Product Description
The Casio LK280 61-key lighted USB keyboard is the perfect instrument for beginners who want to learn the keyboard. The LK280 includes a Step-teaching function to get great instruction from the very beginning. The Step Lesson's songs are separated into smaller phrases that are easy for anyone to understand and recreate. The keyboard will have you play a phrase of music and when that phrase is mastered you are ready to advance to the next phrase. After completing phrase after phrase you will find that you have learned to play a whole song, one section at a time. Talk about an effective teacher, this keyboard has lighted keys that show you where to play next and will also call out the number of what finger needs to play next in a simulated voice.
The LK280 keyboard also has touch responsive keys that aid in learning for beginners plus it has 152 built in songs including 50 songs for practice that allow you to start learning right away. It also has 600 built in tones, a 5 song recorder, digital effects and a mic input to open up huge possibilities. It also features a USB port that allows you to rock out with popular music software or you can use it to convert your LK280 into a stereo speaker system for a MP3 player.
- Number of the key: 61Keys
- Keyboard size: Piano type standard size with key lighting system
- Touch Response: 2 sensitivity levels, Off
- Sound Source: AHL
- Maximum Polyphony: 48 notes
- MIDI: GM Level 1 compliant
- Key Transpose: +/- 1 octave (-12 to 0 to +12 semitones)
- Tuning Control: A4 = 415.5 - 440.0 - 465.9Hz
- Scale tuning: 16 patterns
- Tones:
- Number of built-in tones: 600
- Stereo sampling piano tone: Yes
- Layer: Yes
- Split: Yes
- Octave shifter: Yes
- Piano/Organ switching button: Yes
- Sampling system: MIC in / Sampling
- Sampling tone: Maximum 5 sampled tones + maximum 3 sampled drum tones set (Maximum recording time: Total 10 seconds)
- Digital Effects:
- Reverb: 10 types
- Chorus: 5 types
- Auto harmonize: 12 types
- Arpeggiator: 90 types
- Built-in rhythms: 180 patterns
- Number of one touch preset: 180
- Number of music preset: 305
- Song Bank: 152 songs (including 50 practice songs)
- Metronome: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 beats (adjustable tempo: 30 to 255)
- Chord Book: Yes
- Recorder:
- Recording system: Yes
- Lesson song: 1
- : RH, LH, RL
- User's performance: 5 songs
- : 6 trucks
- Size: Approximately 12,000 notes (Total 6 songs)
- SD memory card:
- Supported memory cards: Up to 32GB (SDHC applicable)
- SMF playback: Maximum 999 songs / SMF (format 0,1) CM2
- Save: User's recording songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and all data
- Load: User's recording songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and all data
- Delete: Yes
- Format: Yes
- Data access function :
- Song expansion (saving to main board): Maximum 10 songs SMF format 0, 1)
- Sampling tones: Maximum 5 tones
- Sampling drum tones: Maximum 3 tones
- Recording songs: Maximum 5 user's songs + Maximum 1 lesson song
- All data registration: Yes
- Shared memory:
- Data: Expansion songs, sampling tones, sampling drum tones and SD memory card play back songs
- Size: Approximately .320Kilabyte
- Number of demonstration song: 102 songs loop playback
- Auto-start demonstration: Yes
- Display Screen:
- LCD size: 129x44mm
- I-con: Common I-con design
- Input/Output Terminals:
- USB port: Yes
- SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE jack: Yes
- PHONES/OUTPUT jack: Yes
- AUDIO IN jack: Yes
- MIC IN jack: Yes (MIC volume on back)
- DC IN jack: 9.5 Volt
- Speaker size: 12centimeter x 2
- Speaker output: 2.5W+2.5W
- Power: DC 9.5 Volt (D size batteries x 6)
- Included Accessories:
- AC Adapter
- Music stand
- Music book
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10069 in Musical Instruments
- Brand: Casio
- Model: LK280
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 22.00" h x 9.00" w x 45.00" l, 10.00 pounds
Features
- Number of the key :61Keys
- Keyboard size: Piano type standard size with key lighting system
- Touch Response:2 sensitivity levels, Off
- Sound Source:AHL
- Maximum Polyphony:48 notes
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
ADDICTING and alot to offer at a affordable price
By Anthony Cecchetti
I was a bit skeptical before receiving this product but now I can only explain it as purely addicting, I can NOT stop playing. This keyboard far exceeds my expectations. I've had several Casio Keyboards dating back to the 80's and they always provided some entertainment but this is so much more than that, its a great learning tool as well. I really didn't know much about the lighted key system until I started researching keyboards a couple months back. What the light system does is lights up the key or keys of a song or lesson as its played. When you play a song in the built in lesson feature you play through it by playing the lighted key or keys and it will not advance tell you hit the right key/notes. You can set the lesson features to play either one, two, three or four measures at a time or the entire song. You can also use the lesson features to listen to a single phrase first then play it using the light and once you have mastered that you play it with out from memory and or using the music provided. I am really impressed with how fast my piano skills have progressed there was tipping point I had before and now I seem to be getting past that with ease. It has about 150 songs built in along with the actual sheet music for the songs, a SD card slot and a USB Midi port. Ive been able to use Sibelius 6 to save any score as a Midi file and then drop it on a SD card and plug it into this machine which means I have a endless library of songs to learn from and can print out the scores as well to play along with so that I can keep my sight reading and general music reading skills sharp to.
