Casio's $100 Keyboard: CT-S200 - How Good Is It?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2020
- I listen to my followers, and so I am reviewing the Casio CT-S200 for your consideration. I purchased this with my own money earned from my RUclips channel and I owe no one any favors and will give you a completely honest review. Let me know if this segment of the market is of interest to you and if you would like me to make more reviews of this super low entry level, and of course not sponsored by Casio or their competition.
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Legend says he's still saying "and people were like 'this is great, but I want something cheaper' " to this day
That's what drives the economy... And planned obsolescence
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I need to rewatch and count how many times he says, “it’s a $100 keyboard”. 🤣
I'm sure I said it a lot 😂
A good excuse for that keyboard.
i was wondering how much this keyboard cost, does he say it in the video ?
@The Joker
D'oh . . . *had*! Someone(s) messed it up!
Me and my friend created a drinking game, where every time James says "hundred dollar keyboard" we had to take a drink. I'm drunk now!
Thank you, James. You are SO good at what you do in reviewing these instruments, and I appreciate that you are considerate to people with moderate budgets. Your playing makes even cheap instruments sound great, and inspiring. Thank you!
For an extra $30, the CT-S300 does give you touch response like he said, albeit with only two levels of dynamic range. That's not a lot, but I still think it's worth the extra money because it teaches the difference of what happens when you press the keys hard or bang on them vs. just touching them softly. That does create bad habits. Yes, you would want more dynamic range than that, but if you're really looking at this low end, I think you will be more pleased with the CT-S300 just for that reason.
I always thought of your channel as the expensive piano review guy, so this is definitely a welcome surprise.
I like that you're expanding your content with a wider price range, because I'm pretty sure that many beginners watch your videos and not many of them could afford a Steinway to start learning, so it's kind of cool that you are making reviews like this one
Great review! But I wonder how much it costs. Can anybody tell me?
Check the video title. Or listen to the review. I lost count of how many times he mentions the $100 price, and how for that price it is a good instrument...cheers!🎹🎵🎹🎶
wondering the same, would’ve been nice if he mentioned it in the video!
Bruh this made my day 😂😂😂
@@IndianLandBlues woosh
Over $99.
"So I tested some $10 keyboards.."
"That's great, but we want something cheaper...."
Me😄😄
He need test this: ruclips.net/video/TgUXP63yWkc/видео.html
I watch a ton of video reviews for just about anything and everything. This is the first video from this channel that I've ever seen and I am blown away by the quality and detail of this review. Absolutely marvelous, genuine and pleasant to watch and to take 30 minutes to review a low budget item is incredible. Excellent job, sir.
Right. It had me at the thrift store looking at keyboards like maybe just maybe....
Just got mine last week. Its a good solid keyboard that plays very well for what it is. My biggest take from playing with it(and watching this video) is that this keyboard really excels at NOT being a piano. I actually bought it because I wanted to learn piano, then realized that I didn't want to learn piano in the traditional sense, but really wanted to learn what you might call "70's style" Fender Rhodes jazz-ish type playing. The electric piano sound isn't going to fool anyone, but once you connect it to a set of decent speakers it sounds pretty smooth.
Best sales pitch for it ever. Have watched a number of reviews, but yours is clearly the most enthusiastic.hee...you sold me!
I might actually get this as a travel keyboard to practise/ learn chords on. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
@Greg Farm ... or save the money and download some free piano app off the apple or google play store. (Obviously an app won’t give you the tactile sensation of a physical piano.)
This review was thorough and held my interest the way through. Your personality is very engaging, easy to listen to. Thanks a lot. Trusted. Thumbed up and subscribed.
When I started playing gigs in my Rock 'N Roll band back in 1966, I would have loved to have had a keyboard with this sophistication and sound capabilities. If it helps someone get involved with music, it is a winner!
This something like i am looking for, something that is not complete trash but want to learn something in the quarantine and be able to play Christmas carols.
Managed to buy a CT-S300 on a foreign road trip last year, was a bundle of fun. My plans of playing it in the back of the van mostly fell through as I was the driver 95% of the time, but that's no fault of the instrument!
