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Casio SA75 Keyboard with Headset Microphone
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List Price : $69.95
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Why I buy this one ?
- On-screen music staff displays notes played while icons indicate the beat
- 10 demo songs with a melody-off control
- Four-note polyphonic with 100 PCM tones
- 30 patterns include 10 rhythms, 10 free sessions, and 10 funny modes
- Runs on five-AA batteries or AC adapter (not included)
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What our customer's say!
"electronic keyboard", I purchased the electronic keyboard for a birthday gift to give to our 13 year old grandaughter. The unit arrived as scheduled and was very nice however the keyboard had small keys, and she wanted one with piano size keyboard. I returned it to amazon and they put a credit to my credit card. Everything went smoothly and I look forward to future purchases with amazon.
"Casio keyboard", I bought this for my three year old granddaughter and she loves it! The only problem was the microphone. She kept putting it to close to her mouth instead of just speaking into it. The microphone had stopped working by the time the party was over. We feel this was her fault and not a product defect. It is a good choice and the sound quality is good.
Susan (VA)
"O K.....B U T ....N O T....A .... P E R F O R M A N C E.....M A C H I N E.........", The Casio SA75 Keyboard with microphone is light, and has 100 different musical tones. It's 37 keys are just big enough for using right hand, (melody), and left hand, (harmony), together. The different tones can put the budding composer into different moods...trying the same song on a "church organ", and on a "music box", can give a very different feeling to the music! Sound Number 60, the "Glass Harmonica", is especially intriguing. I don't know enough about electronic keyboards to know if this sound is one that is usually included in most of them -- but I do know that this "Glass Harmonica", is the same, or similar to, the sound of the "Armonica", an angelic sounding instrument, made of glass, which was invented by Benjamin Franklin. (Franklin and some others played this instrument to no detriment to themselves....but other people developed headaches and worse, from playing it, and it is largely unseen in most modern orchestras.)
The song bank, (demos), however, has 10 all-too-familiar songs. I wish that some non-familiar ones were there, as well!
I wouldn't expect to see the SA75 in any professional, (or even amateur) preformance. There are too few keys for real musical harmonies, and most instrumental sounds must be played separately. (Combining is only possible with pre-programmed split-sounds, (such as No. 98 - "piano/flute", or No. 99, "strings/oboe")....but these allow each instrument sound on exactly half the keyboard! I suppose to get an "orchestra effect", wherein many instruments are played together, would take a highly professional, (and highly expensive), instrument.
"Toy" piano keyboards are truly misnamed. They can be used, at least by composers, to very good effect. "Toy" piano keyboards, like the more advanced Casio SA-75 being reviewed here, are great for introducing children to music, to the sounds of different instruments, and to different rhythm patterns. But, if the 8-16 instruments given on most "toy" piano keyboards, and the "recording" capability of up to 30 or so notes, is not enough to get the music composer, (of any age) "in the mood" to create a certain type of music, and you want the 100 sounds, (plus 30 rhythms, or "patterns") -- plus the unlimited note recording capability, (through the "phones/output" jack on the back of this instrument, given here, and you don't mind the extra weight or size, (most "toy" pianos are MUCH lighter, and are only 17 -- or less -- inches long, whilst the SA-75 is 27.5 inches long, and about an inch and a half wider than most "toy" pianos), then I'd go for the "SA-75". I see it as a music composer's instrument only, and not one solely for performers. Yet, I'm not putting it down completely. I'm a music composer, (amateur right now...but who knows?)...and I like this instrument just fine!
P.S. FURTHER THOUGHTS..........The instrument sounds are mostly very authentic -- but some don't sound like what they should at all. The "00" number, ("piano"), sounds exactly like a real spinet piano, and I was interested to compare it's sound to that of the the "Honky Tonk" piano, (02) --- which sounded just about EXACTLY like our old upright piano at home, (and boy, does that bring back memories!), but "harp", (tone 47), though pleasant, sound more like the traditional "beautiful water-drip" sound, than any harp I have ever heard, at least. And, although an echo effect is usually pleasant, here it is annoying, at least to me. Maybe I haven't heard enough harp music...but the "harp" here did not sound like any harp I have ever heard. There are many other satisfying, (and dissatisfying) tones amongst the 100 given here.
