboard sliders for real time control and editing and patch finder and phrase preview functions.
Korg RADIAS – The Korg RADIAS keyboard is a 49-key, 24-voice polyphonic programmable modeling synthesizer and 16-band vocoder instrument, based on the proprietary MMT modeling technology sound engine. The synthesizer offers a variety of synthesis algorithms together with multiple effects, advanced comb filter and wave shaping features, modulation sequencing, and formant-motion vocoding.
The RADIAS offers an innovative, custom-configurable design with a control module that can be used independently or teamed with the unique dedicated keyboard, creating an integrated performance instrument offering classic, current and futuristic sounds accessible from a familiar, old-school, knobs-and-buttons programming interface.

Purchasing A Casio CTK 3000 Keyboard

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:26:17 +0000

If you are looking for a keyboard that will be user friendly and will help you to learn music, if you are a beginner then Casio is the best brand for you. Almost all the models of Casio are good for children and beginners as well as established musicians. The Casio CTK 3000 keyboard is one of the models of Casio which has some great features and will be perfect for use. The Casio CTK keyboard has built in tones and it includes the tones of piano and other acoustic instruments too. This keyboard has a 48 note polyphony, which is great because it will reduce the chances of the notes dropping.The keyboard has 61 keys and has 2 sensitivity levels, which help it to respond to your touch. It has as many as 400 tones and each of the tones are of high quality and includes a stereo grand piano tone. There are total 150 rhythms among which 55 of them are ethnic rhythms and 20 of them are patterned like piano.It also has a lesson system which is directly supported by Casio. It has audio inputs with which you can connect MP3 players. Other features include a USB port and a pitch wheel, which helps with additional expression of the sound.All these features make the Casio CTK 3000 keyboard more realistic as well as very much expressive like no model before and the price range is even quite low. This keyboard even has a song bank controller and a LCD, which displays songs and lyrics. The batteries required are AA size and 6 in number but if you get a Casio AD5R keyboard power adapter then you will save on the cost of batteries. A song book is also available with it and a rest where you can keep your song book to view the songs properly. The notes can be played delicately due to the presence of touch response keys on the keyboard.

Yamaha YPT-310 61 Full Size Touch Sensitive Keys with 500 Tones and 32-Note Polyphony

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:21:17 +0000

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Yamaha’s 61-key YPT-310 is a great way to get started with keyboard/piano playing, featuring 61 touch-sensitive keys, 482 voices, a music database and stereo speakers. Plenty of fun sounds and an advanced set of helpful learning tools built into the instrument, letting you teach yourself how to play and perform. A great way to get started with keyboard/piano playing. Click to enlarge. Expressive Touch Like a Piano If you’re buying a keyboard having piano in mind, you’ll want Yamaha’s Touch Response feature. On an acoustic piano, striking a key harder will produce a louder sound, striking it softer will produce a softer sound. With Yamaha’s “Touch Response” the YPT-310 keyboard responds like an acoustic piano. Backlit LCD Screen Since you spend a lot of the time at your keyboard looking at the LCD display screen, you might as well get one that’s easy to see–like the backlit LCD in the YPT-310. Portable Grand: One Press to an Amazing Ster (more…)