Loved the handle, weight and speakers. Key action felt nicer than the XW-P1 I have at home, though a lot of that could just be down to new vs several years of use. My only gripe is that the red edition is limited to the CT-S200!
I am a professional pianist and I wanted something to take with me to Hawaii, to be able to do some light preparation, to use it as a midi recording controller, and maybe have some fun out on the go. I just opened it up today and I'm actually impressed. As a piano teacher, I would NOT recommend this to someone starting out with piano lessons because of the lack of dynamics and the action, but .....
That said, my 10 yo daughter just had a lot of fun creating some ambient music for about an hour.
I enjoyed your review. Thanks!
What would you recommend thats less than $300
what would you recommend less than $200?
I don’t have enough money to buy pianos lmao so cheap ones gonna have to do
Have just bought the ct-s300, that does have touch sensitive keys and a better key feel and other improvements for not alot more. Great for round the bbq with friends.
thanks!
I would like to buy a cheap portable that is good enough to feel like a real piano with touch sensitive keys. Not necessary for performance, but good enough for practice. Would you recommend the ct-s300 for that?
Is it a good keyboard?? I been thinking of getting one 😣
How do you think it would taste if you put it on the bbq
@@jongilbertson2106 it depends, how serious are you about practicing? If you want to get close to a real acoustic, I’d check out the P45 by Yamaha maybe
I landed here quite by chance. I am not musical and do not play a keyboard but I would just like to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed your video.
It looks like a baby Nord. Cute, and sounds better than I would have expected.
I personally love that it LOOKS like a baby Nord! And, as an 80's kid it hits my nostalgia button
Be aware that the speakers are terrible. He's playing through a source
Plugged into a mixing desk with stereo effects it sounds great for lots of things, it’s indispensable for 80s-90s reggae and Latin music as they used the old Casio sounds.
It is a pretty good $100 keyboard to be used as a 61-full-size key MIDI controller!
There should be functions where gifted keyboardists play on purely entry level digital keyboards. I think that would be fun
It would just further demolish illusions that expensive = always better. Barring some basic considerations there is *no* correlation
I got one of these (today, actually) for myself as an adult because I'm actually teaching myself piano. I have a Yamaha P-45 that I enjoy, but it's set up in my bedroom. My SO tends to go to bed early, about the time I would typically start my practice, so it makes it difficult to practice. Got this keyboard so I had something smaller I could move to other areas of the apartment so I can still practice while she is sleeping.
So far my verdict is that it is surprisingly nice for the price. The sounds aren't terrible, and in my opinion they are usable in a pinch. The keys feel surprisingly good for the price range. Nowhere near the feel of a high end piano, but they are textured and have a bit of travel. I've used more expensive keyboards that feel absolutely terrible and flimsy. I plan on using it with Playground Sessions (please don't smite me for not going with in-person lessons...that's on my radar), so having USB midi was a HUGE plus, and that works flawlessly.
Long story short, for my use case it is perfect.
120 shipped. A lot of stuff here I don’t care about, but lots of usable sounds. Sounds great when you record it. Prince could have recorded a half dozen albums using just this instrument. There’s plenty here to work with, achieving greatness is all on the player.
Great video, JPS. I can think of many uses for this keyboard. If I were to purchase one I could take it with me when I use my camper, I could take it on Christmas Caroling excursions on the back of a truck, I could take it to the park, a university student could take it to their dorm room, etc. As you frequently said: "It is only $100!" 👍
James please do a review of the Korg D1! I beg you! hahaha Been eyeing it together with the ES110 and no review is really helpful at all. I really value your opinion on digital pianos. Cheers!
As there have been quite a few "retro" looking video games around recently, the sounds on this instrument would be perfect for anyone composing music for those games. One person's "cheesy" is another's "atmospheric" 🙃
Me and my family learned on the Casio. My kids still enjoy it. We have a piano, but the Casio still gets a lot of play.
Great review James, for fun playing when not near my Jupiter XM, this will do. I'm going to buy one. Thank you, love your videos!
