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- 61 piano-style keys
- Touch Response (2 sensitivity levels, off)
- 48-note polyphony (maximum)
- 570 high-quality tones including stereo grand piano tones
- Package includes Power Supply, Keyboard Stand and Professional Closed Cup Stereo Headphones
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Sounds 5/5The sounds are very realistic, with the new sound engine they have put in place, when playing the piano sounds beside a real piano, the difference is almost impossible to notice, the tones and accompaniments are also very great.
Step up lessons 5/5
The lessons are great, they phase the music, and you take it in steps, and if its too fast for you, you can by the press of a button, slow it down to your speed, its user friendly.
Connections 5/5
The USB MIDI function just works effortlessy, works with keyboard learning software, Finale 2009, and much more, when I opened Finale with the MIDI connected, it just started interpreting what I was playing without have to configure anything in the software.
Look & Layout 5/5
It looks great, although 61 keys, very convenient, its very light, u can easily carry the stand and the keyboard around without much effort, the layout is very user friendly and its easy to navigate, and the user manual tells you how to perform tasks in detail not readily seen. The Key-lighting function is really cool and very helpful in the step up lessons, only 10 can light at a time, but its also very cool for night playing as well.
Overall 5/5
Its a great keyboard, I'd recommend it for anyone, dont spend so much on a keyboard just yet, this is the one you must get, if 61-keys is all you need, otherwise, feel free to check out the 88-keys keyboards.This is a *fantastic* learning keyboard from Casio. But I would order it *without* the accessories by itself if possible.
The keyboard stand had a horrible paint chemical smell which took over a month to dissipate, and the headphones and mic couldn't be made any more cheaply. The full-size to mini stereo adapter is so out of spec it is almost non-functional. If I had it to do over again, I would order the bare keyboard and then search Amazon for well-reviewed accessories and buy them a la carte rather than as part of this bundle.I bought this for my 8 year old boy and he love it. The sound is OK but not good as I expected. I had before a WK from Casio and that sounds much better than this one. I just bought this model because of the SD function. But the SD need a separate format for playback. (Hard to find how to do it.) Also there was no microphone included. The stand and headphones are good and the lighted keys are good for a beginner like my 8 year old. Totally this is good buy for the price.Although the piano patch is very nice, PLAYING this unit is not easy or enjoyable.
The keys are REALLY stiff.
It takes great effort to strike any one note and it's even more difficult to strike chords and handle runs.
It's as if the keys have thick rubber or sponges under them.
When striking a key, there is more resistance as it is going down and no spring on the way up.
If you're looking for a keyboard for your kid to learn on, forget this one. Fingers will fatigue in minutes after fighting with these keys. Your kid will just get discouraged.
Good keys should have a little bounce to them and should react easily to a quick striking.
Alos, the plastic music stand rattles when trying to play the board. So much effort goes into getting any sound out of this unit that it bounces about and rattles like a cheap plastic toy.
UPDATE TO REVIEW:
As an alternative I tested and purchased the Yamaha EZ-200 61 Full-Sized Touch Sensitive Lighted Keyboard for my kid. LIGHT YEARS BETTER. The keys are not stiff and spring back the way they should. The sounds are great, especially the main patch; the Grand Piano. The lighted keyboard feature had my kid interested and learning right out of the box. If you're in the market for a lighted keyboard for your kid, based on my experience, go with the Yamaha instead of the Casio. Amazon had it priced right and bundled with what you need.
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