Clavier Arrangeur Casio Wk500
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With 76 touch-sensitive piano keys and a host of features, the Casio WK-500 is an ideal instrument for beginners and advanced players alike. This well-priced digital keyboard includes 670 high-quality tones, 200 rhythms (with a Rhythm Editor), 15 digital effects, auto-accompaniment, 48-note polyphony, preset scales, scale memory, and more. When it comes to recording, this Casio keyboard has line and mic inputs, USB MIDI interface, an SD card slot for song storage, and allows for 10 seconds of sampling. You can record up to 5 songs made up of 6 tracks each for approximately 12,000 notes total.
Other key features include a pitch wheel, Auto Harmonizer, Arpeggiator (90 types), general MIDI level 1 compatibility, song expansion, and 200 presets. The Casio WK-500 has two speakers for your listening pleasure, and also includes line outputs for connecting it to an amplifier or PA for even more sound. It comes with a song book, and 50 exercise phrases, music stand, and AD12 ML adapter.
Features
- 76 piano-style keys
- Touch Response (2 sensitivity levels, off)
- 48-note polyphony (maximum)
- 670 high-quality tones including stereo grand piano tones
- 200 rhythms including 77 ethnic rhythms and 20 patterns for piano play
- Rhythm Editor: 10 user rhythms
- Auto-accompaniment
- 152 Song Bank tunes, including 50 Exercise phrases
- Song Expansion: 10 songs maximum, approximately 320 KB total
- Music Preset (305 presets)
- Registration (8 banks x 4 sets for 32 setups)
- One Touch Preset (200 presets)
- Digital Effects: 10 reverbs, 5 choruses
- Preset Scale (16 scales)
- Scale memory (4scales)
- Recorder: 6 tracks x 5 songs, 1 lesson song, approximately 12,000 notes total
- Metronome
- Auto Harmonize (12 types)
- Arpeggiator (90 types)
- Rhythm / Song Bank Controller
- Musical Information System (Backlit LCD)
- USB port for computer connection
- GM level 1 compatible
- 1/4″ Line outputs
- SD Card Slot
- Pitch Wheel
- Speakers: 12cm x 2, 5cm x 2 (amplifier: 6W + 6W)
- Comes with song book, music stand, and AD12 ML adapter
- Batteries: D-size x 6 (not included)
- Dimensions: 51.3″W x 9.4″H x 19.6″D
- Weight: 18lb.
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OverviewPure playing pleasure for musicians
The high-grade keyboard WK-500 with 76 keys offers a wealth of sound diversity, rendered effectively via the AHL sound chip. Added to this is the wide range of functions, offering a diverse playground for music enthusiasts. The 305 useful music presets invite users to interpret their choice of rock and pop classics. With the rhythm editor, styles can be adapted quickly and easily to the user’s own requirements, the range of effects provide interesting sound variations (10 reverb, 5 chorus, auto-harmonizer, arpeggiator). Individual song recordings can be created with the sequencer (6 tracks/5 songs) and the sampling function (10 seconds) is available for sound recordings. A wide range of connection options audio input, microphone input round off the broad spectrum of possibilities. 76 dynamic touch keys
670 AHL tones
48-note polyphony
Step-up learning system
» Step 1: Listen When the « Auto » mode is switched on, a set practice goal must be reached before the next bar section is displayed. With the « Next » mode you can set your own learning speed. 200 rhythms
Registration memory
Sampling function
Scale tuning
Arpeggiator
Music preset
Rhythm editor
Music Challenge
USB Plug & Play/Song expansion
Sequencer (recorder)
Audio input
Line-out
SD card slot
Pitch bend wheel
Microphone input (Mic-in)
Headphone connection
Powerful loudspeaker system
Technical SpecificationsProduct Highlights
Specifications
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Ample space for music: the 6 octave keyboard scope offers the best range of options and ideal freedom for turning your musical ideas into reality.
The high-quality 670 AHL tones create clear and dynamic sounds, which unfold in all sounds and rhythms found in classical piano pieces, as well as many other genres.
Sound diversity at its best: the WK-500 can play up to 48 voices at the same time, turning interpretation of a wide range of musical pieces into a pure pleasure.
The improved step-up learning system from CASIO is based on the principal « learning by playing »: as in traditional piano lessons, the practice piece is split up into individual bar sections and learnt step-by-step. The small learning units guarantee motivation and learning success.
200 rhythms provide you with a colourful overview of the world of music.
Quick access: you can store up to 32 setups (8 benches with 4 memory spaces each) in the registration memory.
A feature with fun factor: the simple sampling of sounds via an external sound source such as MP3 and CD players (via Audio-in) or microphone (via Mic-in) offers interesting effects and amusing compositions. Whether a bar of your favourite musical piece, loops or drum sounds, human voices or noises of any kind the recorded samples (up to 10 seconds) can be played via the keyboard and effects added as desired.
The scale tuning functions open up a whole new world of oriental quarter tones and the tempering of baroque or classical music.
With the arpeggiator, a chord played on the keyboard is divided into a sequence of individual notes repeated in succession. Perfect for all dance or electro styles!
The « Music Preset Library » contains 305 « one touch settings based on popular rock and pop songs. The useful pre-settings for rhythm, tone, tempo, effects etc. makes time-consuming searches for the right settings a thing of the past. This assistant makes playing the « top 300 » child’s play!
Pop rhythm with a touch of jazz, jazz rhythm with a shot of pop: with the rhythm editor, elements from different rhythms can be combined and edited. 10 user slots are available for individual style editing.
This practice is fun and exercises your mind too: Music Challenge is a play function where the player has to hit the illuminated keys as fast as possible. On keyboards without illuminated keys, musicians can play via the large LC display: The aim of the game is to hit the correct keys as quickly as possible.
The USB/MIDI(GM) connection enables further Midfile songs to be loaded into the internal memory via the « Song expansion ». No software installation from a CD-ROM required thanks to Plug & Play and the USB driver is compatible with both Mac and Windows (from Mac OSX 10.03 and Windows XP/Vista).
With the sequencer (6 track/5 songs), you can record your own ideas quickly and easily in real-time (capacity: 12,000 notes).
Play or sing along a solution for the future: connect a CD or MP3 player to the Audio input of your WK-500. Your favourite tunes are played via the loudspeakers of the keyboard in « half playback » you can play along for the keyboard part. A good alternative to MIDI playback, particularly if you don’t want to edit the song.
Fit for the stage: The line-out enables you to connect your high grade keyboard with stage equipment such as loud speakers and mixers or your stereo system at home.
The innovative SD memory medium offers a simple means of expanding the internal song memory of the WK-500 to limitless levels.
Playing aids such as the pitch bend wheel enable you to temporarily change the pitch of played notes, to authentically reproduce guitar or saxophone playing techniques.
Simply plug in and get singing: The WK-500 has a practical microphone input facility that allows users to sing along to a selection of songs or make recordings using the sampling function.
Peaceful enjoyment: the WK-500 comes equipped with a headphone connection.
Powerful sound: the amplifier system with four loudspeakers with 2 x 6 watt creates a harmonious and uniform sound.
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