List Price: $399.95
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- Number of the key :61Keys
- Keyboard size: Piano type standard size with key lighting system
- Touch Response:2 sensitivity levels, Off
- Sound Source:AHL
- Maximum Polyphony:48 notes
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We got this in December and have had a good time learning how to play. There is an adapter that came with the headphones, so there is no problem with using them. They also have a volume control on the cord, very helpful because I use them with my laptop too. The only problem I seem to have is getting to the higher numbered built-in songs, but that could be more user function than electronics. Overall, it's fun.Buy Casio LK280 Lighted Key Premium Keyboard Pack with Headphones, Power Supply, and Stand Now
The way I look at it, the light-up key feature is a sales gimmick, but sure is fun to watch when hooked up to Synthesia. :)Look videos up on youtube. There are quite a few.
Pros-
Plays midi files.
Keys can put on fun shows.
SD card slot.
Stand is sorta cheap, but still gets the job done.
Cons-
Headphones were junk, I gave them to my younger brother.
There is no back light on the screen/panel.
7.5/10.I was a bit skeptical before receiving this product but now I can only explain it as purely addicting, I can NOT stop playing. This keyboard far exceeds my expectations. I've had several Casio Keyboards dating back to the 80's and they always provided some entertainment but this is so much more than that, its a great learning tool as well. I really didn't know much about the lighted key system until I started researching keyboards a couple months back. What the light system does is lights up the key or keys of a song or lesson as its played. When you play a song in the built in lesson feature you play through it by playing the lighted key or keys and it will not advance tell you hit the right key/notes. You can set the lesson features to play either one, two, three or four measures at a time or the entire song. You can also use the lesson features to listen to a single phrase first then play it using the light and once you have mastered that you play it with out from memory and or using the music provided. I am really impressed with how fast my piano skills have progressed there was tipping point I had before and now I seem to be getting past that with ease. It has about 150 songs built in along with the actual sheet music for the songs, a SD card slot and a USB Midi port. Ive been able to use Sibelius 6 to save any score as a Midi file and then drop it on a SD card and plug it into this machine which means I have a endless library of songs to learn from and can print out the scores as well to play along with so that I can keep my sight reading and general music reading skills sharp to.
The overall sound of the piano is great, I also bought a foot pedal for sustaining notes and its really got a amazing sound to it, sounds like a concert grand piano. There are a ton of various sounds to use. It has a large rhythm bank with a bunch of accompaniment features and cords. It also offers built in recording features with the ability to plug in external devices like a Mic and record with that to. There is a USB slot for use in conjunction with your computer and Midi software. You can use it to score music, and I was able to do this perfectly with Sibelius 6. I haven't tried it with free scoring software like MuseScore but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I have a guitar score program called tabit and I used midi from that and it worked fine to.
The keyboard its self is real nice, touch sensitive keys that feel like a real piano the only complaint I would even have would be that the LCD screen has no back light that I'm aware of. Other that that its got a nice layout. Stereo speakers that can get very very loud, so loud that you might get yelled at for waking people up, and I'm speaking from experience here. I got the deal that came with the keyboard stand and headphones it was actually a dollar cheaper from Amazon. The stand is really nice, had one before that I bought locally for over 50 bucks, so quite a deal and the headphones work fine and have the right adapter even know some people said it didn't. This might come as know surprise but you will have to read the manual to figure some stuff out that your going to want to use this baby is loaded with features.
Some of the features that I really liked:
SD card slot and yes you are able to use your own midi files and they will display on the light up keys
USB Midi cable, thank god its not the old one
Light up key system I really can't say enough about this, every keyboard should now have this feature.
150 build in songs and the ability to change parts. You can play bottom or top hand or both.
solid feeling keyboard with great sound
Mic input for karaoke and recording
A ton of more feature that I will keep you updated on
Update 11/15/2012
You can use a SD card on the Casio LK-280 to transfer midi songs from a laptop and play it on the keyboard using the Key lighting system feature for learning a song.
There is a bit involved to get the parts in the right order to playback correctly on the LK-280
I recommended using Anvil studio to change the channels, the free version is very easy to use and will give you the function to change the midi channel and instrumentation
To create the proper lay out you will need to create or move the piano parts of the score to the following:
Channel 1 bottom (left) hand sound only
Channel 2 top (right) hand sound only
Channel 3 bottom (left) hand sound and lighted keyboard display
Channel 4 top (right) hand sound and lighted keyboard display
Note If your midi file only has 2 piano parts like most do you can clone the right and left hands and then change the channels to 3 and 4 as well as the instrumentation. this will enable the score to function right for lessons setting and playback on your LK-280
Update 3/3/2013
The LK280 and its lighted Keyboard functions are also supported by the program Synthesia. Amazon does not let you post links so you will have to do a web search to find out more out this software.Good price for a beginners keyboard, plently of options and preloaded songs in the bank. A little disappointed that some of the songs installed were only partial which left me feeling that the teachings were incomplete on several of the longer ones like Fur Elise. There should be a way to put your own songs into the memory but I read that it will not do the teachings where it highlights the keys to play with those custom songs =( Though I suppose that if you're getting this its to ignite that creative spark which should lead to reading sheet music so you'll no longer require the lighted keys, but I'm lazy and don't have time for that talent thing.
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