Product: Casio PX-320
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
12/18/2007
at
07:04am
by
Rozzar
Ease of Use
:
8
Bit fiddly to use...there's a lot more buttons than on the earlier PX100/110 models but a lot more functions. Still trying to find my way around it about 3 hours on
Manuals fine
Don't think there are edit facilities but i may be wrong!
Features
:
10
128 note polyphony- this is why i got it, along with the new features over and above the older PX-310. The keyboard action is good- i bought this to complement a Roland FP-5 as its half the weight and is more than good enough for practices whilst i'd use the 'FP5 on the actual gigs.
The action is a bit stiffer than the Roland- the keys aren't quite as easy to push down but that just takes some getting used to.
The keys themselves are fine though and feel like they have come from a more expensive instrument.
Tremolos, scales and very fast repeated notes are handled well.
There is a SD recording facility whcih i haven't used yet.
Apparent lack of internal speaker switch- when you plug in amps to the 1/4 inch outputs they don't mute the speakers so you have to put a set of headphones in to mute the speakers which spoils the sound you'd get from an external amp/speaker set. The Roland (above) has a speaker switch which was really handy!
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
10
Velocity/aftertouch are handled well. Can't really fault the action, as per above.
Rhythms are pretty good- not as accomplished as my Roland FP-5 but not bad. Not sure i'd gig with them though (as if someone would gig with a rhythm bank on a piano!)
Piano voices are good, though not through the internal speakers. Stick a decent set of 'cans on (i used Sennheiser HD600s) or through a decent amp and speakers and you'll hear that the sounds are scarily similar to Roland sounds. I'd say its fairly similar to Steinway piano voicing. Impressive stuff!
There's other piano voices, an organ (which is a bit crap), 60s Electric piano and all the usual GM2 voices.
Lots of choice. Stick to piano (i'm a piano teacher) and you'll love it provided you don't use the internal speakers!
Reliability
:
10
no problems so far in 3 hours of playing! Seems well screwed together!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
its
a) light (physically)
b) excellent sound potential if you have the amp
c) lots of inputs/outputs
d) well screwed together
e) 2 year guarantee
f) sounds better than equivalent Yamaha