The overall sound of the piano is great, I also bought a foot pedal for sustaining notes and its really got a amazing sound to it, sounds like a concert grand piano. There are a ton of various sounds to use. It has a large rhythm bank with a bunch of accompaniment features and cords. It also offers built in recording features with the ability to plug in external devices like a Mic and record with that to. There is a USB slot for use in conjunction with your computer and Midi software. You can use it to score music, and I was able to do this perfectly with Sibelius 6. I haven't tried it with free scoring software like MuseScore but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I have a guitar score program called tabit and I used midi from that and it worked fine to.
The keyboard its self is real nice, touch sensitive keys that feel like a real piano the only complaint I would even have would be that the LCD screen has no back light that I'm aware of. Other that that its got a nice layout. Stereo speakers that can get very very loud, so loud that you might get yelled at for waking people up, and I'm speaking from experience here. I got the deal that came with the keyboard stand and headphones it was actually a dollar cheaper from Amazon. The stand is really nice, had one before that I bought locally for over 50 bucks, so quite a deal and the headphones work fine and have the right adapter even know some people said it didn't. This might come as know surprise but you will have to read the manual to figure some stuff out that your going to want to use this baby is loaded with features.
Some of the features that I really liked:
SD card slot and yes you are able to use your own midi files and they will display on the light up keys
USB Midi cable, thank god its not the old one
Light up key system I really can't say enough about this, every keyboard should now have this feature.
150 build in songs and the ability to change parts. You can play bottom or top hand or both.
solid feeling keyboard with great sound
Mic input for karaoke and recording
A ton of more feature that I will keep you updated on
Update 11/15/2012
You can use a SD card on the Casio LK-280 to transfer midi songs from a laptop and play it on the keyboard using the Key lighting system feature for learning a song.
There is a bit involved to get the parts in the right order to playback correctly on the LK-280
I recommended using Anvil studio to change the channels, the free version is very easy to use and will give you the function to change the midi channel and instrumentation
To create the proper lay out you will need to create or move the piano parts of the score to the following:
Channel 1 bottom (left) hand sound only
Channel 2 top (right) hand sound only
Channel 3 bottom (left) hand sound and lighted keyboard display
Channel 4 top (right) hand sound and lighted keyboard display
Note - If your midi file only has 2 piano parts like most do you can clone the right and left hands and then change the channels to 3 and 4 as well as the instrumentation. this will enable the score to function right for lessons setting and playback on your LK-280
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Excellent Beginner Keyboard
By gamergal
This has just about everything you could wish for in a starter keyboard. You can split the keyboard and have a different tone on the lower section, you can layer tones, add reverb, harmony, chorus, etc. There is a pedal jack so you can add a pedal for sustain. It has more than enough sounds, number 383 is my favorite, and I especially like the intros and endings that will give you a nice start and finish to whatever accompaniment you've picked. The only con, and it's not much of one, is that they do have finger exercises but the scales are not included in that. I was surprised that since it is a teaching tool this was not added into the exercise section, showing you the proper fingering for the scales. Having said that, this keyboard offers a lot for the money. If you are just learning, as I am, I don't think you can go wrong with this product.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.I LOVE IT!
By fbodell
I can't play a lick of anyhting but I can whip up a tune in my head on demand. This keyboard has everything I need. Once you plug it in, you'll be addicted.
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