Casio CTK-2100 61-Key Portable Keyboard Package with Headphones, Stand & Power Supply

Casio CTK-2100 61-Key Portable Keyboard Package with Headphones, Stand & Power Supply Review

Casio CTK-2100 61-Key Portable Keyboard Package with Headphones, Stand & Power Supply Feature

• Easy-to-play keyboard 61-key portable keyboard with wide range of tones, rhythms and learning capabilities
• Premium package includes professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced stand, and World Tour brand power supply
• 400 high-quality tones, 150 rhythms and auto accompaniments for Latin music
• Voice Pad allows you to play sampled sounds; connect CD or MP3 player for practicing along with favorite songs
• Powered by 6 AA batteries or included AC adapter

A great choice for both piano beginners and intermediates, the portable Casio CTK-2100 personal keyboard offers 61 piano-style touch keys and step-by-step lessons that help just about anyone learn to play. Offering a wide range of features and functions, the CTK-2100 keyboard includes 400 tones and 150 rhythms, sampling function, an audio-in jack that lets you play along with your favorite songs, USB port for connecting to a PC, and AHL audio technology for reproducing amazingly real grand piano and acoustic musical instrument sounds. It's powered by 6 AA batteries.

This Premium Package also comes with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced stand, and World Tour brand power supply.

Key Features 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. Piano-style keyboard: An easy-to-play keyboard with an appearance resembling that of an acoustic piano. Digital effects: Use effects to add reverb for more depth and breadth in your music. Step Up Lesson: 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 in a simulated human voice. Metronome for lesson support 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 (1 sound; 1-second sampling time). The potential for fun is virtually unlimited! Audio-in jack: Connect a digital audio player, CD player, or other audio device and you can play along with music played through the keyboard's speakers. Wide selection of tones (400 high-quality tones) supports play of songs from various genres. 150 rhythms and auto accompaniments for Latin music and other styles from around the world. In addition to Bossa Nova, Samba, and other basic rhythms, you also get Cumbia, Reggaeton, Calypso, and more USB port for computer connection General MIDI (GM Level 1) support allows connection with a computer or another GM-compatible device Specifications Keyboard: 61 standard-size keys Touch Response: 2 types, Off Key Light System: Up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time Maximum Polyphony: 48 notes (24 for certain tones) Effects: 10 types Reverb: 1 to 10, Off Metronome: beats per measure -- 0,2 to 6; tempo range -- 30 to 255 Step Up Lesson: Lessons: 4 (Listen, Watch, Remember, Auto) Lesson Part: L, R, LR Functions: Repeat, Voice Fingering Guide, Note Guide. Music Challenge: 20 notes Auto Accompaniment: Rhythm Patterns -- 150; One Touch Presets -- 150 Musical Information Function: Tone, Rhythm, Song Bank, numbers and names; staff notation, fingering, pedal operation, tempo, measure and beat number, chord name, etc. USB port: Yes Sustain jack: Standard jack (sustain, sostenuto, soft, rhythm start/stop) Phones/Output jack: Stereo standard jack Output Impedance: 200 Ohm, Output Voltage: 4.8 V (RMS) MAX Audio In jack: Stereo mini jack Input Impedance: 40 kOhm, Input Sensitivity: 200 mV Mic In jack: Standard jack Batteries: 6 AA batteries

The 61-key Casio CTK-2100 portable keyboard makes it easy to learn to play the piano (see larger version of keyboard plus a detail of the keyboard controls.

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

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

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

• Recorder for composing and play
• Storage of keyboard setups for instant recall when you need them
• One Touch Presets sets up the keyboard to match the currently selected rhythm
• Auto Harmonize adds appropriate harmony notes to your melody automatically
• This package comes bundles with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced keyboard stand, and a power supply.

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 keyboard’s keys. Need a 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 provides pieces that 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. The Voice Fingering Guide senses if you are having problems, and will help you by calling out finger numbers in a simulated human voice. The WK200 contains a 152 Song Bank worth of tunes, including 50 Exercise phrases. This package comes bundles with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced keyboard stand, and a power supply.

Casio WK500 AZP Personal Keyboard Package with Closed-Cup Headphones, Keyboard Stand, Power Supply, and Instructional Software

Casio WK500 AZP Personal Keyboard Package with Closed-Cup Headphones, Keyboard Stand, Power Supply, and Instructional Software Review

Casio WK500 AZP Personal Keyboard Package with Closed-Cup Headphones, Keyboard Stand, Power Supply, and Instructional Software Feature

• Touch Response (2 sensitivity levels, off)
• Real Time Recording
• On-Board Sampling
• Pitch bend wheel
• SD Card slot

The Casio WK500 Premium Software Package comes bundled with everything you need to get started. Included you will receive a pair of closed-cup headphones, X-style keyboard stand, power supply, and eMedia’s expanded piano and keyboard instructional software.The Casio WK500 Personal Keyboard is built with the use of Casio's new AHL sound technology!The AHL (Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform) technology boasts a realistic reproduction of tones from pianos to organs and more. With 48 notes of polyphony, these new keyboards ensure that all sounds played are heard, even when playing complex parts with the aid of on-board accompaniment. This keyboard also features piano-style keys for a more natural feel.Equipped with built-in sampling features, you can record any sound or musical phrases using the microphone (or audio input) jack and then play them back on the keyboard. Casio has taken great leaps in upgrading the Step Up Lesson function those just starting to learn. Young and growing musicians can learn to play songs phrase-by-phrase by listening to the progression, watching the LCD screen to see where to play and then repeating the simple parts on the keyboard this process will help any new player learn through memory by playing the song phrases with little assistance.To further deepen the users learning experience, this package comes bundled with eMedia’s Piano and Keyboard Expanded CD-ROM software which gives you everything you need to learn how to play. Learn from over 100 step-by-step lessons with full-motion video demonstrations. Piano teacher Irma Justicia has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music and is the featured instructor in these lessons. Learn from either the music notation or an animated keyboard. Songs include recorded audio, variable-speed MIDI and MIDI accompaniments. With the WK500’s USB connectivity, you can get specific feedback on playing mistakes. Also includes a digital metronome and recorder.

