Product Description

The AP-80R brings a complete orchestra to your living room, with a full assortment of instrument tones and accompaniments built-in, plus an expandable library of 80 songs (additional songs may be purchased and downloaded from casiosongs.com, then transferred from a PC to the piano via USB). A unique jog-dial interface and a large LCD makes navigating advanced features easy. Featuring Casio's proprietary HL sound source and a scaled, hammer-action keyboard for authentic feel. Features & Specifications:Dual-element HL Sound Source32-note polyphony256 built-in tones (120 panel tones, 128 GM tones, 8 drum sets)120 rhythms (including 20 rhythms for piano play)Split / Layer capabilityAuto-harmonize8 digital effects (4 reverbs, 4 choruses)Auto-accompanimentRegistration set-ups (16 set-ups)One touch preset function (120 presets)80 built-in tunesSong expansion ? storage for up to 10 songs transferred from a computer; approximately 174KB maximum user areaSong controllerLesson function: melody on/off, part cutSong memory / Song Sequencer ? 2 tracks x 2 songsTuning control and key transposeMetronomeSmartMedia? card slotLarge, backlit LCD display shows tone name, rhythm name, tune name, settings, and moreGeneral MIDIUSB port ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

The DGX500AD is the top-of-the-line product in Yamaha's new Portable Grand series. This keyboard is very much like the DGX300AD, with almost all functions available on any other Yamaha keyboard, including the Yamaha Educational suite, 619 voices, and a built-in sequencer and built-in floppy drive. The DGX500AD is different from the DGX300AD in that it has 88 piano-size keys (the same number of keys you find on a real piano), and it comes with a sustain pedal and a keyboard stand. Also like the DGX300AD, the DGX500AD is incredibly easy to use despite its massive functionality--and while the DGX500AD is large in size, it weighs just enough to make it readily portable.

Depending on the preference of the user, the DGX500AD may have a few drawbacks. The keys on the DGX500AD are supposed to be "weighted," meaning that the keys will have the feel of real piano keys. However, I found very little, if any, weight at all to these keys. While the piano-size keys are much nicer to play than more inexpensive synthesizer keys, these keys still did not feel like real piano keys. The quality of the speakers was a bit disappointing as well; the speaker quality on the DGX500AD was better than the DGX300AD, but interestingly enough not as good as the DGX200AD. The sound on this keyboard was not very full and had a kind of tinny and weak quality to it.

Overall, the DGX500AD is a good keyboard for the price. If having all 88 keys is not as important to you, I would recommend going for the DGX300AD, with 76 keys, and if you do not need the built-in floppy drive, you may opt for the DGX200AD, also with 76 keys. --Chris Fresolone

Pros:

• Easy to use
• 88 piano-size keys
• Maximum functionality, including a built-in sequencer and floppy drive
• Includes sustain pedal and keyboard stand (no clearing off desks or tables to make room!)
• Easily connects with a computer or other MIDI device
• 619 voices
• Entertaining educational tools
• A nice-looking instrument, with wood trim

• The keys do not have much "weight" to them
• Manageable, but rather large
• Tinny, weak sound quality from the speakers

Features

• Sequencer records up to 5 songs in 6 tracks, 3.5-inch disk drive included
• Yamaha music tutor with lessons for beginners
• 88, touch-sensitive, piano-style keys
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) input and output
• Music database with over 200 song styles, 610 instrument sounds

Reviews (6)

New Pianist
The DGX-500 (purchased via a company on the internet and not via Amazon)was great for the first few months...( even though it never gave the "grand Piano loudness")..until the right bank of speakers began to exhibit 'fuzzy' sounds with each strike of any key .. no matter what voice is used.I've tried 'everything' I can think of to correct the situation, to no avail.I suppose the only alternative is to purchase external speakers?Would this rectify the problem?Please, if you have information to help, let me know.Presently, I'm heading to Radio Shack to talk to them about this and get their input.

Great Product
I bought this for my wife.This is most certainly a great product.I do agree however, that the keys are not as weighted as they should be. My wife mentioned that they feel as though they spring back unlike a standard piano.

Great Instrument!!
A terrific instrument, pound for pound, than any out there for sale. With 88 keys, educational software, many voices, etc. there's nothing better for the money plus you get Yamaha quality.

