Casio CT-X5000: 800 tones, 260 styles, Casio’s AiX sound source, powerful twin 15W bass reflex speakers and microphone input make the CT-X5000 a solid contender from the Casio Pop‑up and select buttons call up menus which occupy some or all of the screen; these are typically used for selecting Programs or Styles by category. You can select from 200 Sound Sets and place up to four different sounds on the keyboard at once; three can be layered across the upper keys with another split to the lower keys. Created by master programmers and musicians, 800 instrument sounds are built into the Korg i3. These sounds include a complete GM2 set which provides fantastic compatibility with General MIDI.

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Korg I3 Portable Arranger Workstation, Silver Overview

To help flesh out your musical masterpieces, select the Style Performance Set. This is used to complete any piece you might make by providing the missing parts required. For example, you could add a bass line, drum parts, guitar, or even brass sections! Its possible to have up to 8 of these in play simultaneously, making for some seriously layered and detailed compositions. All elements can be selected and muted, and the volume levels of each can be reduced and increased as you see fit. Features Find sources: "Korg i3"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

If your idea of an arranger keyboard is one with speakers that you can just turn on and play without connecting to anything, the i3 probably won’t be for you. In fact, I found it a bit puzzling trying to establish who exactly might be in the market for one. Previously, the auto-accompaniment concept was not taken seriously by professional users, who saw it more the preserve of home hobbyists, and the market had been dominated by low-cost machines made by the likes of Casio and Yamaha. Roland's E-Series line had made inroads into improving the reputation of auto-accompaniment, but there was still some way to go. The i30's front panel features a generous supply of buttons and sliders, mainly for mode and memory selection, plus selection of auto‑accompaniment and keyboard settings. It's worth pointing out, though, that the large graphical display and touchscreen capability provide ready access to the i30's many synthesis parameters. Live mixing of the i30's accompaniment and keyboard parts is facilitated by the Output Mixer section at the left‑hand end of the front panel. The nine level sliders allow individual control of the six accompaniment and three keyboard parts, as do the nine play/mute buttons below the sliders; you can press multiple buttons at once to drop several parts in and/or out together, eg. the drum, percussion and bass parts. Editing is easy and rewarding using the graphical touchscreen interface.Whether you're fleshing out ideas or producing epic projects, the amazing sounds and intuitive controls of the Korg i3 Workstation will help you through the entire process. sound sets – place four sounds on the keyboard simultaneously (one split to the lower keys, three outlined across the upper keys). For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs. Making it easy to find the controls you need, the front panel buttons and controls are all grouped together by function.