Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Casio ARST Single X Keyboard Stand

Casio ARST Single X Keyboard Stand Review



Casio ARST Single X Keyboard Stand Feature

  • Sturdy X-style keyboard stand
  • Firmly supports keyboard
  • Adjustable height for playing comfort
The Casio ARST Single X Keyboard Stand offers great durability and sturdiness at a fantastic price. With an adjustable six different heights, the ARST stand is the perfect compliment for your Casio keyboard.


Children 49 Keys Electronic Piano Music Keyboard Purple KB49PL

Children 49 Keys Electronic Piano Music Keyboard Purple KB49PL Review



Children 49 Keys Electronic Purple Piano Music Keyboard. This child's keyboard is an easy and fun way for kids to learn how to play the keyboard! Research has proven that children who play an instrument do better in school build self-esteem and make friends more easily.


Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Casio CTK-3000 61 Key Digital Keyboard

Casio CTK-3000 61 Key Digital Keyboard Review



Casio CTK-3000 61 Key Digital Keyboard Feature

  • 61 piano-style keys
  • Touch Response (2 sensitivity levels, off)
  • 48-note polyphony (maximum)
  • 400 high-quality tones including stereo grandpiano tones
  • 150 rhythms including 55 ethnic rhythms and 20 patterns for piano play
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 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-3000 to sample a sound from a portable audio player or other device, and then play the sound with keyboard keys. For example, you could sample the bark of your dog and then use the sound in a melody, or grab passages from a CD. The sampling feature is a fun way to create new sounds.

Note: Samples are not stored permanently. Turning off power will cause any sampled sound data on the keyboard to be deleted.

Internal speakers and battery-powering option for full portability. Click to enlarge.

View full control diagram. Click to enlarge.

110 Built-In Songs With Step Up Lessons
The CTK-3000 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."

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-3000 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
Simply specify a chord and the keyboard automatically produces the matching rhythm, bass, and chord patters. One-touch fill-ins make accompaniments sound interesting and natural. 150 built in auto-accompaniment rhythm patterns.

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-3000 with six AA-sized batteries (approximately four hours of continuous operation with alkaline 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-3000 Keyboard, Music Stand, Song Book, Safety Precautions, Appendix, Warranty


Monday, January 2, 2012

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.


Yamaha YPT-230 61-Key Portable Keyboard

Yamaha YPT-230 61-Key Portable Keyboard Review



Yamaha YPT-230 61-Key Portable Keyboard Feature

  • Ultra Wide Stereo
  • More Advanced "Y.E.S" System (Yamaha Education Suite)
  • High Quality Voices & Styles and Digital Effects
  • Portable Grand Button
  • Auto Power Off mode
  • Ultra Wide Stereo
  • More Advanced "Y.E.S 6"
  • High Quality Voices & Styles and Digital Effects
  • Portable Grand Button
  • Auto Power Off mode


  • Sunday, January 1, 2012

    Yamaha YPT-320 61 Key Personal Keyboard with AC Adapter, Deluxe Keyboard Stand and Professional Headphones

    Yamaha YPT-320 61 Key Personal Keyboard with AC Adapter, Deluxe Keyboard Stand and Professional Headphones Review



    Yamaha YPT-320 61 Key Personal Keyboard with AC Adapter, Deluxe Keyboard Stand and Professional Headphones Feature

    • Total of 482 high-quality instrument voices and 106 accompaniment styles
    • Music Database: 100 song titles for quick keyboard setups
    • Special 2-track Easy Recording feature
    • Portable Grand button lets you instantly call up Yamaha's world-famous grand piano sound
    • The package comes bundled with professional closed-cup headphones, a single braced X-style keyboard stand, and a power supply.
    The YPT-320 is a touch sensitive instrument that features 482 dynamic, authentic voices, with 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum kits and a sound effect kit. The YPT-320 also has 106 accompaniment styles and 102 built-in songs. Music database with 100 songs-for instantly setting entire instrument to match a desired music genre. Special two-track Easy Recording feature lets you record and save up to five of your original songs - great for composing and practice purposes. You can practice the preset Songs using these lesson functions: "Keys to Success", "Listening, Timing, Waiting" and "Phrase Repeat." Keys to Success helps you master a Song, whereas Listening, Timing, Waiting helps you first master the timing then playing the correct notes. Phrase Repeat lets you select and repeatedly practice a specific phrase in the Song. In the "Keys to Success" mode, you can practice individual phrase separately. Each time you finish a specific Step, your score is shown in the display. Passing one Step (with a score of 60 or better) lets you go on to next one automatically. The package comes bundled with professional closed-cup headphones, a single braced X-style keyboard stand, and a power supply. (Please note - the power supply will be found in the end cap of the keyboard packaging - don't accidentally throw it away when you are unpacking your new keyboard!)


    Singing Machine SMI-1344 37-Key Portable Keyboard

    Singing Machine SMI-1344 37-Key Portable Keyboard Review



    Singing Machine SMI-1344 37-Key Portable Keyboard Feature

    • Try me feature
    • Total 16 instruments, 20 rhythms & 24 demo songs
    • Record and playback feature
    • Tempo & volume controls; Echo effect on the instruments
    • Autosleep function; Battery included
    Singing Machine Electronic 37-key Keyboard, SMI-1344 includes Try me feature, 16 instruments, 20 rhythms & 24 demo songs, tempo & volume controls, echo effect on the instruments & auto sleep function. Allows you to record and playback your own music note. Battery included.