The Casio CTK2000 produces a wide variety of sound courtesy of the new AHL sound source. 400 tones plus 150 rhythms – ranging from pop/rock to global music – await the intrepid musician. The audio input is another practical feature – simply connect a CD or MP3 player and you will soon be playing along to your favourite song on the keyboard. To help you do this, the CTK2000 includes the new Step-Up learning system, whereby the practice piece is divided into individual sections and then learnt step by step.
Price: $99.95 Buy now!
The PSR-E313 is a touch sensitive instrument that features 482 dynamic, authentic voices, with 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum kits, 106 accompaniment styles and 102 built-in songs.
Price: $159.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
I’m reluctant to write this… This unit has ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING, EASIEST TO USE DRUM MACHINES you can find anywhere built into it. I bought this thing as a portable practice keyboard because it’s very light and has decent sound. Only after I brought it home did I discover the drum machine buried among all the other features. I couldn’t believe how great it was. I’m a songwriter with a home studio, and hate the tedious programming many drum machines demand. You can’t build a drum pattern note by note with this keyboard, but the 100+ pre-recorded patterns sound professional, include intros, fills, A & B versions, and endings, and the programming is dead simple once you figure out the built in 2-track recorder. It’s now my primary drum machine, slaving my multitrack recorder via MIDI.
Quality:
It’s light and made of plastic. The key action is not for serious players. The real value is in the quality and quantity of the sounds, and the above mentioned drum machine.
Value:
Yamaha impresses me again. I’ve had great experiences with their products over the last 20+ years. There is value in this keyboard for everyone from beginner music students to music professionals.
Sound:
Sounds acceptable through the built in speakers. Sounds fantastic through the headphone/output jack.
Ease of Use:
This thing does a lot for an inexpensive keyboard. Some functions require cracking open the manual to figure out.
The Casio CTK4000 61 key portable keyboard is crammed with great sounds and music-making features, so it’s great for beginning players, advanced players, and everyone in between! 570 sounds, 180 rhythms, and 152 songs/lessons keep the Casio CTK4000 interesting, while a new sampling function makes it more fun than play with than ever. Pick a sound – up to 10 seconds – on your portable audio device, then play the sound as you press piano keys to spice up your playing. Built-in lessons, facilitated by the graphic screen, are great for beginners, and a USB port makes it easy to connect the Casio CTK4000 to your computer.
Price: $149.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
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Came with 2 music books, full documentation on paper, and power supply. Now at 100$can that is a lot of good stuff. Il still operate a Casio hand calculator bought 72$ in 1974. The best keyboard I have ever found on a calculating machine. How is that for quality? Superb.
Sound:
Stunning church organ! The casio chord based accompaniments are also very improved. Many new sounds from the orient, with oriental and mid-oriental sections.
Carefully designed to make playing and learning music fun and easy, the Yamaha PSRE223 keyboard is perfect for the beginner, but provides plenty of room for the novice player to grow.
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Never played before? The EZ200 lighted keyboard from Yamaha will have you playing songs from the very first day. Just call up a song from the 100 songs built-in to the keyboard, select if you’d like to play the left or right hand part and hit “Start”. The keyboard will light up the key that you’re supposed to play, and in fact, the song will actually stop and wait for you to find the correct key! All of the tools you need are found in the keyboard, including how to play chords.
Price: $169.95 Buy now!
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The PSR-OR700 is designed for today’s Middle Eastern, Arabic and Mediterranean music lover
Price: $1299.95 Buy now!
Recorder/Violin/Xylophone-Cool-Kids want to hammer the keys! The SA-75 already offers 100 top-notch tones as well as 30 accompaniment patterns (10 rhythms, 10 free-session, 10 funny). In addition, it features an LCD musical information system as well as the option of turning off the melodies of the 10 built-in songs, so that learners can play these themselves. Thanks to the microphone headset included in the package, the player can sing along over the amplifier without having to takes his hands from the keys.
Price: $49.95 Buy now!
Prelude(TM) represents Roland’s next generation of home-entertainment keyboards, featuring high-quality sounds and musical styles, built-in amplification, and an affordable price. Prelude is portable, and packed with an impressive library of contemporary sounds and authentic ethnic styles.
Price: $995.00 Buy now!
Building on the impressive features of the PSRS500, this enhanced edition includes a full 16-track sequencer, a style creator function, dramatically increased numbers of voices, including full XG support and ethnic voices and drum kits, high-quality sound with improved DSP, the addition of dance styles, and a professional black finish.
Price: $749.95 Buy now!
Not only does the LK-230 feature the helpful Step-Up learning system, in which the practice pieces are broken down into small learning units that are then learnt step by step; it also inspires musical creativity: The new Voice Pad function makes it really simple to play back voice samples and other sounds and effects using the pads. And that’s not all; the LK-230 has plenty more to offer, including the AHL sound source boasting 48 notes, 150 rhythms, an extended automatic accompaniment feature with ON-bass chord and a large, easy-to-read display.
Price: $149.95 Buy now!