Casio CT-S100AD 61 Key Slimline and Super compact Portable Electronic Keyboard in Black with AC Adapter Included Black one size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tones | 122 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Accompaniment Styles | 61 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Dance Music Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Touch Sensitive | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| USB Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headphone Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sustain Pedal Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lighted Keys | ✓ | |||||
| Microphone Input | ✓ |
| Weight: | 4.94 kg |
| Size: | one size |
| Dimensions: | 93 x 25.6 x 7.3 cm; 4.94 Kilograms |
| Model: | CTS100AD-GEN |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
| Size: | one size |
This is a great piece of equipment and it definitely is worthy of its price. The sound quality on acoustic piano is excellent for an electric keyboard. It is very easy to navigate, with a range of sounds to experiment with.
Highly recommend for beginners, as it is very cheap, very comfortable (real size keys that feel nice to play) and it comes with a nice, stable music stand for convenience.
Das Casio Piano ist hochwertig verarbeitet und hat einen schnen Klang. Auch die Halterung, zb fr ein Tablet oder Liederbuch ist sehr stabil. Durch das kompakte Ma findet es auch schnell einen Platz zum Verstauen.
My pre teens lived this keyboard as does my 21/2 year old grandchild. Great buy.
For the money I’m really impressed with this keyboard – it’s a good honest basic keyboard to learn piano/keyboard with.
It’s well made, nice key action, good sounds, with a metronome andor backing ryhthms & songs.
I like the uncluttered interface & non-shiny keys – it’s definately not a toy.
It can run on batteries (6x AA’s not included), which makes it easier to move around & fire up without having to worry about a power supply (which is inlcuded)
It supports midi over usb so you can connect it to your tablet, phone or PClaptop & use it with training apps, record midi sequences, or as a controller for other instruments.
It also has a headphone jack, so you can practice without driving the rest of the family mad !
Be aware that it doesn’t support a sustain pedal, but it does have a sustain (& reverb) effect that can be switched on or off (but not momentarily like a pedal does) – tbh for beginners this is not an issue.
The micro usb port very quickly after we used it. Not fit for purpose if using with a laptop.
Great purchase. Sounds nice and has all the functions you need. Also good size
This is great! It’s so lightweight, so very portable; it’s thin (for a keyboard), so I can store it easily and bring it out for practice time; it’s a good size for a beginner; various features (some of which I’m still yet to try).
The only downside I’ve found is that when playing with headphones, sometimes playing multiple notes makes the sound go a bit distorted, so I have to play at a lower volume. I’ve tried this with a pair of earphones and my gaming headset, and had the same result at different volume levels, so maybe it’s just my ear gear? Maybe it’s an audio output thing, I’m not sure.
But the main thing to take away from this is that it is a very good beginner’s keyboard, I’m a very happy customer and my piano playing has improved well over the past few weeks since I purchased!
This is just awesome from start to finish. The sturdy carry built in carry handle is a great design. The sound is pitch perfect… Cant complain at all.
This was a great keyboard and it brought me a lot of joy for the 2 months I had it. I ultimately chose to trade it in for the CT-S300 because I realized I needed touch sensitivity. This was as perfect as can be!
I’ve played piano before, but have stopped for many years and now I decided to try pick it up again. I chose this model for the compact size and good prize (75). It’s great, does everything it promises, my only small complain is the sound quality, I wish the piano sound setting was a bit more realistic. But at this price point and general product quality this is great, and I’m overall very happy with my purchase. If I keep playing, and it turns out I still enjoy it in a year or so, I will upgrade to a higher tier model with touch sensitivity and better sound quality.
The keys are normal sized and its light without feeling flimsy. A great buy.
Sound is good with headphones, and for the price I wasn’t expecting anything mind blowing. Overall, it does what it does. Some of the keys can seem a little weak Vs others in terms of the loudness, but it’s not a big issue.
This is a great stepping stone for learners before going up to a 400+ 88 or 91 key. You want to make sure you like that type of instrument before investing big bucks and this allows for that.
I have been playing for a long time now and wanted this to blow off the dust.
Very happy, no complaints at all really. I recommend this for beginners (not only children) and amateurs trying to find a way to play on a budget.
Overall it feels well made. It’s quite light but solid. It has a built in handle that makes it easy to carry around.
The keys are not weighted but are very satisfying to play. The sound is really good for an entry level keyboard. Bright clear tones. Not touch sensitive (the keys aren’t quieter or louder depending on how hard you play them).
