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The new Casiotone upgrade

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The new Casiotone upgrade

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I found this on YouTube. I always enjoy Jeremy See's YouTube reviews. Saul just recently posted this new Casio keyboard offering. It is the Casiotone upgrade. They listened to their customers and added the Aix sound source and some extra features. It seems to have the same durable portability, so you can chuck it in the car and go if you want to play with song ideas or practice. You can even wear it like a keytar since it accommodates a guitar strap. One of these would make a great inexpensive keyboard for my grandkids. The CT-S400 isn't featured on this particular video but was mentioned in Saul's article. That one has more sounds and would probably be the one I would lean toward for the kids.

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Funny thing :)
In some cases it is really handy to use.
I also like mobile music devices, so I have Yamaha QY100 which can be connected to any MIDI keyboard.
Please look this viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17147
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Indeed the new Casiotone keyboards all come with the aix chip onboard. The main difference is in the memory size so the CT-S400 and LK-S450 have more user tones onboard. The sound quality should now be on par with the CT-X700, CT-X3000 and CT-X5000 and that is a very good thing indeed :)

There is also an official video here:



There are other videos planned and I am sure we will see more after the keyboards hit the stores in May.
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Jack at Andertons has just put up a video of the CT-S1 which I think tells the whole story.



This is quite impressive given the price.
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I'm wondering how much they cost. Right now a new CT-X700 is about $174 retail. I'm not sure but I think you can use a thumb drive with the CT-S1?
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In the UK the CT-S1 is priced at £225 which equates to around $311 but I think it will actually be a lot cheaper in the USA. The CT-X700 was priced way cheaper than here and I can't see any reason why the Casio CT-S1 would not follow suit.

The CT-S1 does have a USB to device connection but as far as I can tell from the manual it is only for connecting the optional wireless midi module :think:

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I asked Jeremy See and he thinks it might be around $200 even though the suggested manufacturer's retail price is quite a bit higher. (As it always is). I could listen to Jack from Anderton's play keyboard all day. What an amazing talent. His style really showcases the Casiotone's upgraded sounds. As usual, I always appreciate a beginner instrument that doesn't frustrate a first-time player.
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$200 would be an excellent deal! That would be just £144.00. We would never see prices like that here :(
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This BEGS for 73 and 88 keys versions

Wonder if this is a sort of testing before the big PX announcements. Fans have been waiting for years for a PX 5S and 560M successors

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I don't know. I was told a couple of years back that Casio was working on a new synth to replace the PX-5S but I have heard nothing about it since then. It is definitely overdue but then "synths" are not really Caiso's core market these days. It is a tough area to compete in because they are up against the likes of Yamaha, Korg and Roland.

Casio is much more highly regarded now than it was so perhaps it is time for that new top-end synth to make an appearance. They need to get it right though, which is probably why they are taking their time. :think:
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Another CT-S1 video, this time by Casio Product Marketing Manager Rich Formidoni.

I think this will be another very popular Casio keyboard, even with the price being so much higher in the UK ;)

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I am Jokeyman at the Casio music forum-have several Privias, and have played mny other Casios past and present, been watchin ghtese developments closely-still have not seen the appearnace of the CT-S400 which was supposed to be out in July-so could be any day-is available in japan. since I've been leaning heavily on my PCX-560 and XW-P1 for quite awhile-I am also waiting to see if there will be an advancement on he PX5S/560 concept-we have made many suggestions as to what might be introduced into a more advanced version of their flagship keyboard-the 560. the new PX-S series have been introduced-the 1100 and 3100-but except for a new bluetooth and audio in connection-are not breaking too far away from the 1000/3000 series. My 560 compares favorably to any of my other workstations as far as authentic acoustic piano performance-with a few operating system upgrades-and possibly drawbar or more knob controllers-would be right there with many workstations costing alot more than my PX560-and i have studied them all-Roland, Kurzweil, Korg, Yamaha-many seem to be following the Casio trend of losing weight with their 88-key keyboards-such as the newsest PC4 Kurzweil-the Roland DS and FA series and i think the 88-key MOD-X have all suddenly lost alot of weight. I wish I could!
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The PX-S1100 is an incremental update on the already fantastic PX-S1000. If you already have a product that good, where can you go with it and maintain roughly the same price point? The addition of the Bluetooth MIDI is very useful. I have that same adapter with the CT-S1.

I like the look of the PX-S3100 but my main use for these keyboards is for piano so the extra sounds would not be of much use to me. The display is something I would have liked to see on the PX-S1100. I am definitely NOT a fan of using the keys as buttons to navigate around sounds. Although of course, you can connect to the Chordana app on an iPhone, iPad etc and that acts as your display. It is a compromise and does keep the cost down so I can live with it, just ;)

I hope to get hands-on with the PX-S1100 at some point but right now I have damaged a tendon in my left hand so I am finding it hard to even work with the CT-S1. Trying to play with your hand in a splint is not exactly smooth and intuitive :lol:
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