Great value
I was looking for something I could put in my little apartment and be able to move if and when I had to, and I could afford.My girlfriend/roommate was a music major, and thus very picky about the way an instrument feels and sounds.We had our musical choices narrowed down to this keyboard and a digital piano.After playing this instrument in the store, we decided that for the money, you just can't beat it.
This unit runs about half the price of a digital keyboard, and while I agree that the weighting of the keys is not very significant (hence 4 stars out of 5), the sound I think is outstanding.Not only the grand piano sound, but also a good percentage of the voices (out of 614, of course a few of them are subpar).
On top of all this, the lesson feature is wonderful.I don't know how to play piano or read music or anything, but the lesson feature teaches you how to play any of the 100 songs pre-programmed into the keyboard.I've only had it about 3 days, and I'm learning a lot faster than I would have thought.
So if you're looking for an extremely versatile instrument that won't break your bank, this is definitely for you.If you want something that plays just like a piano, then buy a piano.But I can't recommend this product enough.

Excellent keyboard with a few minor flaws
I had been looking for a piano for about 17 months when I ran across this model, purely by chance, at my local electronics store.I'd been rather frustrated trying to find a keyboard that approximated the look and feel of a real piano and had all 88 keys on it.A real piano for me was out of the question, since I live in an upstairs unit (no elevator) with a tight corner turn to get into the door, and neither me nor my wife could move something so large.

I tell you that you will not get a better deal anywhere than what this model has to offer.Not only does this model have all 88 keys, but the piano sound quality is absolutely outstanding.The rest of the voices...drums, winds, electronic piano, and rhythm sequences (plus hundreds more), all sound realistic enough to provide an excellent mix of sounds for recording.I have no trouble with the various other functions I discovered while playing with this keyboard...chord lessons, music dictionary, rhythm setting, or music database activation.This is an absolutely MARVELOUS keyboard for the price and is great whether you are a beginner just learning or an advanced synth player.

Now the reason it has 4 stars instead of 5.First, I must agree with the reviews I see here that the keys are not as weighted as they could be.Second, the main piano sound, although excellent, is just a bit too soft.I found I had to turn the volume up to 3/4 of max to hear a good semblance of a grand piano sound.This wouldn't be a problem, except the auto-accompaniment will drown out the piano melody if you turn it on, and adjusting the accompaniment volume is a minor pain because it reverts back to its default setting when you turn the unit off.Finally, the pedal included with this keyboard tends to go slightly awry at times because it is not like your typical piano pedal.When I tried to use it, my foot slipped off it occasionally...although that might be because I have a carpet and not a hard floor where the pedal is.

However, buying an extra speaker and a new piano pedal, both readily available from Yamaha, corrected both problems amazingly well.Once I added those, I had as close to a perfect instrument as you could ever hope to have.Now if only I could weight those keys somehow...

Overall, a unit I highly recommend and an excellent buy. ... Read more

Product Description

The KME61 offers the power and versatility of the Micro Ensemble in a 61-note keyboard. This synth action keyboard features 256 sounds from the PC2 series, including Triple Strike Stereo Piano, electric pianos, award-winning Take 6 vocals and much more. ... Read more

Product Description

Includes the full feature set of the renowned K2600 series and adds a Smartmedia card drive, optical ports selectable as ADAT lightpipe or S/PDIF, the beautiful Orchestral ROM and the Contemporary ROM sounds, and a synth-action keybed that's great for authentic organ playing in the K2661's excellent KB3 mode. ... Read more

Features

• 61-note unweighted synth-style action with monophonic aftertouch
• True 48-voice polyphony with 192 oscillators
• Fluorescent 64 x 240 backlit LCD display
• Up to 128 MB of sample memory
• Flash memory for OS and ROM storage (allows software updates via SmartMedia, MIDI, and SCSI)

Product Description

The Studiologic SL-990XP is a Master Controller keyboard that will allow you to control MIDI instruments, sound modules and accessories. The SL-990XP provides an 88-note keyboard with full-size weighted hammer action keys that give a true piano feel. The keyboard features pitch and mod wheels, aftertouch, and 8 global velocity curves to give expressive control. Performance control is available using program and bank change, transpose, MIDI channel change and 100 user memory locations. The SL-990XP provides MIDI Out and a sustain pedal input. An AC power adapter is included. ... Read more

Features

• 88 Full Size Keys
• True Piano Weighted Hammer Action
• Pitch & Modulation Wheels
• Aftertouch
• Program Change

Product Description

88 key weighted keyboard, The PC2 features many incredible new sounds not found on any previous Kurzweil models, including a triple strike stereo grand piano, our new lush stereo strings, newly recorded multi-strike classic electric pianos (both Fender Rhodes(TM) and Wurlitzer(TM)), brass sections, drums, percussion, voices (featuring Kurzweil's outstanding Take 6 vocal samples), and more. Ships with the Orchestral ROM installed. ... Read more

Features

• The PC2R has room for 2 additional ROM blocks. The first ROM block, now released, contains Orchestral Sounds and also adds General MIDI compatibility. Each ROM block adds 128 new preset programs and 32 new preset Setups.

