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CTK-3000 Premium PackThe Premium Pack bundles the CTK-3000 keyboard with a Yamaha power supply, keyboard stand and professional closed-cup stereo headphones. Standard-Size Keys with Touch Response 400 Built-In Tones USB Port Built-In Sampling Note: Samples are not stored permanently. Turning off power will cause any sampled sound info on the keyboard to be deleted.
110 Built-In Songs With Step Up Lessons To master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts (phrases), master the phrases, and then put everything together. The CTK-3000 features a “Step Up Lesson” feature that helps you to do just that. The built-in songs are pre-divided into phrases to help you master keyboard play. Step Up Lesson takes you through exercise of the right hand part, left hand part, and both hand constituents for each phrase of a song. Master all of the phrases and you master the song. Music Challenge Keyboard Game Auto Accompaniment Transpose Function Audio Input Battery or AC Power An Auto Power Off feature turns off the device six minutes after the last key is touched, helping you save batteries. What’s in the Box Most helpful customer reviews 81 of 83 people found the following review helpful. The stand is a little difficult to adjust and it doesn’t attach as securely to the stand as I would like it to, but it’s not unstable or anything. The keyboard sort of just sits on top of the stand. This is not a problem for an adult, but if you’re looking at getting this keyboard for a child, then you may want to take that into account. This keyboard also works great on a regular table, as long as you have one that is at an appropriate height for practicing. I use the keyboard on the tabletop more than I use it on the stand, but I’m glad I have the stand for those times that I do need to use it. The keyboard also comes with a little bar that you insert into the back of the keyboard to hold your sheet music or lesson book. There is a groove at the top center of the keyboard to prevent the sheet music/book from slipping. I found that the other reviews I read and the product description didn’t note that the keyboard does have a space to hold music. Of course that may be something that is just standard on keyboards, but, as a piano novice, I was not aware of this. Bottom line, I think this keyboard is excellent quality for the price and will last a beginner quite a while. 42 of 42 people found the following review helpful. It has quite a number of alternative tones, which I seldom use other than when just goofing around, and a large number of rhythm tracks and some other digital effects that I’ve not needed either, but they’re on there & they work. I’ve also not experimented with the USB, MP3 or MIDI I/O functions, as mine didn’t seem to come with any connectors for those. The irony is, I would think people who need that stuff would probably also get a fancier keyboard, but who knows… This keyboard does have some built in “instruction” functions that are kind of fun and have a very patient way of helping you along, but they are more geared toward the total newbie, in that they help you familiarize yourself with using all fingers on your hands and playing in time with accompaniment. An interesting feature is, when you get stuck in a song, the accompaniment will stop and wait on you, and a voice will speak the number of the finger you should be using (“One” = thumb, etc). Once you hit the right key, the song will move on with you. It doesn’t do much for helping you to actually read music in my opinion, but that would be a lot to ask. The digital readout during the lesson will show you the proper key(s) to press on a key diagram, which finger(s) to use on a hand diagram, and does in fact have the note(s) shown on a staff, but the staff is teeny tiny and not very useful for learning to translate a note to a piano key. You’ll want to seek that level of instruction elsewhere. It would have been even better to have a package that also included the sustain pedal, but that omission hasn’t at all been a problem at this early stage. Those are for sale individually if you want one. I highly recommend this as a starter keyboard. I would not rely on it as your sole instruction resource. At the very least, get a “for dummies” book or something to get yourself started reading music. 40 of 42 people found the following review helpful. The keyboard is ready to plug n start playing. The sounds aren’t the best, but for the price it serves as a home practice or for classes/schools who need an extra keyboard. There are the general options in which most Casio budget keyboard come with. Reveerb, Touch Response, you can octave shift 1 octave up or down, which is handy for a keyboard this size. The computer hook up I must remind you if you’re planning to buy this keyboard; it does not include a USB cable. The Keyboard does get immediately recognized on Windows Vista and ready to be used as a MIDI Controller. Very handy, especially if you have better sample libraries for piano and other instruments. The headphones are a nice bonus. |
Best Quality for the Price
Good for Practice and Midi Controlling