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Description
Discover the Casio CTK-651, a versatile addition to any musician's collection, perfectly suited for both beginners and seasoned players alike. This portable keyboard is designed to inspire creativity with its wide array of features, allowing you to explore various musical styles and genres. With 61 full-sized keys, the CTK-651 offers an authentic playing experience, making it an ideal choice for practice sessions or live performances.
The CTK-651 stands out with its expansive sound palette, featuring 100 built-in rhythms and 100 different tones. Whether you're into rock, jazz, classical, or electronic music, this keyboard has something to offer for every musical taste. The onboard LCD screen provides clear navigation through functions, making it simple to experiment with sounds and customize your sessions.
Moreover, the CTK-651 includes a range of effects such as reverb and chorus, which can add depth and richness to your performances. Its user-friendly design is complemented by robust MIDI capabilities, ensuring seamless integration with other digital devices. Whether you're composing in your home studio or performing on stage, the Casio CTK-651 is engineered to deliver reliable and inspiring performance every time.
Key Features:
- 61 full-sized keys for an authentic playing experience
- 100 built-in tones and 100 rhythms to explore diverse musical styles
- Onboard effects including reverb and chorus for added sound depth
- LCD screen for easy navigation and function access
- MIDI compatibility for seamless digital integration
- Ideal for both beginners and experienced musicians
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Reviews
2.5 out of 5
Based on 1 Review and 2 Ratings
695
Terribly cheap Casio sound. Great for retro, lo-fi, digital sounds
This was my first keyboard. It wasn't expensive. It taught me a lot about keyboard playing, chords and reading sheet music, because it has a simple but effective display that shows all of the chords and notes you're playing. Very useful for beginners. The key bed is by far the worst I own. The sound is very bad. Thin, digital low quality samples. They've used very few samples, so a lot are just transposed up and down. This makes them sound particularly crazy if you go too high or low for the preset. The different samples they've used are just too different in tone so they don't transition smoothly. You can clearly hear this when you go up and down the keyboard. They even put a disclaimer in the manual that it was "impossible to get right". If you're looking for that cheap Casio sound this keyboard is the one for you. You can make your own sounds by using the build in samples and changing the parameters such as the envelopes.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
"Harp" sounds beautifully digital. "Drum Kit 1" is supposed to be an acoustic drum, but sounds good for a retro drumcomputer for acid house. Playing "Fretless Bass" too high creates an unique synth sound. The choirs are good for digital sounding pads. The saw wave is strange and thin but soothing. Terrible for leads, but with a slow attack you can make good pads with it.
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In the official video clip for "The Fantastic Journey of the Underground Man" Rocco Bell can be seen playing a Casio CTK-651. 0:46 gives a good close-up of the instrument. Note, it's likely the CTK-651 was only used for filming the video, not during the studio recording of the song itself, as Rocco uses different instruments during live performances of the song.
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