Casio ctk 591

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That one doesn't look too bad, thanks.

I guess these types of beginner ones don't really even compare in sound quality to the more dear Rolands or Yamahas?
 
Monkey Allen said:
I guess these types of beginner ones don't really even compare in sound quality to the more dear Rolands or Yamahas?
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You'd probably be pleasantly surprised at the quality of sound in even a lower line Casio or Yamaha.

The fancy stuff comes at a price, but for regular old bread and butter piano, organ, strings, bass etc. the XG/GM standard has improved the sound quality by a substantial margin.

The sounds may or may not sound good coming out of the onboard speakers, but when you get it plugged into a real set of monitors that's when the quality of the sounds becomes apparent.

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I would probably plan on recording the onboard speakers with a couple of mics.
 
You will get a better sound by using a line or headphone out and go direct instead of micing it....especially with the onboard speakers of a Casio.
 
Monkey Allen said:
I would probably plan on recording the onboard speakers with a couple of mics.
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Why?? All you gotta do is run a line out into your DAW or recording device. No mics, no noise, no crappy speakers.
 
The CTK 591 says it has a phones/ output jack (TRS) and it has an 'Assignable jack' (also TRS).

Could I use both of those, one each for Left and Right to my monitors?

If I just used the phones/ output jack, wouldn't that only give me a TRS line to one speaker?

Also, on a different note...I have an old guitar amp sustain peddle. Would this work as a sustain peddle for a keyboard too?

thanks
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Monkey Allen said:
Could I use both of those, one each for Left and Right to my monitors?
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You would need only one -- saying they are 'TRS' almost surely means they're stereo jacks.

Would this work as a sustain peddle for a keyboard too?
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Maybe and maybe not. The only way to find out is to try it and see.

As far as putting microphones up to the speakers in whatever keyboard you buy, that's unnecessary. The sounds will be output from both the 'phones/output' jack and from the 'assignable output' jack. As David K said, no mics, no noise, no crappy speakers.


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I've got a Casio CTK 691 and I spent quite a while using the headphone out to record directly into my soundcard, but I have a feeling that the amp for the headphone out circuit is not all that great, because it doesn't sound as good as when it's coming throught the built-in speakers, so I tried miking the speakers with an SM57 and surprisingly enough it did sound a little bit better. Your other option is to load a VST instrument (organ or piano or whatever) into your sequencer and use the Casio as a MIDI keyboard, I've had far and away the best results doing that.
 
Thanks for the advice...I don't think I wanna even touch midi...it's always baffled me really. My condenser mics should go ok just micing the onboard speakers, and I'll try direct too.
 
Monkey Allen said:
I don't think I wanna even touch midi...it's always baffled me really.
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No one is born with a knowledge of midi.

Your 'don't know and don't want to know' attitude is nothing but a liability.

Especially if you're working on music on computers (and even if you're not) midi is all around you. Of course midi is the controlling language for the whole synth and softsynth world, but many audio/midi sequencer programs have plenty of midi surprises built right in. It's in hardware mixers, effects boxes and patchbays, in lighting controllers and DJ mixers, even microphones and microphone preamps.

Here are links to three good articles on midi basics - part one, part two and part three.


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