I actually played the very first CASIO keyboards when they came out in the early to mid 1980 from the very small Casio VL-1 to the Casio MT-100 . I wanted a Casio keyboard that was very basic like the old Casio MT-100 that I had way back when. So I found this Casio SA-46, and bought it.
I have posted a sound clip video in my post here in regards to what the keyboard sounds like, and it should show the awesome capability of this instrument. If your a parent and your Son or Daughter wants to play a synthesizer, buy this first before investing in a large keyboard.
If You or some one you know, is looking for a keyboard to add some "color" to their songs, in regards to layering.. this keyboard is awesome. I think it is FM synthesis with some PCM recorded sounds also mixed in.
If you have this keyboard, or are getting it, check out these tone (sound) presets (this is what I call them, and they are very close)
Tone preset 12: Hammond b3 Organ (Sounds like "Love Song" - by "The Cure")
Tone preset: 00 Piano
Tone preset 14: Fast Leslie sounding organ
Tone preset 08: vibraphone
Tone preset: 09 xylophone ( You can play the Peppa Pig theme song... brilliant)
Tone preset: 29 thru 32 Bass
Tone preset: 41 synths
Tone preset:42 synth slow attack
Tone preset: 45 orchestra hit (sounds like a few 1990's songs)
Tone preset: 46 trumpet (This is one of the original Casio tone presents - "I'm not the one" by The Cars uses this one)
Tone preset:50: french horn
Tone preset::51 Hard Brass - (Play the theme song from "Rocky")
I hope that was useful to some of you out there, that are thinking about buying this. Also to note, this is the only keyboard in the low price range that as a "head phone jack" that is 1/8 size, not 1/4// but regardless.. you can buy a 1/8 male to 1/8 male cable here on Amazon to record this into your mic jack on your computer, or you can buy a 1/8 male to 1/4 male cable to hook this up to an amplifier. - Tom


