WhiteDigitalPiano

Just a quick video (which will probably get mega views on YouTube compared to my Piano playing - ha-ha) of my wife's LK 136. Full description on YouTube. But seriously, what is there not to like about this board at £150 delivered including mains plug, X Stand, Headphones, and a neat folding stool (the stool on the video is a Yamaha Clavinova one). The piano in the background is an Arius YDP 143 from Yamaha.

I have now in fact recorded a Jazz Piano - Bass - Drums version of "Green Dolphin Street "very successfully thanks without unwanted auto-accompaniments. I believe this is better than the WK7600, as I consider the instrumentation authenticity to be far better even with limited octave range. I'm not here to promote myself so no links (just on profile). Tony

The keyboard action did get progressively worse after this video. I sold it on Ebay shortly after and bought a digital piano (Yamaha Arius YDP143).

Wish I still had this extraordinarily good Casio. Recorded in 2007.

Hello. As a new member I wanted to contribute something new. First off can I say I in no way recommend ANY unweighted keyboard for Piano Lessons (and this includes the clever Yamaha NP-32 I have demonstrated with well over 100k views). I have a video on http://www.pianistonline.uk expressing my opinions on buying a Piano for a child to learn on. I totally disagree with anyone promoting unweighted keyboard use for Piano lessons, when digital pianos have become so affordable. We recently bought a simple Keylighting board for my wife, and she spends hours on it and loves it. It's a joy to hear her playing along to "Auld Lang Syne" "Danny Boy" etc though. The Casio LK-136 cost the princely sum of £150 delivered, including headphones, an X-Stand and a neat little stool here in the UK. It is NOT touch sensitive and most voices are very basic. But it has a 100 Songs Bank. Each can be followed by pressing keys as they light, and the board will pause and wait for the player to press the right notes, which I think is a great idea. Some of the songs - i.e. by Chopin or Franz Liszt are way too ambitious though. It also has 70 Rhythms, and 120 Tones, as well as 50 Dance Music settings including EDM, Hip Hop and House. The equivalent Yamaha Product is considerably more expensive. The key bed actually feels nice, and up to now has not suffered from any of the clattering noises that Casios are unfortunately known for. It also occurs to me with these keylighting boards how much fun it is to just sit and watch the songs play and the keys light up - almost like a Player Piano of byegone years. It's a somewhat unusual topic from a lifelong Pianist who has played Bechstein, Bosendorfer etc I know; but it is a good Casio Product. We are now both retired from a lifetime in Entertainment, and it is a great hobby that can fill in life with hours of fun, especially during this pandemic. I give it 5 Stars.

I have owned a Wurlitzer Stage Piano and gigged for many years with one in a band in my 20s because it was fairly lightweight to pack and carry compared to Rhodes. Also worked many Manchester UK clubs back in the days of Hammond Tone wheel organs and Leslie Cabinets. My search commenced in 2006 for nostalgia sounds. I was absolutely knocked out at the time by the Organ Rotary Sounds on the old huge silver beast called a Casio WK 3500. It was "no Hammond" but it did create that "gut feeling" as you switched from vibrato to chorale effect (the Leslie cabinet switch on the old Hammonds). This was lost completely on the WK 7600 despite Casio's claims over how good the organ sounds were! I've never particularly explored re-creating my old Wurlitzer sounds, it was an instrument that very quickly went out of tune and I was forever tuning it with a soldering iron and a small file Also bear in mind that effects pedals were used with these instruments on recordings quite frequently. I used a "Small Stone" with the Wurlitzer! When searching through endless YouTube videos on keyboard sounds I try and avoid the ones recorded with a line-out! Manufacturers are too good at this!! I want to hear them as they really are, playing through their own speakers in a room with background noise. I'm not familiar with your keyboard, but I'd just follow your ears and mind and use whatever pleases you the most and irritates you the least

That's fantastic and Thank You.

Hi, have I missed something here. I had a WK 7600 previously and was able to silence some of the auto accompanying instruments when playing/recording jazz piano tracks, so I could use my own left hand and just use the preset bass and drums. I take it that this is not possible on the CTX 5000? I do however find the CTX 5000 one of the best, if not THE best boards off Casio to date. The authenticity of instruments being excellent.

Cheers Brad . . . Just to show how ahead of the game Casio were 15 years ago - here's a WK3500. I've always found the rhythm patterns brilliant on these: https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13886851 Once again recorded live.

Howdy guys, I have been using Casio boards since 2006 (WK3500). Didn't care much for the WK7600 but very much like the CTX5000. My Piano work I use a Yamaha Arius YDP 143. Have instantly learned more within 5 mins of joining thanks. Here's a little Bossa Nova track just using backing and voices "as is" recorded live. https://soundclick.com/r/s8aoo7