This is a very light instrumemnt, as far as piano keyboards go. It is totally portable, and can be used with batteries, (5 AA), as well as with an adaptor. (The batteries, by the way, are housed within a neat, "slide in and out" cover. Far too many "toy" piano keyboards of my acquaintance have the batteries housed within a cover that must be screwed and unscrewed. Maybe this is a safety device, as "toy" piano keyboards are mostly used by children. But the screws are often initially screwed in BY MACHINE, and it takes an overwhelming amount of energy, (which many people don't have), just to unscrew the battery case, and get started on these "toy" pianos. Not every "toy" piano keyboard has this problem, of course. And, thankfully, the Casio SA75 -- a beginning, pro piano keyboard, for the budding music composer, does not have it either.
"Great for my 8-year-old son", This was purchased as a birthday present for my son. He has been wanting a "piano" for quite some time. He loves the headset microphone that came with it. The melodies are nice - I wish there were more. The only reason I didn't give this a 5-star rating is because of the volume when you turn it on. It doesn't start off on low - which is a shock to the system and ears. You can turn the volume down, but it is still pretty loud. Since this is just a toy at this point, it was a great purchase. I will probably end up buying the adapter so we don't have to keep buying batteries for it.
"Great keyboard!", This is a fabulous keyboard--excellent sound, when playing in "piano" mode, it sounds just like an actual piano is playing! It has lots of great extras and a tempo adjuster, we love it. My four star rating is only because it doesn't come with an A/C adapter so you have to buy one separately or use 5 AA batteries, which kind of stinks. Overall though, great product.
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Read this reviews before You buy...
"Not a parent's best friend. ", We got this keyboard for our two year old son because he loves music and will play any musical instrument that he encounters. So we thought that an inexpensive keyboard would be a great idea for him.
He absolutely loves it and plays with it daily. Unfortunately there are a few quirks in the design that don't have his parents loving it. I've read some other reviews on this keyboard complaining about the lowest volume setting being too loud, and I would tend to agree with that, but I can live with that minor flaw. The main problem I have is that the default volume setting is full blast, so every time it's turned on look out! Couple that with the instant music button next to the on switch which draws a toddler to itself like a moth to a flame, you have the makings of some frazzled parents.
I love to sing the praises of my Lord Savior Jesus Christ, but hearing 'Ode to Joy' (the default song) blasted every ten seconds certainly tries my patience.
The lack of an included AC adapter is disappointing too, and $15 is way too much to pay for one as an accessory.
"Very good afordable starter", This was a gift for my son and he has had it almost a year. He learned many songs very quickly.It helped improve his music reading and he has fun with it! Get the power addapter. Stores away and travels easily. It was a great value. If he sticks with it I will eventually upgrade but I am glad I found an affordable starter as kids are fickle! It is a little louder than I would like but that is my only complaint.
"power problems", I bought this keyboard and returned it rght away when the sound fritzed out after a day. I got the new one (great customer service from Amazon), put in new batteries and was thrilled, it's just right for a beginner. But after less than 24 hours the batteries are, I guess, used up? The ragged electronic sound is back now on the second keyboard. How can that be? It should come with an adaptor and/or make clear that this is really necessary if it goes through batteries this fast. I'd rather have an adaptor than the cheap microphone headset. It was only turned on while I used it, for no more than 6-8 hours total.
"The perfect size for an adolescent", I purchased this for my nephew's 12th birthday, as he's been asking for a keyboard for several years. He seems to be very happy with it, and it works well. Has a lot of different features that he can play around with. I'm sure it will provide him hours of entertainment for years to come.
"Worked for six weeks", The keyboard was a Christmas present and worked great for about six weeks, at which point the sound became so fuzzy and distorted that it is unusable. Naturally the seller only accepts returns for 30 days.
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