Yamaha YPG535 Portable Grand Piano Package

Yamaha YPG535 Portable Grand Piano Package Review

Yamaha YPG535 Portable Grand Piano Package Feature

• Keyboard: 88-key box type (A1-C7) with Touch Response, Graded Soft TouchDisplay: Large backlit LCD (320 x 240 dots) displays notation, lyrics and chords with LCD Contrast controlYamaha Education Suite: Waiting, Your Tempo, Minus One, Chord DictionarySongs: 30 Preset Songs + 5 User Songs + 70 on CD-ROM Song Clear, Track Clear, Song Volume, Song RecordingSong control: REPEAT & LEARN, A-B REPEAT, PAUSE, REW, FF, START/STOPPerformance Assistant Technology: Chord, Chord/Free, Melody, Chord/MelodyMusi

The Yamaha YPG535 88 Key Portable Keyboard gives to the sound and feel of a grand piano in a portable package at an affordable price. The YPG535 offers a graded soft touch action that everyone from the beginner to the professional will love. The YPG535 also includes a stand along with a sustain pedal and power adapter. For the beginner, the built-in interactive lessons provide a user definable tempo that allow for learning at your pace. Yamaha YPG535 Features 88 piano-style keys with Graded Soft Touch 6-track sequencer allows you to record your own music USB & Flash ROM to download new Songs and Styles for playing 5 types preset Master EQ Interactive Lessons: Your Tempo mode helps you learn to play Backlit LCD, panel lights, pitch bend wheel Portable Grand Button: industry's best piano Yamaha XGlite/GM voices plus Sweet!, Cool!, Split & Dual voice Performance Assistant guarantees a rewarding music experience Music Database 267 keyboard setups by song title Optional BB1 keyboard bench. Click for more information.Piano Centric Features The Yamaha Portable Grand, YPG535 has an easy to use panel, a wealth of piano-centric features including 88 piano-style keys, Graded Soft Touch (GST) action with different levels of resistance, high resolution stereo piano sample and comes with an attractive matching stand, PA

Casio WK-500 76-Key Personal Keyboard Package with Stand, Headphones and Power Supply

Casio WK-500 76-Key Personal Keyboard Package with Stand, Headphones and Power Supply Review

Casio WK-500 76-Key Personal Keyboard Package with Stand, Headphones and Power Supply Feature

• Real time recording
• On-board sampling
• Pitch bend wheel
• SD Card slot
• This package comes bundles with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced keyboard stand, and a power supply.

The Casio WK500 Personal Keyboard is built with the use of Casio's new AHL sound technology! The AHL (Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform) technology boasts a realistic reproduction of tones from pianos to organs and more. With 48 notes of polyphony, these new keyboards ensure that all sounds played are heard, even when playing complex parts with the aid of on-board accompaniment. This keyboard also features piano-style keys for a more natural feel. Equipped with built-in sampling features, you can record any sound or musical phrases using the microphone (or audio input) jack and then play them back on the keyboard. Casio has taken great leaps in upgrading the Step Up Lesson function those just starting to learn. Young and growing musicians can learn to play songs phrase-by-phrase by listening to the progression, watching the LCD screen to see where to play and then repeating the simple parts on the keyboard this process will help any new player learn through memory by playing the song phrases with little assistance. Casio WK500 Features Digital Effects Real Time Recording On-Board Sampling Pitch bend wheel SD Card slot Backlit LCD display Phrase by Phrase lessons USB Port for PC Connectivity Line Out Also Includes songbook & score stand.

Casio WK6500 76 Key Touch Sensitive Workstation Keyboard Package with Power Supply, Stand and Headphones

Casio WK6500 76 Key Touch Sensitive Workstation Keyboard Package with Power Supply, Stand and Headphones Review

Casio WK6500 76 Key Touch Sensitive Workstation Keyboard Package with Power Supply, Stand and Headphones Feature

• 76-Key Full Size Keyboard Workstation
• 670 Tones and Programs
• 48 Polyphony, 10 User Tones and 200 Rhythms
• USB MIDI Class Compliant
• Audio In and Mic Inputs

Features a touch-responsive, piano-style keyboard, the WK6500 from Casio offers all the tools you need to practice, compose and perform. Featuring a song sequencer, tone editor, multiple digital effects, mixer, performance registration memory, USB MIDI interface, SD card storage and hundreds of editable tones; the WK6500 has an expansive list of features and mind-blowing sound to bring all your musical ideas to life. The 16 track song sequencer + 1 system track supports recording of up to 5 songs or approximately 30,000 notes. Choices of editing tools include event insert, copy and delete, quantize note locator and a step recording function. The mixer can be used in conjunction with instrument input feature. The rhythm editor allows you to combine instrumental parts from multiple built-in rhythms, turn individual instrumental portions on or off and adjust volume, pan reverb and other parameters to create your own personal rhythms. The rhythm editor can store up to 10 original rhythms in memory for recall at any time. The WK6500 includes a wide range of built-in effects include 10 reverbs, 5 choruses and 100 DSP types. You can create your own DSP effects and store up to 100 unique styles.