Product Description

Functions as a MIDI controller only (no internal sounds). Keys are velocity and aftertouch sensitive. Controls include pitch-bend and modulation wheels, 4 buttons for the enabling and disabling of 4 keyboard zones, enter/edit buttons, 2 scroll buttons, 10 LEDs indicating active parameter, 4 LEDs indicating active zone. Features include 4 zones for splits and programmable layers, a numerical keypad corresponding to the keys of the central octave, memory for storage of the last-used zone parameters, 8 zone-specific velocity curves, 8 global velocity curves, 2 parallel MIDI outputs, sustain input jack, and volume input jack. ... Read more

Features

• Weighted hammer-action
• Velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive
• 88 keys
• Pitch-bend and modulation wheels
• 4 buttons for enabling and disabling of 4 zones

Product Description

The PCR keyboards offer a wide variety of functionality through 34 individual controls on the keyboard. 27 of the 34 controls can be assigned to control any MIDI message. The PCR-Editor allows you to save as many different control maps as you like & share different control configurations with other PCR users. Optionally, you can generate a list of parameters assigned to each control as an option from the PCR-Editor menu. ... Read more

Features

• USB bus powered
• 27 fully-assignable controls
• High-quality key action, spring-loaded, felt-lined
• Control of any MIDI message
• 5 octaves

Product Description

The Classico 800 combines advanced piano technologies and ensemble features at an ultra-affordable price. Designed to meet the high standards of European tradition, this is an ideal instrument for music education, performance and entertainment. It features a GM/GS PCM tone generator, a 16MB grand piano sample, 128 instruments, 64-note polyphony and sophisticated performance capabilities including 48 Built-in Professional Rhythm styles, Magic chord mode, Magic play, sync start, Accomp. Bass, Fill to verse, Fill to chorus. ... Read more

Features

• 88 Full Weighted Action Keys
• PCM tone generator with GM/GS compatibility & 16MB grand piano sample (Over 128 Instruments + Drum Sets)
• 64 Note Polyphony
• Play Modes include Full, Split & Layer
• 48 Built-in Professional Rhythm styles including Magic chord, Magic play, sync start, Accomp. Bass, Fill to verse, Fill to chorus, intro/ending, Start/Stop, Drum volume, Accomp. volume, Bass volume

Features

• Sequencer records up to 5 songs in 6 tracks
• Yamaha music tutor with lessons for beginners
• 61-Key, Touch-sensitive Keyboard
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) input and output
• Music database with over 200 song styles

Reviews (1)

Nice keyboard for its price
I bought this keyboard because I wanted to learn how to play the piano. The touch feels more like an electric plaything, rather than a real piano, but for the price it is fine. There is a built-in feature that helps you to learn how to play. First, you choose from a fairly extensive songlist. The first mode allows you to hit any key, but with the proper rhythm. The second modes allow you to practice one hand at a time. The nice thing about this, is that the keyboard will play the other hand for you, so you can still play the piece. Although this is fun, I don't think it's the best way to learn how to play. I bought some adult piano learning books and am plugging away at it. Overall, I'm happy with the keyboard and it will serve me well for learning piano basics. Someday I may upgrade, but I have to prove to my wife that I am serious about playing! ... Read more

Product Description

The G?Minor is a multi purpose MIDI Foot Controller that sends and receives MIDI information. The G?Minor will control any MIDI device using MIDI Control and Program Changes and when used with the TC Electronic G?Major and G?Force* Guitar Processors; certain specific features are available.When used with the G?Major or the G?Force you can:Tap Global Tempo Switch Effect blocks on and off via MIDI Control Changes Select presets via Program Changes Mute the Outputs for silent tuning Switch channels on your combo or preamp via the G?Major Relay Switch function Use the Preset level function on the G?Major e.g. for instant change of level for solos etc. Any other functions that are controlled via a MIDI CC or a Program Change commandFurthermore several G?Minors can be ?daisy-chained? giving you more ?on the fly? options.Translated versions of this manual can be downloaded by clicking the Manual link in the leftside column.* Please note that your G?Force must run with software 2.04 or higher to utilize the functions described. ... Read more

