General
This 61-key Casio keyboard goes by the name of CTK-1300. It's an attractively priced, accessible beginners instrument that offers 100 different sounds, including pianos, organs, synthesizers, (bass) guitars, strings, wind instruments and drums. Naturally, a healthy dose of backing styles is at your disposal too. The keyboard is powered by an optional adapter or by six AA batteries, and comes with a song book and a sheet music stand.
CTK-1300: automatic backing
Based on what you're playing with your left hand - full chords or simplified chords for beginners - the CTK-1300 is capable of providing automatic backing in a wide range of styles. If you're not comfortable playing in different keys yet, you can easily use the keyboard's transpose function to increase or decrease the pitch by several semitones. The CTK-1300 is equipped with two speakers and a headphone output, which can also be used to connect an external speaker, mixer or amplifier.
Song book and practising
In the song book that comes with the CTK-1300 you'll find no fewer than 100 songs, including famous Christmas carols and folk songs, as well as simplified classical pieces. The fun part is that these songs are also programmed into the keyboard. Press one of the hand buttons, and the left or right-hand part is switched off, enabling you to practise both parts separately.
Tips or comments about this product
- Please note: a power adapter or batteries have to be ordered separately.