Casio CTK-481 Keyboard with Adapter & Song Books

by Casio

Product Features

• On-screen Keyboard, music staff and finger icons display notes and chords
• 61 full-size keys; 12-Note polyphonic
• 2 Built-in Speakers; Lineout/headphone Jack
• LCD Window (76x42mm) display selections and status of Tone, Rhythm, Song, Volume, Melody Off and Tempo
• MIDI IN/OUT Jack; 5-part multi-timbral

Product Details

Product Manual [3.94mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 13.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006HMQ3
• Item model number: CTK481ADBKS
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,050 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Its a On-screen Keyboard, music staff and finger icons display notes and chords. It has 61 full size keys, 12-Note polyphonic with 2 Built-in speakers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This keyboard is missing some necessary features and is poorly designed, February 23, 2006

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M Gibbs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio CTK-481 Keyboard with Adapter & Song Books (Electronics)

First, I will list the few advantages that this keyboard does have. It has a very large song bank which is a pretty nice feature. It also comes with a song book for these songs in the song bank. This is about the only advantage for this keyboard. The several disadvantages are that it just feels cheaply made. The keys do not resemble that of a real piano's at all. When you are playing a song, you can hear the plastic keys clanging with the base of the piano, which is a poor design by Casio. There is also no touch response, which I find very odd since nearly every keyboard I have seen has this feature. The instuments, even though there is a wide selection, do not resemble the real thing whatsoever. There is also this VERY ANNOYING GLITCH that when you play two keys at the same time below middle C, the rythm function turns on right in the middle of your song. This is possible the most annoying thing about this keyboard. I do not know what Casio was thinking when they put this product in stores with this huge error. The speakers are also not very good, whenever you try to play a song at a moderate volume, you can barely hear it over the speakers crackling. The volume range is also not good. It is either very soft or VERY VERY LOUD. Overall, I would not reccommend this product. Get a Yamaha keyboard instead because this keyboard is missing several features neccessary for a begginner pianist or an advanced one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Keyboard for Beginners ONLY, October 13, 2006

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hihi (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio CTK-481 Keyboard with Adapter & Song Books (Electronics)

As a person who has played piano for more than a decade, I don't personally like this electronic keyboard.

I bought this keyboard for my temporary residence, hoping to use this one to practice my fingers while I'm not at home with my piano. Having played piano for so long, I was not sure when I bought this keyboard. The keys felt so different on this keyboard.

I don't recommend it for anyone who has played at least 1 year of piano, even if you want to have a cheap substitute for your temporary use (go with Yamaha, the DGX220 is a little more expensive but has a lot more features and feels).

If you are a beginner, it may be wise to purchase this keyboard for some practice.

4.0 out of 5 stars it's nice, October 20, 2011

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laeotropic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio CTK-481 Keyboard with Adapter & Song Books (Electronics)

it's a nive keyboard.
as for a beginner, it's totally more than enough.
i would to recommend this if you are still wondering around looking for smth for a beginer.