Features

• Programmable
• Easy to use
• Provides remote control of the G-Major rack processor
• Capable of merging MIDI data from other devices
• Several G-Minors can be daisy-chained for a more advanced system

Product Description

49 Full Size Velocity Sensitive Keys, Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels, Octave +/- and Transpose +/- Buttons, Bank Select, 3-Digit LED Display, Key Split Function, USB For Direct PC-Connection, Midi Out -- and It Includes The USB Cable and PC Sequencing Software From Steinberg. A Killer Bundle! ... Read more

Reviews (3)

IT DOESN'T WORK!!!!
I bought this keyboard in april 2004. I have had all kinds of problems with. It simply doesn't work. Period. It comes with a diskette that warns you: don't use it with WIndows XP, which is exactly my case. SO you have to download it from Miditech website. It happens exactly what other reviewers said. In my case I tried to contact Miditech many times over. Lately they've been answering my questions but still NO SOUND!!! DOn't even bother calling Steinberg which is the manufacturer of the Cubasis 3.0 that comes with the keyboard. They simply don't answer the phone. Besides this version of Cubasis is not even recognized by them so you can't register your product. All in all: a $100 bucks on the waste basket.
I'm a total begginer in this field and I wish the makers of these products - both hardware and software - would explain things in more details. Besides if you go to the Help menu and type: troubleshooting you get: nothing, nada, rien!!! Which means: don't bother me!

This product made me cry.
Bad purchase, didn't come with 9v power sulpy or usb cable, drivers cd was a bust and literely there was a screw loose inside.

PROBLEMATIC FROM THE START...
I purchased this keyboard in early December 2004.I was hoping to use it simply to enter MIDI data into my computer for music publishing purposes.The keyboard comes with a software sequencing package (Cubisis 3.0); a CD with drivers for Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP; and a USB connection cable.A 9-Volt power supply, MIDI cable, and sustain pedal are NOT included.

The keyboard itself appeared to be very well made.It is a solid plastic body construction with good key action.The display was a three-digit display.

The user manual (obviously translated from the native German) was not helpful.It offered little more than what someone who has a basic working knowledge of MIDI would already know.

I am running Windows XP on a desktop computer.The driver for the keyboard crashed my computer every time I tried to install it.I downloaded an updated driver from the manufacturer's website (www.miditech.de), which had the same result.

I returned the keyboard after contacting their United States dealer with still no resolution of my driver issues.I would not recommend this keyboard.
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Product Description

Designed by Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Circuits and long-time music technology innovator, the 4-voice polyphonic Poly Evolver combines some of his best creations into slick-looking 61-key keyboard. Start with the oscillators: two real analog oscillators featuring Sawtooth, Triangle, Saw-Triangle, and Pulse meet two digital wavetable generators with a choice of 96 waveforms (like the Prophet VS). You can hard sync the analog oscillators (like Prophet 5) and link the digital ones with either FM or Ring Mod for a wide pallette of sounds. And there's no skimping on filters either: real voltage-controlled analog lowpass filters - not digital recreations. 4-pole/2-pole switchable, fully resonant (in 4-pole mode). You also get an audio input that can run through the effects and filter to your heart's content. There's more - a 16-step sequencer with MIDI sync, onboard distortion and delay, syncable LFO's... let your sound Evolve! Features: Four oscillators in total: two analog, two digitalAnalog Oscillator waveshape are Sawtooth, Triangle, Saw-Triangle, and Pulse (with voltage-controlled analog Pulse-Width modulation)Digital Oscillators select from 96 wavetables from the Prophet-VS (128 x 12 bits), and 32 user-loadable (via MIDI) Wavetables (128 x 16 bits). The Digital Oscillators get trashy as the frequency gets higher, as with the original VS.Hard Sync on the analog oscillatorsFM and Ring Mod on the digital oscillatorsSeparate Glide per oscil... ... Read more

