Casio CT-X3000 61-Key Touch-Sensitive Portable Keyboard

The CT-X3000 features 61 touch-sensitive full-size keys that give you expressive, dynamic control over your melodic runs, whether you re playing loud or soft. The sound engine employs the company s AiX Sound Source technology to accurately reproduce every nuance of more than 800 acoustic and synthesized instrument sounds-and of course a gorgeous grand piano. With 100 DSP effects onboard including amp models, EQ, delay, reverb, and other classic effects, you can create new sounds and save 100 of your own.

With 235 built-in auto-accompaniment Rhythms, you always have a band ready to jam. The variety of Rhythms spans the globe, from old favorites to contemporary electronic music. Each Rhythm includes four variations and can be edited to suit your needs. When songwriting, you can quickly capture your inspiration with the 17-track recorder, then sculpt your tracks with quantization and other editing tools. Four Phrase pads allow you to record up to 100 musical phrases, drum patterns, bass lines, or other patterns, and recall them instantly while playing.

Other features include a pitch-bend wheel for a seamless and dynamic performance and two assignable expression pedal inputs allowing for external creative control of various parameters. A 3.5mm aux input lets you plug in your phone/tablet and play along with your favorite songs.

USB MIDI enables the keyboard to control other instruments or to connect to your computer, giving you more advanced editing options for your Rhythms and sounds. There is also a separate USB device port that can be used to connect a flash drive and play audio files or save your custom sounds, Rhythms, and songs. The CT-X3000 is powered via the included AC adapter or 6 AA batteries (available separately), making it perfect as a go-anywhere musical partner.

CT-X3000 Features at a Glance

• 61 full-size keys, touch sensitivity
• 800 high-quality AiX sounds with grand piano, save/recall 100 user sounds
• 235 auto-accompaniment rhythms, save/recall up to 50 user Rhythms
• 12W speaker system, headphone jack
• Powered via included AC adapter or 6 AA batteries
• Pitch-bend wheel
• Master effect: EQ (10 presets)
• 100 DSP effects, 15 delays, 12 choruses, 24 reverbs
• 30 built-in songs
• Lesson function for practicing left hand, right hand, or both hands
• 17-track sequencer
• 4 phrase pads
• Arpeggiator (150 patterns)
• Center cancel (vocal cut) from input from the aux-in jack
• 8 registration buttons with 16 banks
• 2 expression pedal inputs
• USB MIDI port and USB port for devices
• Bright, backlit LCD display
• Includes tablet-ready music rest

The drum kits come alive with authentic acoustic drums, vintage drum machine sounds, and a huge collection of percussion instruments and sound effects. Play a synth, add an arpeggiator and drum part, and create EDM. Use the category select buttons to explore the 800 sounds and edit parameters like attack, release, filter cutoff, and resonance.

Powerful 12W Sound System

The 6W+6W amplifier and bass-reflex speakers deliver plenty of power, in or outdoors. The speaker system is protected by tough metal grills and packs more than enough power to play a small venue without an external amplifier.

High-Performance DSP and System Effects

The CT-X3000 offers 100 powerful and editable DSP effects including phasers, flangers, rotary-speaker simulation, dynamics processing, and much more. These effects can be extensively modified, so you can dial in the perfect sound. There are also 15 delays, 12 choruses, and 24 reverbs that can be applied to the mix.

Your Signature Sounds and Settings at Your Fingertips

Once you ve set up the CT-X3000 with your choice of sounds, rhythms and other settings, you can save the settings as a Registration for instant recall right when you need it. There are eight convenient Registration buttons with 16 banks, giving you a total of 128 Registrations that can be quickly selected during your performance

Compose and Arrange

The 17-track MIDI recorder lets you record up to 10 original songs with step recording and editing functions. The multichannel mixer with optimal mix-down capabilities enables you fine-tune your compositions and performances.