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July 27th, 2010 at 11:58 am
I bought this keyboard as my first.
I had used digital midi controls before, and that’s one of the main purpose I had for this. I want to make rhythmic sounds.
This is great for that. I have played with the hundreds of tones, which range from realistic to cool to just plain goofy. The vast majority of instrumental tones sound very realistic, and the synth tones are just out of this world. Throw in the pitch wheel, and we’ve got a winner. You can also sample your own sounds and save compilations on the SD slot.
The one thing I didn’t expect was how well I would start learning to play on this. The actual learning programs leave much to be desired. But the feature of showing a staff with what notes you are hitting in real time really help the novice in reading sheet music, and correlating those notes to the keys.
Casio gets an A+ for this one. I just wish they would make a synthesizer in this price range.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
It took me a while to make a decision on a keyboard, because I knew I needed one that was going to perform. After carefully reading reviews I had made my decision to go with this keyboard, the CTK-5000 from Casio. I have to say first hand that I am absolutely impressed with this keyboard and all of the features it has to offer. A pitch-bending wheel, 600+ sounds, songs, rhythms as well as music intros, fill-ins, variations, endings, etc. It contains a dynamic interface which shows you which keys to press on the keyboard when playing a song, a very intuitive tool for beginners and a great resource in general. The ability to connect to external devices (such as a synthesizer, sustain pedal, and even your computer!) really sold me as well. If you own Midi software, you can really take your music composition to another level. You can save music to an SD card slot which is a very nice way to back up what you have composed. Multi-track recording, sample creation, layered keys, etc are also just part of this wonderful device. I really have not found any reason not to like the purchase I have made. There are new things to experiment with every time I play.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
After reviewing many different keyboards, I decided on this one. After unpacking the box, I was extremely irritated that the keyboard did not come with ac adapter. It never occurred to me that I’d have to buy a separate ac power supply. (The product review does note that a separate ac power supply must be purchased. It was my own fault for only reading the headline – “Battery or AC power”. However, this doesn’t lesson my irritation.) Before going out and buying one, I tried several adapters I had but none worked.
In the manual, it lists the type of adapter to use; unfortunately, all the stores I stopped by (including Radio Shack) did not know what an AD12 ac power supply was. This is what irritated me most of all – I went to several stores with the power supply information and no one understood what the manual was talking about. In the end, I had to take the keyboard into Radio Shack and in less than a minute they had me hooked up.
Fortunately, I’m completely satisfied with the keyboard itself. I think it’s very easy to use, the interface is intuitive, and the sound quality is quite good.
July 27th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Loaded with features. Acoustic sounds are pretty real, leads and pads are great, better yet is layering them and make up your own sounds.
Internal speakers are loud and clear with no noise, and so does when fully amplified into a PA.
Using it is simple and having a SD card gives a practically limitless storage for setups and songs.
Action has been enhanced from previews generation Casios (ie WK 3300 and such). It is deep and almost as hard as a “semi weighted” or “light weighted”, I am used to an acoustic upright piano and I love it. It still makes a little noise when pressed but not as much as the previews generation.
It`s very light for transportation.
As usb-midi controller it works very well. Connecting it to a PC was what plug and play was meant to be. WinXP and all the software I tried recognized it immediately and worked perfectly.
As drawback the back connectors aren’t fixed to the chassis but to the internal circuit, so they don’t feel too strong. And the AC adapter must be bought separately.
July 27th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
this is a really good thing. lot of features and low price, good quality.
i love it!!!