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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 WK-500 76-Key Personal Keyboard with MP3/Audio Connection, 670 Tones and Power Supply

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:57:52 +0000

The Casio WK-500 keyboard is ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment. The WK-500 76 Key Musical Keyboard, with touch response, allows you to select up to 670 tones that include an array of different sounds, as well as 200 rhythms to choose from. A large back-lit LCD screen graphically shows you fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before. Want to sound like you are playing in a large concert hall? Consider it done with the on-board Digital Effects which will add another dimension to your playing. This powerful instrument also features an on-board sequencer, for unmatched creative possibilities! You can now record up to 5 songs with 6 tracks each. Computer connectable via USB port, MIDI capable, and MP3/Audio connectivity. The WK-500 also features a new 10 second sampling feature, which will allow yo (more…)

Casio WK-200 76-Key Personal Keyboard with MP3/Audio Connection and 570 Tones

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:27 +0000

The Casio WK-200 keyboard is ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment. The WK-200 76 Key Musical Keyboard, with touch response, allows you to select up to 570 tones that include an array of sounds. A large LCD screen graphically shows you fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before. Want to sound like you are playing in a large concert hall? Consider it done with the on-board Digital Effects which will add another dimension to your playing. This powerful instrument also features an on-board sequencer, for unmatched creative possibilities! You can now record up to 5 songs with 6 tracks each. Computer connectable via USB port, MIDI capable, and MP3/Audio connectivity. The WK-200 also features a new 10 second sampling feature, which will allow you to sample almost anything that you can think of!

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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…)

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…)

Tips On Buying Portable Keyboard

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:17:44 +0000

Buying a portable keyboard can be a very confusing task when you are not sure what to look for out of so many different interesting models. So it is very important to acquire some knowledge about the manufacturers, number of keys each model has and the connection i.e. whether it works with MIDI port or USB.
There are many well-known synthesizer brands in the market like Yamaha, Casio, Korg, Roland and some more. Apart from these there are many cheaper alternatives too, but you cannot expect equally good quality output from these brands. You may not find a good quality portable keyboard at a cheap price, but rest assure paying higher will be worth it. You will not get much confused if you keep your mind set for some particular brand.
There are keyboards in market with 32, 49, 61, 76, and 88 keys. Choosing the number of keys depends upon your use and knowledge. If you are a beginner then keyboards with 32 or 49 keys will be enough. Those that are with 61, 76 or 88 keys are good for the professionals or players who have completed a few levels.
A full sized piano has 88 keys. So if you want to learn piano with the help of a keyboard then an 88 keys full-sized keyboard is a must. The lesser the keys the more is the keyboard portable. The more the keyboard is handy, lesser will be the price. The only problem with the less key keyboards like 32, 49 and 61 is that while playing a full composition, transposing is needed.
There is another option of touch response in a portable keyboard. With the help of this touch response a keyboard sounds like a piano. It also gives greater control while playing. It improves the grade of performance as the keys are sensible to your touch. If you touch the key softly then the sound will come a little low and if you press the key harder then the sound will be a comparatively louder.
There is a LCD display on portable keyboards that helps to see the settings with which you are playing it. The modern portable keyboard also shows other details such as the modes or about the lyrics or scores of the song etc. This display makes them much easier to use.
All these portable keyboards can be connected to computers. They are connected with the help of special MIDI interface or USB cord. Most of the portable keyboards also have the option of recording. With the help of this you can record songs into your keyboard and can play it whenever you like. This option is very useful as you can record what you have practiced on your keyboard and can use it to improve your performance.
You can buy your portable keyboard online, as there are many good online dealers. There are even possibilities that you can get them at a lower price as most of the websites usually quote a discounted price.

Why Should You Buy An Electronic Keyboard?

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:06:42 +0000

Many people will buy a battery run toy keyboard rather than an electronic keyboard. More often than not the reason is safety and price. Obviously a toy version is much cheaper than an electronic version but if you are really into keyboards then electronic is something you should consider. Here we will discuss the very special sound technicalities that you can produce while using these particular types of instruments.Generally a keyboard of the electronic type has the following qualities. There is something called a touch response along with an after touch effect. The touch response is actually a touch sensitivity that these keyboards express when played hard or soft. This quality enables the player to produce prolonged and short, deep and mild sounds on the same note. It all depends on the pressure and the duration for which you are holding a particular key. The after touch is also of a similar type where you can modulate the sound depending on the pressure applied on any single key. Then there is the polyphony, denoting the total number of sounds that you can play at any one time. Usually, the lower priced children’s keyboards play only one single note at a time while on the more expensive professional types you can play many tones at the same time. A maximum of ten notes can be played at one time in any high end electronic keyboard.After this we come to multi timbre, rhythm, tempo and the split point. The multi timbre feature allows you to play many types of instruments at the same time. For example, you can play the piano, violin and the harmonium all at the same time, this is multi timbre. When using the tempo control, you just decide which rhythm you want and what speed you need, it’s simple. You can slow down as well as quicken with a touch of a button. With the split point however, you can actually split your keys into two different sections where each section plays a different instrument from the other. Say twelve keys play the piano while the rest play the mandolin. This is possible only with an electronic keyboard and you might find you can buy one for about the same price as a toy piano.

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 Musical Keyboard – What is a suitable keyboard for Beginner?

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:25:24 +0000

If you have decided to buy your first musical keyboard from yamaha, then here is what you need to consider. Yamaha has a wide range of keyboards suitable for beginners, intermediate as well as advanced players, so it can get difficult to focus on what you want. You need to go in for a Yamaha keyboard that has touch response keys. An important aspect of learning to play keyboards is to play it with expression, and not just in a monotonous way. Touch sensitive keys are a must for that reason because then not all notes are played with the same volume, you can change it by applying different force. Besides, a keyboard with touch response keys also teaches your fingers to have better control over the keys.Another thing is to buy a Yamaha keyboard that has at least sixty-one keys. This is important if you want to seriously learn the keyboard. If you go in for a keyboard with lesser number of keys, you will nit be able to use your left hand. That means you will not be able to learn and play chords together with the melody; though you can learn the basics like learning to play the notes and timing, you will not be able to learn to harmonize. So what are the options? Yamaha YPT, PSR and lighted series keyboards are something that you can consider. You may even consider used-keyboard if you are on a tight budget. Cost is obviously an important aspect to keep in mind. It should not be a problem to use a pre-owned keyboard since Keyboards generally last for many years. You should even consider having a look at if you want something that is a bit cheaper.Yamaha Keyboard Reviews