Casio CT-S1 Portable Piano keyboard Black

Great portable keyboard that has good features and excellent sound. Bought for my little one who is learning to play the piano and he loves how easy it is to use and has fun using all the different sounds. It feels well made and is showing no signs of damage when it is moved about often when it is brought out and put away again. The quality is reflected in the price.

I got this as my first keyboard, and I’m seriously impressed! The sound is amazing for the price and has really nice piano tones, plus some cool vintage electric pianos and organs. The keys feel great too, full-size and responsive. It’s lightweight and super easy to carry around, which is perfect if you want to move it from room to room or take it somewhere. I love that it can run on batteries, so I don’t always have to plug it in. The controls are simple and easy to use, no messing around with complicated settings. For the price, this is an awesome keyboard, whether you’re just starting out or need something portable and fun. Definitely worth it!

Basically a brilliant and highly portable piano/keyboard from Casio. Superb range of sounds and a lovely fluid action, plus great vintage looks and solid build quality. The only neg is a less than intuitive set of buttons, which hides away many of the CT’s useful features and sounds. A tiny bit quiet too, but fine for everyday use. Casio, please put the headphone jack up front and make the instrument buttons toggle thru. Beautiful job though, I bought two, red and white! Lightweight enough to rest on your lap whilst playing. Works well with a plug in pedal. There’s also a longer and louder 76 key version, and optional bluetooth add on.

Good size Sound good Keys Abit soft

I’ve been using the Casio CT-S1 and it’s a really good keyboard for the price. It has loads of useful features and sounds great for what it costs. The design is also really clean and minimal, so it looks good whether it’s set up on a desk or stored away. Pros: • Great value for money • Good range of features • Clean, modern design Cons: • Nothing I’ve noticed so far Overall, a great option if you want a good quality keyboard without spending loads.

I got the black one, and I will say that the text next to the buttons is more grey than white. This worried me for a few hours; I wondered if the red one with black text might have been easier to see. But never fear: after just a few hours you realise that it's so easy to use you don't need to be able to read the text, you don't even need to be able to see that buttons. You can select all the sounds by touch in the dark :) You may find that the 28 default sounds (I'm not including the change any use of 'surround' makes) it comes with enough for you, as they are all very useable. There are 61 tones in total if you want to experiment with keyboard selection. There are 7 more you can add to the top buttons for easy access too; layers octave shifts, reverbs, pedal function (doesn't come with one) etc. can be fiddled with and saved to the instant access top buttons. If you want to add those 7 user configs, or really do pretty anything else you'll need the manual. But you'll remember how to change the metronome tempo, volume and time signature easily enough. You can set other things to be recalled when you switch it on too., so you don't need the manual often once you have the instrument set up how you like it. So great sounds, a players interface, usb to your pc if you want to use Ableton or Cakewalk etc. One thing annoys me: the manual says that I need to change the battery type from normal if I use rechargeable batteries. I do not need to do this on my Roland, so why should Casio insist that I do it here?

Overall an excellent keyboard, light, a good construction, small enough to throw on the backseat of the car but with a couple of weaknesses that I have found in the first day’s use. Firstly, the USB host connection is micro USB not USB A. No micro USB cable is included. So if you’re connecting it to GarageBand or a music learning app, you may find that your device doesn’t recognise the piano. What I have found is that most micro usb cables are unsuitable, the only micro USB cable that worked was an old android micro USB to USB A charging cable. This cable was noticeably thicker than other cables. The next weakness is that the design sacrifices buttons for design aesthetics. This means pressing keys for changing settings thereby requiring a manual close by to refer to. However this doesn’t happen often, so it’s not a dealbreaker. Other than that, an excellent keyboard for the price. (Amazon- when selling a keyboard through Amazon Warehouse, please don’t sellotape the keys. This leaves a sticky residue that’s difficult to remove). #####UPDATE########## The Casio Bluetooth dongle makes a big difference to midi usability - this is a must buy. I have found out that the synth sound is an emulation of the Oberheim OB-Xa used on Van Haley’s “Jump”. Still enjoying this keyboard!

I kept searching for a keyboard for a while to decide that this is the one but actually after I got it, I wish I took it earlier. It’s perfect for beginners and even not beginners on musician myself this piece I should’ve bought long time ago.

Meşhur eğitim klavyesi s300 ile lk-250 arasında kalmıştım. Ama yeni seri, AIX çipsetli en uygun model olan bu modeli tercih ettim. Tuşların dokulu ve mat olması da parmağı terleyenler için avantaj. Ben memnun kaldım üründen, tavsiye ederim. Daha fazla ton, ritimler ve pitch bender isteyenler s410 modeline bakabilir.

I did a lot of research finding the right keyboard. At the end of the day I went for the Casio CT-S1. It offers a nice design, pretty good audio quality (for the price) and is a nice and responsive keyboard.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: It is a great keyboard with minimal features, that help in learning to play. As someone who wants to learn the skill, I did not want a lot of accompaniment styles and on board song banks, which I think is a dead payload, IMHO. This keyboard has great keys, with a nice texture that do not feel "plasticky". The keys feel real good. Features: Minimal features, that help you learn the skill of playing, and also get you to play the keyboard without a lot of distraction of fancy features. Quality: The keys have a great feel and do not make a residual plastic noise. They respond well to the touch. Music selection: The patches sound great. the piano patches have great variations and great sound. The sound is bright, warm, full and rich.

Llevaba un tiempo buscando un teclado secundario y portable para llevar conmigo cuando estoy de viaje y matar el gusanillo de tocar un poco. Ya sé que no es lo mismo que un piano "de verdad", pero no puedo llevarme mi piano acústico en el coche. He probado de todo: el P45 de Yamaha, el Privia de Casio, un teclado plegable de una marca que no mencionaré... Los primeros son pianos eléctricos más que decentes, pero demasiado voluminosos y pesados como para transportarlos con facilidad. En cuanto al teclado plegable... Uf... Digamos que se trata de una excelente idea pésimamente ejecutada, con un tacto penoso y un sonido aún peor (¿para cuándo un teclado plegable decente de una marca reconocida?). Una verdadera lástima, porque era comodísimo de transportar y, una vez desplegado, tenías un teclado de tamaño completo a tu disposición. Este nuevo Casiotone suena verdaderamente bien, como un Privia. Los altavoces proporcionan un sonido decente incluso a tope de volumen. El aspecto es robusto. El plástico de las teclas está levemente texturizado y es agradable, aunque esto irá en gustos, claro. El teclado en sí no es contrapesado, es decir, no tiene en absoluto el tacto de un piano acústico ni el de un buen piano eléctrico, pero ofrece cierta resistencia y tiene una buena sensibilidad. En la parte negativa: que solo tiene 61 teclas, claro. Se queda pequeño para interpretar muchas piezas, pero los teclados similares de 88 teclas son realmente enormes para un maletero convencional (me repito: ¡¿para cuándo un teclado plegable decente?!). Lo recomendaría para aquellas personas que quieren un teclado secundario fácil de transportar para viajar con él o para tocar en cualquier sitio fuera de casa. Para los principiantes puede servir para dar los primeros pasos sin un gran desembolso, pero durante muy poco tiempo: si continúas tocando el piano vas a necesitar un teclado completamente contrapesado donde la dureza y el tacto de las teclas sea más realista que en el Casiotone o en cualquier otro teclado de esta gama.

Mind blowned how compact it is and how good it sounds, my kid loves it!