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CASIO CTK-710 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD | 
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| Brand: Casio
Category: CE
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 14224
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.5
Dimensions (in): 41.7 x 16.5 x 6.9
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MPN: CTK-710F5
Model: CTK-710F5
EAN: 4971850313212
ASIN: B000H79TXA
Release Date: August 22, 2006
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Product Description
The lesson function helps you round the 242 quality tones and the selection of built-in tunes ranging from pop to classics. With a grand piano mode combined with 61 full-size keys, MIDI, information packed display and a microphone jack. This keyboard truly offers you a lot in a basic keyboard that is designed for fun and ease of play.* Keys (full size) 61* polyphony 32-Note* Tones 242* Auto accompaniments Yes* Rhythms 100* Microphone Jack Yes* Song bank tunes 100* Voice fingering guide Yes* General Midi Yes (Via USB)* Comes with song book and music stand Yes* Size (WxDxH) 956 X 353 x 133mm* Weight 4.0kg* Batteries AA Size x 6Please note this keyboard does not come with a PSU.
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CTK-710ADMC: Excellent bargain. Great, fun keyboard to have. September 14, 2006
A. Batungbakal
76 out of 76 found this review helpful
Some specs:
-8.8 lbs
-61 standard-size keys, 5 octaves
-USB
-No touch sensitivity
-32-note poly
-242 tones
-Has auto accompaniment
-50 preset songs, 50 preset piano tunes
-3 step lesson with voice fingering guide (I haven't used these though since I already know how to play.)
-Ports: Type B USB, sustain pedal, DC 9V, mic, and phones/output (You would need headphones with large size plugs because you cant plug in your regular headphones. You would need an adapter for this if you want to use regular headphones.)
-Metronome (you can also adjust speed on songs when you listen)
Mine cost $88+(Walmart.com's online price) and it included an adapter and a mic. It looks bulky, but its light. It has song banks filled with popular classics and includes a songbook of the songs so you can actually read the notes from paper. The tones (or voices) are enough and I was glad to find a drawbar tone, which sounds like the drawbar settings the organists use at my church (registrations mixing pipe organ+diapason+flute). The display's small but ok (light's a little weak). It shows the keyboard (which displays the fingering you use when you play), staff (shows the notes), fingering (which is a hand that shows the fingers you're suppose to use), tempo, scoring, and song bank. I haven't used the USB port to connect it to my computer because I don't have a music composer program yet. So, I don't know how or if the USB works. I read the manual about how to set it up, and it was a little confusing to me.
Pros:
-Low price
-Includes power adapter, mic, manual, song book, drivers CD, and music stand
-Has a USB port to connect to computer (which is why I chose it)
-Lightweight
-Nice plain, black style.
-Song/tone options are all displayed on the keyboard so you don't have to worry about losing the manual.
-Takes 6 AA batteries for portability.
-You can combine tones, which is soo cool because the tones layer one another and make a rich sound, like the Hammond digital organs.
-You can transpose within a range of -12 to +12.
-You can tune the keyboard
Cons:
-No touch sensitivity
-Keys feel strange to me (I have to press a little harder than I usually do, and it feels choppy when I play. So, it may slow you down a bit. It has a hard plastic feel. Yamahas action is lighter, touch feels organlike and not pianolike.)
-Doesn't include USB connector or a headphones adapter
-Seem to work only for Windows and doesn't seem to have drivers for MACs (Let me know if you find one)
-Location of buttons is a little awkward
I researched A LOT of keyboards. It was my obsession for a week. At first, I was gearing towards Yamahas because the reviews said they had the best sound. However, the Casio CTK-710 was the best for my needs. Basically, I bought this keyboard for practicing my fingering and transcribing notes to the computer. When I practice at night, the keyboard sounds don't bother my family because I use headphones. Finally, my mom doesnt have to tell me to stop practicing. I don't need the touch sensitivity feature because I can always practice the dynamics on my piano. Unlike my piano and the heavier, bulky Yamahas out there, I can easily carry around the Casio CTK-710. Plus, it's cheap. Yamahas with a USB port cost around $200. The keyboards with MIDI ports are cheaper (around $150), but they need the special connector (which cost around $40) and a power source ($15-20). Heres the comparison:
1) Yamaha: touch sensitive+usb+$20 adapter=$220
2) Yamaha2: touch sensitive+$40 usb connector+$20 adapter=$160-$190
2) Casio CTK710: NO touch sensitive+USB+adapter+mic=$108.05
The Casio CTK-710 is a keyboard to have fun with and is useful if you want to connect a keyboard to a computer. It looks and feels solid. But, this isnt a keyboard to be used in gigs or professional music events. It's a side addition to a piano. If you cant afford a piano, then buy a touch sensitive keyboard because when you practice, you need to learn how your touch affects the sound. It takes practice to learn the subtleties of touch in order to learn how to give your performance life and color.
Go to Casio.com and search for CTK710 on Casio's search engine for more info.
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