Casio CT-X3000 61-Key Portable Arranger Keyboard | 800 Tones | USB-MIDI

We got this for our son and it’s exactly what he wanted. The USB MIDI connection makes it easy to use with a computer, which was a big plus. He uses it every day and loves exploring all the different features. It’s been a fantastic addition for his music interests!

This is the second one of this model I have purchased. After about a year of owning the first one soon after it was introduced, I gave it to my great niece, a recent cardiac RN graduate who was battling anorexia and enjoyed playing it. I then got a keyboard from a youth thrift store but most of the instruments sounded like toys, but the piano sounded great. I had basically forgotten how to make this model sound like an orchestra....at age 86 some of us don't remember so well! Through trial and error, I am figuring it out. When I see a word like "function" flashing, I figure that's what I need to look up! I suspect the Casio CTX 700 would have been adequate but I am having fun with this one and some of the residents at this Senior Residence where I live also enjoy playing it...at least playing the piano tones! I'm sure a younger person would learn to do a lot more with it (I get frustrated with my Smartphone), but I love to sit down and play "Somewhere My Love", with the sounds of 4 or more instruments, play taps on Memorial Day along with all the songs of the branches of military, making them sound like a real military band, or play a Polka that sounds like the accordion I used to play, but no longer can lift. Music, whether playing, dancing to, or just listening is a wonderful stress reliever and it can really bring people together. I am so glad Casio has this instrument available at what I consider a reasonable cost, and if my 10 and 13 year old great grandkids didn't live 2000 miles away, they could help me learn all the "bells and whistles", but sometimes we use social media and play songs together. And Amazon has some great options for paying for items over a 3 or more months period. Thank you, Amazon!!!

I bought this for hobby songwriting and noodling, and it has been a good deal so far. It has many useful features, and the instruments sound good. It would definitely make a good beginner's keyboard, but it is also suitable for practice for more advanced players.

Perfect !! My son is getting his piano classes and love the experience, he's just 8 yrs old and no problem, is heavy so set it against a wall.

There is a strip of invisible type tape over the keys that needs to be peeled off. At first I thought something was wrong when the keys wouldn't press down. Besides the power adapter there is another cord - adapter to outlet - in the box. I almost missed it. The headphone jack is 6.35 mm - an adapter is required for a 3.5 mm headphone cord. I had one and put it in the pic but it is not included. Once the tape is removed and power connected initial start up is very easy. Press the red power button and the display should light up with "001StagePno". Next to the power button is the volume control - adjust clockwise and it's ready to go. The manual is pretty extensive. I expect I'll use some of the various piano, electric piano, organ, and string section tones most of the time. There are a lot of quality sounding options. The various bass tones which automatically are set down an octave and the split keyboard option are features I might use occasionally. I didn't need many of the features on this keyboard and although the compact aspect of 61 keys is handy I have room for an 88 key piano. But I decided even an entry level 88 key Casio or Yamaha keyboard was out of my price range at this time. Weighted keys were not a big factor for me as piano is not my 1st instrument and I mainly just pick out chords and melodies and use it for ear training. I chose this CTX 3000 over the similarly priced 76 key Casio WK 6600 and Yamaha PSR EW310 sacrificing some range for what I thought to be better tone generation at least per my online research. Further research since purchase has me suspecting the PSR EW310 main piano tone may be close to equal. The CTX 3000 has 64 note polyphony versus 48 for both the WK 6600 and PSR EW310. The CTX 3000 has a 12 watt amp, the WK 6600 6 watt + 6 watt, and the PSR EW310 2.5 watt + 2.5 watt. Speakers are CTX 3000 3.9 inches x 2, WK 6600 4.7 inches x 2 + 1.4 inches x 2, PSR EW310 12 cm x 2. One thing I didn't think about before buying is the weight of the item. This CTX 3000 weighs 15.2 lbs, the WK 6600 weighs 17.4 lbs, the PSR EW310 right about 12 lbs, and the 88 key weighted keys options such as the px1000 or Yamaha p45 and p125 weigh right about 25 lbs. The lower priced ctx700 is 9.5 lbs. If you're going to be moving the keyboard around some that might be something to consider.

I love my new keyboard. I can compose my songs using the individual tracks

The Casio 61-Key Portable Keyboard (CT-X3000) is simply amazing. It is very portable and very easy to navigate. The speaker sound is great. The instruments and tones are great. The connectivity ports on the back of the keyboard are exactly what you need. Although it only has 61 keys, you can adjust the entire keyboard up and down octaves to play any notes you want. This keyboard is suitable for beginner, intermediate, and advanced musicians. I love it and highly recommend it.

I am using this keyboard mostly to learn how to play piano, so I have little to no experience with recording or composing music, or performing, etc. What I have found very helpful is that I can easily and quickly change the voice or tone of the instrument; say, from one type of piano music to another and to other instrumental tones. Because of this, I can get myself to continue practicing a piece over and over again with different voices without getting so bored that I quit before I can master the piece. Since there are plenty of categories of tones, I keep on playing and enjoy pretending that I am playing a guitar or cello or saxophone, etc., or just hearing how the composition sounds using the other instrumental voices. Great fun.

Gostei 👏

Muchas calidad, excelente producto

I love this instrument, but a little complicated to operate. I am a novice so I will need some patience, a lot of practice and some youtube tutorials.

Teclado com baita som, dentro do valor vale muito apena!!! Os graves são bem fortes e expressivos, volume alto tbm design top!!! Parabéns

A little complicated to use. Sounds good and fun to play. Once you figure out how almost every thing can be customized. For the price a good deal