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Good to start

Advantages: Casio chord function, metronome, 100 songs, 120 rythmes, over 500 sounds, lessons
Disadvantages: small range of keys, annoying lady in speak mode

...done its job! This casio keyboard is the perfect keyboard if you want to use it just as a piano, but however, if you are a starting keyboard player, I recomend that you get this keyboard since there are synthesiszing options available. Also this keyboard has over 500 different sounds to choose from with an additional 120 rythmes and included in the price is a Casio song book which has 100 songs in it, from easy one handed songs such as happy birthday, ...
...both of anysong in the casio song book, included with the keyboard. This even has a speech mode, which tells you what fingers to press down and when, however this can get extremely annoying. Luckily for you, you can turn it of with the press of a button! It can also store up to 5 user recorded songs and has tempo settings, a metronome, an options menu and of course the repeat, start stop, rewind, forward, play and pause butons. As well as this, ...

Stanislav69 14.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Casio CTK810 Keyboard

The Yamaha EX7 Workstation Synthesizer experience

Advantages: Versatile, Endless potential, timeless, a very powerful instrument
Disadvantages: Can take a while to learn

...touch screen interface. The Yamaha is very complex compared to that, and almost bordering on scientific. Its not the easiest to interact with as well with a turn knob and button presses. With its interface, it can take a long time and patience to learn how to use the sequencer let alone modeling your own voices. But then, that being said there is plenty of built in presets you can access very easily and start using straight away without having to ...
...independent control over each. Yamaha AN Synthesis (Analog Physical Modeling) offers all the benefits of traditional analog synthesis with the stability, reproducability, and precise control of digital technology. It is capable of accurately reproducing the sound of classic analog synthesizers without patch cables, setting charts, or the frustrating instability that was the bane of the analog age. A standard (Poly) AN voice can have 1 AN element ...

mokeyb 17.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Yamaha EX7

Korg microKorg a great sounding Synth even with limited polypony.

Advantages: amazing sounds, with real depth and realness
Disadvantages: limited polyphony and memory bank, small keys

I have seen this piece of kit on stage with so many musicians ranging from the killers to my humble self. This instrument does come with some limitations, but what do you expect for something so small. Sometimes as a 4 note polypony but if you combine oscilators this can quickly turn into a single note instrument. but the range of sounds are amazing and after a quick flick through the manual youll find something you love. When creating digital music ...
...enjoyed using the arpeggiator and the build in effects. the only problem i have with this instrument is the keys are very small and seem cheap compared to the rest of the instrument, but this can easy be midi controlled by another keyboard of ful size. i have played too much with the vocoder part so i cant comment. ...

stejohn 24.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Korg microKORG

Edirol pcr m50 keyboard

Advantages: 27 fully assignable midi controls, high quality keyboard mechanism, v-link (for visuals)
Disadvantages: quite complex to set up assignable controls.

My experience I have been dabbling in music since the age of fifteen ( ten years) starting off deejaying with a view to producing my own music, over the last year i have found myself with more time to enjoy this part of my life and therefore borrowed some hardware from a friend, step up the "edirol pcr m50". Its a midi controller/ synthesizer with 49 keys, 12 velocity curves 27 assignable controlls ranging from roatrys, sliders switches and even ...
...pitch bend / modulation lever 15 memory set locations and midi input and output ports . Setting up and installing was easy although i didnt have the original driver disk the website was easy to manouvre and find the drivers i required. I linked the product up with my software of choice and although i struggled to set up the faders and rotary knobs i did have a more competent friend to help me with this part. the keyboard its self felt and looked ...

Gerryatrix 24.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Edirol PCR-M50

The Kaossilator is a must have gadget for all music producers

Advantages: Portable synthesiser to create songs on the go!
Disadvantages: If you switch it of it won't safe your loops!

The Kaossilator is a portable music synthesiser. It has a jack for your headphones and runs with AA batteries. All you do is switch it on and turn the jog dial to change between beats, sounds and ambience tunes. you can loop individual sounds and record new sounds to it and create your own song on the go. It can easily be connected to your MAC or PC so you can record your loops into your sound recording software for exapmle into logic or garage band ...

hackneywick 17.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Korg Kaossilator Mini Phrase Synthesizer