Nice review, thank you for highlighting the sounds you like! Worth the money for the vintage sounds alone.
Your garden-variety cover band keyboard player will make the price of this keyboard back in one gig, and no one in the audience will notice, know, or care what keyboard they're playing, except that it's a cool red color!
This actually looks quite fun and, oddly, almost useful. A meat & potatoes keyboard that isn't trying to be something it's not. There's a bit of a gap in the market for things like this and my own use case, while niche, might work on this. Baroque harpsichord works. I could see myself sticking this in the boot of my car, taking it to work and spending half an hour in my lunch break just keeping my fingers working. The nearest competition in that sector may be my Roland GO:Piano, but that's double the price.
I like cheesy sounds. I like red. I'm sold!
Sameeee!! The first jazzy sound sounded a lot like the music from Persona 5 lol
Casio just released a follow-up to this keyboard, the ct s1. Same portability, number of keys and colors but way better sound. I hope you can ever review that one when it becomes available.
What you have to remember is that there was a time when a lot of synths and keyboards didn’t have any form of dynamics - and we still learned how to play and had a lot of fun with them. I guess one of them was the Yamaha PS 55 - which was my 2nd keyboard and went all over the country with me. Also - some instruments like harpsichord sound just fine on non-dynamic keyboards.
Let me know if this segment of the market is of interest to you and if you would like me to make more reviews of this super low entry level.
Nice James! Go on!
2000$+ console digital pianos
Yes it is
Please review the Roland GO:Piano (61), Go:Piano(88), and Go:Keys
I'm looking at dipping my toes into the world of piano and don't want to spend a lot of money to try it out, so I like that you are reviewing entry level instruments.
I get you on the light action. I primarily play synths and keyboards and when I was looking at weighted key digital pianos, I found I kind of hated it after being used to the lighter keys on keyboards. I had the same issue with guitars being used to a heavier guitar like a Les Paul or Paul Reed Smith after learning on and using a Stratocaster for so long.
I have this and as a beginner I love it. It also can integrate via usb midi port in the rear with a Daw like Logic Pro or Fl Studio.Only thing it lacks as far as I am concerned is a lighted display. And the red is indeed cute.
Your reviews stand out, both in terms of authenticity and in terms of breadth of concerns. I find myself searching for reviews on this channel before buying an instrument 👍
I really wish you start reviewing home console digital pianos like the kawai KDP series or yamaha YDP series, love the channel and the videos!
A seriously thorough review. I wasn't sure what beginners keyboard to get but this sold me.
You're awesome 👌
Actually extremely impressive for the price.
Your videos have convinced me to attempt to learn piano, I really enjoy watching them
An instrument is as good as it's player. A friend of mine plays a Ukelele like it was a classical guitar- the tone is still Uke, but he makes it sound like 2 people playing. This is a great starter keyboard and absolutely nothing to be ashamed about owning, or excusing. Thanks for a great video upload.
Sounds nice to me! Great playing too! I bought an almost as cheap casio lk265 for 149 bucks which is touch sensitive and has keys that light up when you play it. I was thinking my 2 year old granddaughter would like it and I could learn too. Its been fun playing it. She's starting to get how to play the first few notes of twinkle little star, and I was surprised how handy its been for me for practicing learning chords. It has about 7 piano sounds most of which I don't like but one or two are pretty tolerable. Its also got a lot of other sounds including synth sounds. But like you said, if you're trying to learn basics it gets the job done for not much money. I mean it plays and its way better than having nothing to practice on. The reality is, there are people that want to play and they don't have much money and casio is making something they can afford.
Thanks for your in-depth reviews! Do you have any opinion on the Casio Privia PX 360. These are usually found in Best Buy, but not a lot of un-biased reviews on RUclips other than the ones from music shops.
I love the reviews of old or not so old organs. Like the Lowrey Stardust I'm getting. Or the old Hammond S-6 chord organs. Cool stuff.
Great video, I am exactly the audience for this video and this keyboard. My daughter will enjoy dipping her toes. Thanks very much.
I don't know how I ended up on this video, but I stayed for the whole thing. I felt like we had a blast together going through this keyboard.
