Casio PX300 Privia 88-Key Digital Piano

Hammer action keyboard in a compact, lightweight design.

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"This digital piano is worth more than the price tag."

Feature:
Love that it comes with midi, audio imputs and ouputs. Damper and soft imputs are great. The only thing I found that I didn't like was the imputs are made of plastic and look rather flimsy, but we'll see how they hold up. Also, I couldn't use my Yamaha sostenuto pedal I bought seperately because function is reversed on this keyboard (up is sostenuto down is release) you have to re-wire your pedal.

Quality:
I own three digital pianos and non of them compares to the Privia. Most digital pianos tend to have keys that are too light, the keys also tend to fall to quickly. These digital pianos also tend to have a rather crude thump as the key hits the bottom, which becomes rather annoying and unnatural. The Casio Privia however is one of the first digital pianos where you forget that your playing a digital piano. I play acoustic pianos and have never liked digital pianos very much because they don't feel right, but the hammer action alone on this piano is amazing and is worth more than it sells for.

Value:
Although the GM sounds are no good, the hammer action on the Privia is worth more than the price you pay.

Desirability:
Very atractive keyboard, picked the PX-300 because of the looks, would have gotton the PX-100 but didn't like the old 70's wood look, very bad.

Sound:
The GM sounds are not great and don't compare to the quality of even basic sound modules. In fact it is worse than the sounds out of the little kiddy keyboards you find at your local BestBuy. The only sounds that do sound very good are the push button presets. I really love the classical piano sound on this keyboard.

Support:
Never had to use it.

Overall:
I think I'll be keeping this keyboard a long time. I love that it's light, compact and portable yet delivers a great hammer action feel.

Submitted: 12/20/2004

Style of Music: classical, latin jazz

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Description
Privia digital pianos incorporate advanced technology, an innovative new sound source chip that delivers sound quality rivaling that of a fine grand piano, and a wonderful new scaled hammer action keyboard in a compact, lightweight design. The PX-100 comes with 10 tones, reverb and chorus effects, a built-in metronome, headphone output, and recording capabilities. Other features include auto accompaniment for a wide range of musical genres, and a music library of 30 preset tunes. The PX300 is the perfect choice for stage performances and desktop music applications. In addition to high quality acoustic piano variations, preset tones also include electric piano, organ, synthesizer - 168 in all, including General MIDI. The PX-300 provides stereo Line In and Out, plus 2 headphone outs. All this in a lightweight package that goes on the road, between home and the studio, or anywhere else music takes you. Power supply included.

Features
Polyphony (max): 32

Tones: 168 Total Tones

Eight Effects: Reverbs, 4 Choruses

Keys: 88 Keys

Technical Info

Specifications

Keybed: 88 Piano Keys (with Touch Response)

Polyphony: 32 notes, maximum

Tones: 15 panel tones + 15 Variation tones + 128 GM Tones + 10 drum sets; with layer and split

Digital Effects: Reverb (4 Types), Chorus (4 Types)

Metronome:
- Time Signatures: 0,2,3,4,5,6
- Tempo Range: 30 to 255

Auto Accompaniment:
- Number of Rhythms: 120
- Tempo Range: 30 to 255
- Controllers: Start/Stop, Intro/Ending, Synchro/Fill-In
- Accompaniment Volume: Adjustable

Built-In Tunes:
- Number of Tunes: 25 Preset+ 10 loaded song data
- Tempo: 30 to 255
- Demo: Sequential looping of all 25 preset tunes

Lesson Function:
- Lesson Function: Left Hand, Right Hand

Song Memory:
- Operations: Real-time recording, playback
- Capacity: Approximately 5,200 notes (2 Tracks)
- Memory Backup: Built-in lithium battery (Battery Life: 5 Years)

Pedals: Damper, Soft/Sostenuto (Selectable)

Other Functions:
- Touch: 3 types, off
- Transpose: 1 octave
- Tuning: A4=440.Hz +/- 50 cents (adjustable)

MIDI: 16 multi-timbre receive, GM Level 1 standard

Input/Output:
- Headphones: Stereo Mini Jacks (x2)
- Pedal: Standard Jacks x 2
- Line Out (R)(L/MONO): Standard jacks x 2
+ Output Impedance: 2.3k Ohms
+ Output Voltage: 1.4V (RMS) Max
- Line In (R)(L/MONO):Standard jacks x 2
+ Input Impedance: 9.0k ohms
+ Input Voltage: 200mV
- Power: 12V DC
- MIDI: (Thru) (Out) (In)

Speakers: (12cmx6cm) x 2 (Output: 8.0W+8.0W)

Power Supply: AC Adaptor: AD-12

Power Consumption: 12V--18W

Dimensions: 52 1/16 x 10 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.

Weight: Approximately 27.5 lbs
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