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Ode to joy comes with the included "demo" version of Synthesia (I have not bought the software yet). There are two versions of Ode in Synthesia (the easier version and the less easy version with both hands). Sometimes although I would love to have the chordana app because atleast the keys would light up ... I am ok with a few keys not lighting up. I suppose. I have not tried the midi file slot for the keyboard. I am waiting for the real joy to arrive within me so I can actually get into playing the songs but feeling a little stressed about other priorities in life (like guaranteed shelter and income, living with parents currently, unfortunately, grad . student here). It is odd that when I was non-wealthy and scrounging for tools & equipment (like a piano like LK 280) I had all the desire and joy around music. Before I obtained my piano I was literally hearing notes and rewriting songs. Now I feel too worried about my standardized tests to even touch the keyboard. As soon as the equipment/ tool arrived I may have lost some joy & interest & dreaming & creativity. The same was the case with film making. When I had access to the best equipment in film making I could not come up with a decent screenplay. I had to shoot a documentary. Now that I have no camera or editing station I have written two screenplays and the visions are so immediate that I have had to resort to sketching the storyboards or animating the story. What is going on here ? The thing is not just confined to art , it is happening with life. For example currently I burn with longing to make love to some lady or the other , but as of now even if I get a lady I am so stressed I cannot even perform. Then when I was able to perform and my "tool" was highly operational & I was surrounded by beautiful girls in my dorm I just restrained myself because I was afraid of some moral police that would hinder my progress & success. I don't think this was the case with me before. What happened? Its not just me, I notice how the children write lists and yearn for the toys and then lose all interest after obtaining the gifts ( within 5 mins of the gift's arrival? Dennis Leary spoke about this here) : Honestly, I got this keyboard so I could play Coldplay and Keane and Snow Patrol and write my own music honestly. I am not a lot into 16th century classical piano music (like muse or ode) unless it is to learn how to compose my own music and songs. What is your reference to Muse Starlight? I thought it was a reference to a classical song. But Muse is a band and Starlight is a song of their right? I am not into Muse and the song starlight is not very light and not about stars but it is very non-light and non-optimistic. I do however love Muse's Neutron Star Collision (Love Forever) . That is somewhat how I feel about Europe and the US and Christ and my father Averehim (bin Terah bin Nahor) & Plato that which is most fair and most good.

So I was trying to play with chordana and my lk 280. I tried ode to joy (the easy version as opposed to easiest version) and some of the keys (the 5 key in the falling notes green 5 note) does not light up. Is there a way of fixing that? I know my LK 280 keyboards keys work and its the software most likely. How has your experience been so far?

Dear Forum, So I just purchased a used Casio LK 280. I wanted to make sure that the keys were all working and operational and lighting up and other basic functionality to ensure I had bought a working product. Is there a way of running a diagnostic ? I just went over all the keys and the lights on it are working. Thanks Casio and all the lovely people of this forum. Sincerely, A

Dear Forum members and musicians, What is the best (cheapest and yet highest quality) microphone that I may purchase for use with my Casio LK 280. I am looking for a microphone that is hands free. Here is an example of a handsfree microphone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSOttrrnOh0c I would prefer a mic similar to that but portable & inexpensive please etc.

Are you saying that you can get the same/similar functionality with LK 280 & Synthesia? as in LK 265 & Chordana? I am primarily interested in lighted keys, importable midis and scrolling sheet music that stops at a note and waits for me to play the lighted key before progressing. Would you kindly make a youtube video and load it up? I would also like some Karaoke features to the Casio models like in Casio 300TV or Casio 94tv. I know the casio LK 280 can play midi songs from the internet but synthesia requires us to purchase some of these songs? Shouldnt most of these songs be available for free in midi form? Just wondering.

Dear Casio product engineers, I was told that you like getting feature requests. I have several. 1) Could you permit the player the ability to customize the colors of the light in the piano keys (from red to some other colors please, permit people to select blue or white as in mccarthy music pianos) 2) Could you provide a larger screen size (perhaps install an LCD screen instead of the analog knobs and buttons and remove the list of pre loaded songs because that can be obtained from the manuals). 3) Could you please provide a keyboard with 88 key features so we may play more advanced and complicated pieces requiring more than 61 keys 4) Could you provide pianos in all white like the LK 222 that is apparently only available in Japan. 5) Is there an extensive comparison of the products online that permits us to see the difference between the models. An intelligent comparison of the products features the way it ought to be done really. For an example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_screencasting_software I am really confused with all the LK versions, some people are saying the older discontinued versions are better. For example the Casio 300TV connects to a TV and most people are still interested in the the keyboard connecting to an LCD monitor or something like that. 6) Is there a way to scroll through the music score while the keys become lighted and wait for us to hit those keys (as in connecting with a Chordana play app which only works with LK 265 but not more advanced models like LK 280 : It does seem to work with Synthesia software but does synthesia have the same features as Chordana above? BTW thank you CASIO for helping beginners learn how to play the piano! Thank you so much! Please keep it up and advanced thanks for any improvements made! Basically I was trying to purchase something like the McCarthy music piano but in white (McCarthy is out of stock with its products and I cannot find any other products online): Personally speaking I would prefer buying a US/western made product but it is strange that it seems the west/US does not make electronics that make an art form accessible and affordable (be it musical instruments or digital video cameras or cars ...).