Product: Casio CTK-496
Price Paid: US $160
Submitted
04/10/2006
at
01:53am
by
Dmitry
Email: dragons_child at mail<dot>ru
Ease of Use
:
10
Sooo easy to use. Really had no problems with it, everything is clear as day even without the manual.
Features
:
2
Yes, that's where my CTK-496 completely loses. The polyphony just isn't enough, there are no built in effects =(, the keyboard is too soft for playing fast passages.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
4
It has only GM sounds as far as I have understood, I love the warm strings, the electric grand piano and some bells & organs though. It's a great pity that winds, flutes, choirs etc. suck to heaven.
Reliability
:
8
It fell several times from about ~1 meter high. Nothing really happened, it' still working quite good.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had a chance to check it.
Overall Rating
:
8
I have been playing this synth for about a year (well, a little bit more). What can I say? this is a perfect variant for the beginners to get acquainted to the synth keyboard after you've been playing the piano for years. I've bought it only for this purpose, not for recording and gigging, for sure.
It's really a shame that it doesn't have any built in effects and the polyphony is only 12 notes, but I still love it though. It's my first keyboard and I couldn't wish anything better for my learning after I've been playing the piano for about 10 years.