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Great review! Thank you!
I'm following you because off what you said and honest review cause you bought it makes sense
When I'm semi pressing a key and hold it, the note is played like five times with one touch. Is this happening to all of them or is mine broke from where I got it?
I was planning to buy this keyboard... After watching this video, i will definitely buy this keyboard .... Thanks for the review bro...
so what keyboard @ThePianoforever you recommend with good portability> so i can practice everywhere i go, that still good for classic, korg micro key have problem with the small keys,
From my point of view it is very interesting that you have a decent user interface on this keyboard. If you compare it to a Roland FP10, FP30, Yamaha P45, P125 or a KAWAI ES-110 they all come without a display and most of the functions in the keys.
I noticed you hit a chord which continued to sound after you took your fingers off the keys.
Is there an adjustable delay, and if so, is that feature on all the presets? Does this keyboard automatically shut off after 2 minutes if you don't play it? I have that problem with the Casio CTK 500, and would like to know how to by pass that so the piano remains on all the time.
I'm mostly interested in finding a keyboard with a variety of good organ presets, more 60's pop type organ sounds, Hammond, Farfisa, etc. The CTK 500 has a great Hammond preset, but it has a lot of built in reverb which is great if you want a Cathedral sound, but I'd like to get that sound without the reverb for other songs. It's a great preset if I'm playing "Whiter Shade of Pale", but not for other songs.
Began to watch this with dubious eyes, but then I liked the way you showed your positioning of that "infamous" talk (and this channel) by actively finding good things in even cheaper stuff from the same company. Thanks for the interesting review!
Contrary to popular belief, I am not "in anyone's back pocket" nor am I being paid to say bad things about anyone's products. I simply give my honest thoughts and opinions on musical equipment.
@@ThePianoforever Yup, I always find your points honest and fair, as long as I can tell! Just that I hadn't even imagined you ever feature a $100 toy :)
Hi James, great video! Happy to see you reviewing keyboards like this one. May I also know what audio interface are you using? Thanks!
Im sold. Thanks for the video!
Damn..I'm going to get mine soon and thanks to You..
Dude. Idk who you are but thank you so much for this video. I just got one of these and your video was extremely informative and useful!!! ^_^
Stay awesome!
The best feature on this $100 keyboard is its midi controller capability. Plug it in ur DAW and use a VST for superb sounds
Would you be willing to review the Yamaha YPT-255? It's a relatively cheap digital keyboard that I got a few years ago before I started taking piano seriously, and I'd love to get your input on it
james. here I am again.. thank you for reviewing lower class keyboard.. I hope you will review CASIO CT-X5000 as what I had ask you before..
Your videos are awesome i love the intro for this one Lol . You look like a young John Mellincamp btw
WOw I really enjoyed the review. Made me laugh so much.
As always, very nice and interesting review! Thank you! I would personally recommend spending a little more to get sensitive keys. What about reviewing Yamaha Reface series?
Does it have midi out? If so it seems like a decent midikeyboard for some of my semianalogue synths :)
I'm looking at this for my first Piano keyboard to see if I can learn piano. Since this Casio has a midi connection could I just hook this up to an ipad and use some soft of DAW software to get a more realistic acousitc piano sound?
Glad to see and hear this. It looks like Granny’s gift to grandson. ESP liked how you introduced this video.
How did you enhance the sound? Can you pair it via USB with an external speaker?
Great review brother.
Thanks for making the video. I'm curious to see what the other makers, such as Yamaha, Roland, and Korg, have to offer at or around the $100-$125 price point, and compare their playability, how they sound, what features they have, and which are good for beginners.
Did you ever figure out which one was the best one?
If you're looking for a cheap way to play Bach by the beach when you're travling, this might be very nice. It seems to have a harpsichord sound and organ sounds - what more do you need?
I looked at this model for portable use but I ended up spending a few more dollars for the CT-S300 which has touch sensitive keys, basically the same keyboard but with couple of extra features.
Is it possible to use as midi controller to trigger midi information on a PC ?