Features

• 4 Voice Polyphonic Analog/Digital MIDI Synthesizer With Sequencer

Product Description

Touch Sensitivity, Stereo Piano, Drawbar Organ and the ability to expand your musical pallet via the Internet make the CTK691 an unbeatable value! The Internet Data Expansion System lets you download new sounds including sound wave, patterns, songs, and keyboard settings over MIDI from casiosongs.com. Keyboard61 full-size keys.Touch sensitive (with On/Off).32-note polyphonic.Stereo Piano.Sounds / Effects790 Tones: 566 preset tones (300 Advanced tones, 128 General MIDI, 72 Various, 16 Drum sets, 50 Drawbar Organs) plus 224 User programmable tones (100 User tone, 20 User tone +wave, 4 Drum set + wave, 100User Drawbar).Piano Setting Switch to get instant access of Stereo Piano Sound.Drawbar Organ lets you control simulated organ sounds easily.Synthesizer function lets you create and store your own sounds.232 Digital Effects: 100DSP, 100 User effects, 16 Reverb, 16 Chorus.Digital Equalizer.Spilt & Layer function.Advanced Tone: panel sounds with much playability featuring bigger wave memory, velocity split and strong DSP units.Rhythms140 Preset Rhythm including 20 piano patterns and 16 User Rhythms.156 One-Touch PresetsCASIO CHORD/ Fingered Chord/Full-Range Chord auto-accompaniment systems.Auto-Harmonize.Other FeaturesMusical Information System (Backlit LCD) displays selections and status of Tone, Rhythm, Mixer and keyboard functions, and Tempo.On-screen keyboard and musi... ... Read more

Product Description

255 high quality tones plus 120 rhythms, including piano rhythm, that cover a wide range of musical genres. An advanced 3-Step Lesson System uses a simulated voice and monitor screen. Evaluation indicators keep you informed of your level play in real time. Control panel buttons are all designed and engineered for easy operation. Elegant silver colouring combined with an attractive design.100 1 touch pre-sets16 channel multi timbre MIDI61 Full key sizes KeyboardAutomatic accompanimentsBuilt in tunesSong MemoryPiano lesson system Touch response (on/off) ... Read more

Features

• 61 full-size keys
• 12-note polyphony
• 100 sounds
• 100 accompaniment rhythm patterns
• 100 songs with LH/RH on/off control

Reviews (1)

is touch sensitive
Although the higher-priced Casio wk-3000 has a good reputation, THIS keyboard (Casio CTK-593), I find is inferior to the Yamaha keyboard of the same price both in the sound and the way the notes resonate and the way the notes sound when played together or when you gradually move from one note to the other.I cannot find a sustain button onboard in case you don’t have a sustain pedal.And there’s no “portable grand” button like on the Yamaha.Instead, I have to manually push several buttons every time I turn it on to get the setting I want.However, when I was cleaning my Yamaha, I rubbed so hard (sideways) on the keys to clean them, 5 of them stopped working.So I will tolerate this Casio since it is touch sensitive and OK for learning.If I learn to play well however, I will upgrade to an 88 key weighted keyboard.I slightly prefer the touch of the keys of the Casio against the Yamaha because the Yamaha seemed to require a softer touch which made me feel totally odd on a real piano (once you‘re used to playing with a softer touch). ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Work out your musical fingers on 61 piano-size touch sensitive keys with the Yamaha PSR280AD portable electronic keyboard. It features bass ports for upgraded sound quality and two-way stereo speakers. You can test your creativity with 238 instrument voices and 100 accompaniment styles, along with a DJ button for instant access to special dance voices.

Beginner and intermediate keyboard players will enjoy the Yamaha Education Suite, featuring lessons and grading. This keyboard includes 100 built-in songs to learn to play and a song book. For private practice, a headphone jack is provided. The PSR280AD also features a five-song, six-track sequencer for recording original songs. You can embellish using multifingering auto-accompaniment, DSP, chorus, and reverb effects. With 10 drum kits and 32-note polyphony, the PSR280AD provides the flexibility and basics you need in a keyboard.

It includes a music rest and a Yamaha PA3B power adapter. Alternately, it uses six D-cell batteries. Weighing only 19.5 pounds, this keyboard will travel easily. ... Read more

Features

• 256 total instrument voices and styles
• DJ Mode with programmed game to improve rhythm
• 61-note, touch-sensitive keyboard
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) input and output
• 6-track, 5-song recorder for playback and recording your creations

Reviews (5)

And I don't even like instuments.
For some reason, I have this keyboard in my room, when I don't even play it. But the first few weeks I had, I discovered a great amount of stuff on it.

