Casio have been making keyboards for fairly some time now and their title is synonymous with digital keyboards, so that you’d count on them to do what they do nicely, which they do. Casio are notably good at making entry-level digital keyboards they usually have all kinds to select from. This text will provide help to to decide on the best one for you.
There are mainly two ranges with totally different fashions inside these ranges – the LK digital keyboard vary, and the CTK vary of keyboards. To take a look at the 2 ranges there is not an enormous quantity of distinction to the untrained eye. However when you delve additional into the capabilities and options there’s a marked distinction.
The primary distinction between the Casio LK and CTK digital keyboards is that the LK vary, have what they name a again mild keyboard. The again mild keyboard is a tried and trusted function designed to assist absolute newbies to start out studying and taking part in shortly.
We use Casio LK digital keyboards in our personal music faculty and I’ve seen numerous youngsters and adults discover this to be one of the vital helpful coaching instruments, however particularly for youthful learners as they’ll turn into pissed off and unfocused if they can not study shortly. I am not saying you may turn into a piano maestro instantly upon utilizing the instrument – it simply gives a really sensible studying information.
There are 5 fashions within the Casio LK vary of keyboard: LK-120, LK-220, LK-230, LK-270 & LK-300TV. All of those fashions have 61 keys which all mild up. 61 keys are a lot to be getting on with for absolute newbies. The Casio LK-120 is the entry degree and goes as much as the LK-300TV on the prime finish. Every mannequin has barely extra options as you go up the vary. For example the LK-120 has 100 onboard sounds whereas the LK-300TV has 514.
Equally the LK-120 has much less rhythm selections than the LK-300TV digital keyboard. As you go up the vary you may discover extra options reminiscent of results e.g. delay, reverb. The power to attach outboard gear turns into attainable as you go up the vary e.g. including a microphone and taking part in alongside to somebody singing. One factor that’s widespread all through the fashions is the aptitude to hook up with a pc simply both by Midi or USB. In addition they function the Casio Step up studying system.
The Casio CTK-range can also be appropriate for absolute newbies however don’t function the again mild keys. They do nevertheless all function the Step-Up studying system as nicely extra recording, sampling and results options.
There are 6 fashions within the CTK vary; CTK-230, CTK-2000, CTK-2100, CTK-3000, CTK-4000 and the CTK-5000. As with the LK vary of digital keyboards, the CTK vary will increase the variety of on-board sounds, digital results as you go up the vary. The CTK-230 is the entry degree, and it ought to be identified that it solely has 49 keys, the place because the others all have 61 keys.
One other function of the CTK vary value mentioning is the looks of the keys. On a number of keyboards at this worth vary, yow will discover that they keys are a distinct measurement to these of an acoustic piano. Casio have made the keys to be the identical measurement and to look the identical as an acoustic. All of which helps with taking part in method.
So the query is which is the very best Casio keyboard for newbies? There isn’t any proper or mistaken, however as a suggestion, I’d selected the LK-230 absolute newbies who’re youthful i.e. 4-7 years previous. For older gamers I’d select the CTK vary.
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