I really like the design of the control panel. It has chunky simple buttons that are easy to press. Seems simple for kids to control but using the function button and the keys, there are quite a few more options available.
There is a limited range of instruments/voices but they all sound good. Quality over quantity.
Not sure about battery life as I only used it with the power cable
The keyboard comes with a mains power supply, a stand for sheet music, a basic Quick Start Guide and a safety sheet. It has integrated speakers with a volume control – these have a good tone and can play quite loud if you like. There’s also a headphone socket so that you can practice without waking the neighbourhood. It is fairly light, helped by a good strong built-in handle for carrying. If mains power isn’t available for your performances you can insert 6 AA-size batteries into the underside of the board, but I haven’t tried this to see how long they would last.
The key and function setup is quite comprehensive really. You can get the board to play you a drum accompaniment, there’s a metronome and various other tone and tempo controls (122 Tones, 61 Accompaniment Rhythms and 60 Preset Songs apparently), plus five different ‘instruments’ – piano, E-piano, organ, harpsichord and strings. I preferred the piano and organ tones for my practice.
One sophisticated feature that marks this keyboard out from cheaper models is the ability to attach it to a computer, using its standard USB Micro B port, for using with software such as Garageband or Ableton. I haven’t got that far yet!
So, for the sub-100 price I think this is a proper learning tool and gives me most of the features of a piano to get me started on my musical journey. It’s well made and good value.
The keys respond okay. They are not pressure sensitive, but have a satisfactory resistence.
The keyboard offers many instrument effects, rhythms and metronome simulations. These are okay, but we soon got bored of them, and so now stick to the standard piano sounds. We also found it difficult to select specific effects from the markings on the keyboard.
It comes with several tunes in the memory plus some basic rhythms to accompany melodies.
The feel of the keys is that of an organ and does not feel very piano like, but this is quite easy to get used to.
Connections to computers and amplifiers is easy and rewarding, though the small speakers in the unit itself give a sound quality that is pleasing.
Additionally the unit can be battery powered, these have a long life if an external amplifier is plugged in.
On the whole this is a very good unit for home use as it stands, and is quite light to use as a portable Organ/Piano well up to the standard we have come to expect from Casio.
Sound – as to be expected for a budget model, it’s nothing like a real piano and the keys are not touch sensitive (sound level is the same whether you hit hard or soft). The usual “noises off” are present – metronome, play-along accompaniment, but they are tacky and best avoided.
However, as a cheap instrument for learning to play on. If you succeed, you’d be upgrading, if not, it was only a budget model.
The speakers go up to a decent level, quite loud in a living room or spare room. It wouldn’t fill a hall, but then, it’s not the kind of sound you would want to inflict on others – keep it purely for practice.
The best thing about the keyboard is the that it can be connected via USB to a Mac or PC and be used in software such as Garageband or other compatible software. Setup is rather simple, just plug in and you are all set. However the USB cable is sold separately.
My only criticism of this keyboard is that the keys are a tad stiff, meaning you have to press down a tad hard in order for the note to be played.
Overall it is a solid beginner/budget keyboard 🙂
4/5
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My Grandson aged 14 has already mastered the guitar to a good degree, so this will give him another string to his bow (no pun intended). He likes the fact that it can plug into his lap-top, giving him even more scope regarding sound.
Perhaps more instructions needed for people like me, but Casio’s website is very informative.
Very satisfied and would definately recommend for the musical members of the family, who will get loads of entertainment out of it.
Overall a very smartly made budget keyboard. The handle doubles as a holder for the music stand and it’s not heavy at all. There is not much give in the keys so you have to press write deliberately to play a note. This is to be expected on a budget keyboard though. The tones and demos are typically cheesy and there are multiple options you can follow, such as tempo or transpose, if you can bring yourself to understand the user guide.
Where this wins is its USB capability, that allows you to plug straight into a laptop as a MIDI input. If you have a MacBook, then you’ll have garageband. Or you might have Ableton or ProTools. In any case, this will work as plug and play, giving you oodles of new sounds on top of your existing ones.
Great fun Easy to get going and lots of functions and facilities to try out. Guidance provided is minimal in the box so you need to go on to Casio’s website for more.
We’ll be using this at Xmas with my wife playing and I’m using it to teach myself how to play.
USB link is very useful too
Great!