Digital Piano Keyboards

Casio LK-110  Key Lighting Keyboard With MIDI

Key lighting keyboards are the perfect starter keyboards to any of the starters at any age. The Casio LK-110 is one of  that kinds and hence is no exception, in the fact that it a great starter kit. The Casio LK-110 key lighting keyboard is as practical as it is fun.

LK-110 - A keyboard with a lot of bells and whistles:

Casio LK-110 Lighted keyboard has a very high end look. It sports a large LCD display that indicates the function and the song title. The buttons include a tempo control, a volume slider and rhythm controls and there are other controls too. It sports two speakers of 10cm diameter each.

There is a microphone jack, but then the microphone is not included in the package. The other ports include MIDI in and out terminals, sustain terminals and phones or output terminals. The keyboard’s music rest gives you a place to put your song book or any other sheet music as you advance in skill.

The key light-up function:

Casio LK-110 Music Keyboard has 61 full size keys. It has in it the optional light-up function that enables the young talents to play the keyboard immediately. The novice players get to get a great deal of confidence as they play straight away by following the lighted keys. These lighted keys allow the beginners to get familiar with each of the hundred tunes that are already built-in inside this piano’s song bank. The tempo of the songs can be slowed down and then increased as the kids begin to improve. A song book is also included that allows the novice users to view the printed musical notes for each of the songs.

A great guide:

An on-screen LCD timing indicator teaches you correct timing, and the Casio LK 110 has a Voice Fingering Guide which uses a simulated voice to call out a number, telling you which finger you use on next note when it detects that you are lagging, stopped, or playing wrong notes.

An instrument for the advanced players too:

Having the key lighting feature included, advanced players might be having a doubt on if it is not a player for them. The answer is no because you can always turn off the lighting feature for the advanced players to use it as a traditional keyboard. This will prove to be a great instrument for the advanced users too as they will find it very easy to change keys. It would be a great experience for them to sing along with the tune once a microphone is fixed in.

The song bank with 100 popular tunes:

The song bank that Casio LK-110 Electronic Keyboard features is a fun feature. All the 100 built-in songs that the keyboard has got are the popular and they can all be heard at just a push of a button. The list of songs in the song bank include everybody’s favorites like jingle bells, a peppy rendition of Happy Birthday to You and a variety of classical songs. They include ranging from children’s lullabies and traditional American classics to popular holiday tunes and classical pieces. The theme song of the “Finding Nemo” movie is going to absolutely thrill the kids.

Feature rich:

Casio LK-110 Midi keyboard is stacked with a whole lot of features. It includes around fifty built-in auto-accompaniment patterns that would make kids feel like rock stars. Another very interesting feature of the keyboard is that, once you just select a chord, the keyboard automatically produces a matching bass, chord and rhythm.

Support for MIDI:

Casio LK-110 has support for the MIDI that is, Musical Instrument Digital Interface files with five channel multi- timbre receive. It is an industry-standard protocol defined in that enables electronic musical instruments such as keyboard controllers, computers, and other electronic equipment to communicate, control, and synchronize with each other. MIDI allows computers, synthesizers, MIDI controllers, sound cards, samplers and drum machines to control one another, and to exchange system data.

Verdict:

Casio LK-110 key lighting keyboard is the ideal learning tool for young new pianists and is a great fun way to experience music. It has plenty of bells and whistles to attract kids. It is great fun as it lights up and plays. The key lighting feature helps the players to develop timing and accuracy. However, we have to confess that the attraction does not stop within it as it is a greatly built musical instrument, using which children can really learn how to play music.

Casio LK-110 key lighting keyboard comes with one year manufacturers warranty.


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