Casio Casiotone CT-S1 – 61-Key Touch-Sensitive Retro Keyboard | Sleek, Portable Design for Beginners to Pros | Stereo Grand Piano + 60 AiX Tones | USB-MIDI Connectivity | Black

I've had this Casio for 6 months now, and have learned how to play piano/keyboards on it....and have no intention of upgrading anytime soon, because this thing is great! It's just what I had been looking for- just a simple basic electric piano/organ, without all of the endless nonsense that all the other ones seem to have...and most important of all, the piano and organ voices sound GREAT! I don't need accompaniment, and rhythms, and 600 voices, and all of that crap. With this, there's not too much to distract you or get in the way- yet it odes have a ton of useful features, such as octave shift. I love that it is not festooned with dozens of buttons and displays. You access the additional features by pressing a program button and then hitting one of the 61 piano keys. Every key does something different; and every key also turns on another voice (in conjunction with a different button)- but the beauty is, to look at it, it's just a simple, clean keyboard with only a few buttons. Playing this thing is addictive! The one thing I dislike, isn't the product itself, but the manual- or rather, lack thereof. It comes with only a cheesy fold-out, small-print basic starters guide, and you have to access the actual manual online-which wouldn't be a big deal, as really, you can just turn it on and play...easy-peasy...but the thing is, to access the features which are controlled by the piano keys, you have to refernce a chart, so that you know which key does what; and also which key implements which voice, as there are no markings on the unit or the keys. Don't let that dissuade you from buying, as this is the best keyboard you find for anywhere near this price...but it would be nice if it had come with a proper booklet style manual- or at least a decent quality chart showing which key controls what.

Honestly one of my favorite purchases. HOWEVER, I’d like to get the one negative out of the way. I was planning on using this as a midi controller along with it being a fun portable option. There’s no midi port!!! Listen Casio, I get it we’re trying to further things technologically but if I don’t want to buy a $60 Bluetooth midi adapter, I shouldn’t have to. ADD A MIDI PORT!!! That being the only negative, I’ll start with the sound quality. Right out of the box it sounds great! Such nice tone. The keys are sensitive enough to where you can tell there is quality. I would have loved it to had come with a sustain pedal (even a cheap one would have been fine...) but I went ahead and ordered one today. Sound quality is beyond what you could expect of a portable and very affordable keyboard like this. The sounds it comes with are strong to quite strong. The only section I would say it could use a little more variety on is the actual piano sounds. Maybe instead of having 8 piano sounds and 16 electric piano sounds, they should have gone 8 electric piano and 16 piano. Other than that very happy with the preset sounds. Portability is great, super light, and I love the fact you can put on straps and hold it like that. The usage of the piano and figuring out how to get it to work is very easy, anyone could figure it out even without the instructions. Lastly, my favorite part about this product is IT’S BEAUTY. But really, this is a great looking keyboard. Personally I went with the red option and it is so slick, the red(which I do recommend) gives a great mix off a retro and slick conciseness feel to it. Over all I’d give it a 4.5/5 and would recommend. Thanks for the great product Casio!

Perfect size for my needs. I am a 75 yo handicapped woman who is unable to walk but wanted to learn piano (again)! It’s on my bucket list and I figure it’s now or never. I find I can have my health care workers roll the piano to me, right before they leave, as I sit up in my recliner. I watch YouTube videos of my favorite songs in piano tutorials. It’s easy and fun. I take my time and don’t rush myself to memorize anything. Both of my hands are stiff and I’ve found that both are getting more pliable as I practice. Back to the product, the sound quality is excellent, the size is not too large and wheels easily when I need to push it away and recline again. Not too fancy with all sorts of buttons but does have some. Just what I wanted. Love it !! I’m actually playing pretty well 👍

Muy recomendable, tiene buen sonido, contrapeso en las teclas, varios sonidos (aunque la verdad no los uso, solo me gusta el sonido plano de piano estándar) es una excelente compra.

ce clavier a un son magnifique et ça me motive beaucoup à pratiquer.. aussi il est très sobre et élégant.. je lui ai ajouté des notes non collantes en silicone N/B française que vous trouverez ici (recherchez B0FMNMSRJC).. rien à dire de négatif sinon que j’aurais dû l’acheter en premier il y a 4 ans.. il y a plein de vidéos Youtube sur ce modèle et encore plus à voir pour pratiquer.. puisque plusieurs écoles en achètent pour leurs étudiants, c’est tout dire!!

El material de Teclado es muy bueno, definitivamente se sienta la calidad, tiene sensibilidad en las teclas como si fuera un teclado real un ligero en peso en las teclas no como de un piano real pero si tienen la sensación de que tienen poner un poco de fuerza para tocar, y lo mejor de todo el sonido, la verdad que el propio teclado tiene mucho mejor sonido que muchas otras bocinas externas que tengo, se logra apreciar muy bien cada tono y tecla del piano, definitivamente vale por completo la pena y me llegó en exelentes condiciones.

I am surprised this keyboard doesn’t cost more. Excellent design, strong build quality and great sound. If you’re looking for a keyboard for an intermediate/beginner, but don’t want something that feels cheap/childish and don’t want to break $800+, I highly recommend this keyboard.

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