Great review, enjoyed 👌
Was that Chopin's Nocturne you started to play at 11:42? Would have loved to hear a few more bars 😀
james, please save me: I gig with a Roland G6. It's great, but heavy--35 pounds. Also, i don't use the sequencer or do sampling. Is there a simpler twelve pound synth out there with a similar keybed feel? the Roland VR-09 feels like a rubber band provides the key resistance. it just doesn't have the snap of the G6 keys. thanks, in advance, for your help.
man you make that thing sound amazing! :) thank you!
Wow., impressive little keyboard! I could see kids making thier own videos and adding sound effects as well as learning to play music. Cool gift!
To fix the polarity issue you could try making sure you don’t have the pedal pushed down when you turn it on and if it is still reversed just push it down when you turn it on to mess with the polarity thus fixing it
Hey does this have a midi port? I’m a jazz drummer so I just want a keyboard to work on some theory stuff because my upright is stupid de tuned and I can’t bring that to colledge. But I also make lofi and I hate plying on a key board keyboard so I’m curious if I can plug it into logic?
yes, you could. Use the "USB port" out from this keyboard, and get some adapter to mac, if it's a thunderbolt 3 port
Will this be able to plug into my audio interface and work in daw with my guitar/basses?
You are doing great lad, keep going.
The sitar and some of the organ sounds were legitimately surprisingly good!
Maybe it is a toy instrument but it also has some nice quality sounds inside, and can be perfectly used for playing at home if you don't need anything more advanced with dynamic keyboard. After all, it is an instrument offering good quality for its price. Far ago I had a similar Yamaha for beginners and it was really a good introduction to the world of music.
James can you please tell me, the name of the piece you play with the Picollo voice with the CT-S200, at 23:29? I really like it.
Also, can you please try to review the Yamaha CP300 Stage piano, its the one I am thinking about getting, and really interested to see your review on it.
I'd greatly appreciate it from you.
Thank you!
Albert Elazar EEEAAAOOO, try search it in youtube :D
My casio CT s200 have a strange sound in the left speaker, that's normal? Thanks
Good video man😁 keep it up!
Could you review the just-released Casio CT-S1? It’s supposedly the “pro-ish” version of this one, for $99 more. It has touch-sensitive keys (3 levels, so I hear). There have been reviews online, but I appreciate your attention to detail and understanding of what a gigging musician might need in an instrument.
Great video buddy! Can you suggest a good keyboard for beginners before $150? Maybe between Casiotone 100/200/300, which one do you suggest?
Its a professional level instrument for India and Turkey because we can only afford this one. Digital ones are beyond dreams for me
I'm debating between this and the casio cts1, I´m just concerned about the feel of the keys as I'm used to my yamaha np30 and how well they work as midi controllers. Great video as usual!
Hey what would you recommend for a beginner 😣
I bought CT-S1 and I love it! ❤️
I got a feeling no matter how cheap the keyboard is, you can still make it sound like $1000000000 dollars.
I'm thinking about buying this for a bundled up with a rough guitar both for $80 through offerup I'm know the keys and 2 or 3 chords but I'm still a beginner. Should I get the Yamaha for$140 ?
Hello. You are the best unbiased and objective reviewer on YT. Any plans to review the Casio Previa PX 560? I really am ready to pull the trigger on that one. Would so appreciate your impressions. Thank you.
Where is a good place to start looking for 1st digital keyboard? I / we have a Casio LR-135. My daughter pokes around on it occasionally. I am interested. But the placement of middle C key puts me off. Very few base keys on it. Might actually play if the keyboard was full size or at least had middle C in the middle.
If your daughter has any intention of ever playing the piano seriously, then a Yamaha P45.
how about reviewing the CT-S300? Casio says its got touch response keys. Is that the same as dynamic action?
Great review, I thought the non-string synthesized voices sounded great for $100 when you played it, although I'm not so sure it would sound so good if I was playing it.
Was looking for an affordable keyboard to buy for my girlfriend and settled on this one after watching your review. Thanks so much!
i think if you turn on the instrument while pressing the pedal it switches polarity. It does on my P45.