Casio ctk-401 keyboard turn on the drum
And with the distortion that I saw on one sound, it is a true distortion, where playing more notes at once increases the overall intensity of the distortion. Certain sounds have preprogrammed DSP effects, like distortion. There is a wide variety of reverb and chorus selections, including 4 flangers, but I did not see a way to adjust the intensity of these effects. I did not have a lot of time, so I did not try brass, reeds, or other instruments yet. Other sounds I tried, which include the organs, synths, and choirs, sounded, in general, on par with the PSR-E400's.
#Casio ctk 401 keyboard turn on the drum series
As the PSR-E400 series pianos aren't great (unmodified), I would say that the acoustic pianos on this keyboard are at least on par, if not better, than those on the PSR-E400's. The overall quality of the sounds are quite good, especially for its price. But if you play single notes (and it appears to not matter whether you play legato or whether you release the first note before playing the second), you'll get portamento from the first to the second note. If you play chords, such as playing a chord in one octave, then releasing that chord and playing another chord in a higher octave, there will be no portamento effect. But interestingly, it only works with mono-playing. You cannot switch it on and off, and you cannot adjust the speed of the portamento. Of course, it is preprogrammed into the sound. I didn't go through each and every sound, but for what I did check out, I saw portamento in about ten sounds.
#Casio ctk 401 keyboard turn on the drum portable
And while I have had a variety of portable keyboards from both Yamaha and Casio since the 1980's, this is the first time I've ever seen portamento in a keyboard remotely near this price range (this keyboard is supposed to sell for about $180). Perhaps it was because when, as I was growing up and first getting interested in keyboards in the 1970's, synthesizers were getting more common in popular music, and they'd often include that Classic sliding buzz of analog synth portamento. But they did have the new Casio CTX-700, and I was able to get my paws on one to see what it could do.Īs previously noted, this bugger has portamento! Maybe I put an overemphasis on that. So, I went back to the music store, and this time, there was something to see! No PSR-E463 yet, which, as previously noted, probably won't be available for a couple months. And, if Yamaha does review this board, I think it's good for them to not only see what else is out there (as they probably have people employed who do that research, anyway), but also for them to see what else is out there that may be important to their customers. But I think it's good to see what else is out there and how it compares to our Yamaha keyboards for anyone getting ready to make a purchase. Okay, so I know this is "PSR" Tutorial, and not "CTX" Tutorial.