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Hi Casio Gurus,

 

I want to buy one of the Casio Light Up keys 'training mode'. I want to use my own 'training songs'

 

I want to send or load my own Midi files to operate the lights without playing the notes and not have the notes light when I press them.

I dont need to select just the left or right hand (I can make seperate midi files if I need that option).

I dont need to use the advanced training features - all I want is the LEDs to come on when the MIDI is sent to the keyboard (whilst the sounds come from keyboard key presses).

 

From the great U-tube, I understand this is possible with the LK 280, is it possible with any cheaper LK?

 

Excuse the number of I's.

 

Please advise which models (including out of production models) as I understand the LK120 is the only LK still being made and that has no input option (no sd card, no Midi, no USB).

 

Any other keyboard make/model considered!

 

Thanks in advance...

K

 

 

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I don't know where you are, but these are the LK models currently being sold in the USA.   They all have USB midi and I think all of them have lights that respond to midi.

 

http://www.casio.com/products/Digital_Pianos_&_Keyboards/Lighted_Keys/

 

When you are curious about a model, you might want to read the manual for it and see if what you need is there.  Different models have varying features like the number of key that can light simultaneously. 

 

http://support.casio.com/en/manual/manuallist.php?cid=008

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Hi Brad,

 

Thanks for the info. I didn't know about the different number of keys that can be simaultaniously lit.

 

Watching this

seems to say that a two track midi file can be copy/pasted to 4 tracks where 1,2 are sound and 3,4 keylights. The keyboard appears to wait for a key to be pressed before lighting the next (like its training songs).

 

This doesn't appear in the manuals. Hoping for confirmation that this is supported by other LK models.

 

LK175 are readily available here (UK) but if it has to be a LK280 - probably amazon from the US.

 

Are there any other keyboads with lightup hunt&peck mode?

 

Waiting on answers from Casio and a shop.

 

I may have misunderstood how this works - if this is just daft, let me know!

 

Thanks again

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Hi Scott,

 

Thanks for that - are you sending a 'normal' unmodified midi file? We know that will not work the lights.

 

Unless you are sending a four track file (that used to be a two track file) where you have cloned track one to three and track two to four then the keylights wont work the way I want.

 

Thanks

 

K

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Hi Scott,

 

Thanks for that - are you sending a 'normal' unmodified midi file? We know that will not work the lights.

 

Unless you are sending a four track file (that used to be a two track file) where you have cloned track one to three and track two to four then the keylights wont work the way I want.

 

Thanks

 

K

 

Ahhh Maybe that's the issue! I will check that out - thanks!

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Holy sninkes that did it. That's why I love these forums! I've been trying to get that to work forever!!!! 

 

 

Now if I understand your first post, you don't want the keyboard to make any sounds unless you press the key - you just want the lights. I don't think that part is possible. It will either play the sound with no lights, or play both the sounds and lights.. but no light only. 

Now there may be a work around where lower the volume all the way or plug the headphone jack and then use the LK to send MIDI to another computer or tablet running a piano app (using a USB hub)... Pretty deep stuff! 

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Glad to hear it works on your 260. Another I can add to the list.

 

This COULD mean where the manual refers to "navigation" midi then this is what its referring to??

 

Still no answer from Casio or the dealers - maybe this 'feature' is not supported (but they have fogetten to cull it from the manual).

 

Thanks again,

 

Keith

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