-DJ- you can play around with lots of voices and maybe even pretend you're a DJ!

-Touch- I don't really like this option, but I know that many people do because they like the feel of the grand piano.

-YES!- What that is is a program that helps you play 100 different songs with the help of the LCD display.

-Voices- Tons of voices, most of them sounding lifelike. There are even sound effects, like applause, helicopter, and the ocean.

-Recording- Record anything you want, and store 5 songs. You can easily record over anything.

-Metrophone- With the metrophone, you can set the beat of the song your playing to learn to play steadily.

-Volume- The volume ain't no button. You can manually set it to precisely anything, like a good home stereo.

-MIDI- Get yourself a MIDI cable and connect it to your pc. You can send your songs to the computer.

-Harmony- There are many touches you can add to the voices, like a large or small room and many others.

-Styles- Not the best styles in the world, but play your songs to a background tune.

This is an incredible keyboard especially for beginners, but not too much for pros. I suggest getting a more expensive model for pros, but they know what they're doing.

from the piano player
I've had a casio CTK-541 and a yamaha psr260, but this is the one i wanted all along. I liked it because of its song recorder, sound effects, voices, etc.... When i got it, i couldn't wait to go home and try it out. It sounded so real that it felt like i was on stage. The yamaha education suite 2 helped me learn all 100 songs. This keyboard is worth 100 times more than its price

not included
We bought the psr280 at another store.They didn't mention that we needed an adaptor.They did however tell us about the headphones we wanted, and then sold us the wrong set.

Best Gift Ever
I haven't slept for days. This is a great keyboard for the money! More voices, songs, and styles than one needs. The voices sound almost pro-quality. Keep in mind what the other reviewer wrote - you need to buy the adapter if it is notthe AD model.

More features than you can make sense of
A very good basic keyboard with lots of strange features beyond the traditional 100 rhythms and 100 instruments. The most interesting is a piano training course, but it to date has been too complex to figure out. After trying out lots of others in this <($) price range, this seems to be the best quality for the money.

Good features:

- Very close to full sized keys

- Excellent basic sounds. The piano sounds like a piano.

- Basic features are easy to use.

Gripes:

- Instructions are not complete enough given the volume of features

- If you buy this at most other stores (which I did), they foolishly don't include an AC adaptor. The Amazon version (280AD) does. ... Read more

Features

• Total Number of Buit-in Stounds: 8
• Casio AP24 Features:
• Keyboard: 88 Keys with Naturally Scaled Hammer Action
• MIDI In/Out
• Polyphony: 64 Note

Features

• 61 full-size keys illuminate as you play or guide you through the melody of 100 preprogrammed songs
• 12-note polyphony
• 100 PCM tones
• 100 rhythms
• Fingered chord auto accompaniment

Reviews (1)

Fun Even If You Already Know How to Play Keyboard!!!
I've been taking piano lessons for a few years, and I still love this toy. You can change the sound of the keyboard almost a hundred times. A few of them, like the piano and violin, sound the same, though. My favorite feature of this toy is the part where you can learn how to play a song. You can choose from songs you've probably heard of. There is a variety of songs, including Let It Be, If You're Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands, and Moonlight Sonata. You simply choose a song, and the keys light up to show you which notes to press. The keys also light up when you press and note.

Overall, I think this toy is great. You can adjust the volume settings, so mom won't have to yell at you to keep it down. You should definitely buy (or save up to buy- it's expensive!) this keyboard. ... Read more

Product Description

Control up to 3 VTRs (1 recorder, 2 players). VTRs can be controlled by switchable and mixables RS-422A, RS232C and LANC Control L for Sony consumer VTRs and camcorders (as players only). 1 auxiliary video and audio input. 99 event edit memory, edit list can be output via a dedicated RS232C data port. Built-in 3-input video switcher accepts and outputs Y/C (S-Video) and composite signals. Includes over 129 wipes and effects including posterization, mosaic, freeze and strobe . Built-in full frame synchronizers for background and foreground buses, fade to black/white, color corrector, auto transitions. Built-in audio-follow-video audio mixer with mic input. Internal chroma keyer and luminance keyer, can operate with 1 monitor, ideal for working with DVCAM, DV, SVHS, Hi-8, UVW/PVW Betacam SP, and U-Matic VTRs. Replaces FXE-100 Integrated A/B Roll Editor/Switcher/Audio Mixer. ... Read more