eMedia Learn To Play Piano & Keyboard Pack with USB Cable

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This review is from: eMedia Learn To Play Piano & Keyboard Pack with USB CableI was reluctant to make this purchase after reading so many negative reviews; however, I am now very pleased that I went against what I believed to be my better judgment. I have been dedicating about six hours each week to this product for the last four or five months. When I began, I possessed only the most limited of knowledge with regard to sight reading, keeping time, and rhythm. I now have to admit, though I still have much to learn, that I can play the piano because of this product (although playing well will inevitably take some time). This system worked wonders for me and was much cheaper than the alternative of paying weekly for lessons, yet I must encourage you to read the following.WARNING:- Children should not be subjected to this product, as they might experience severe boredom if product is applied directly (some instances of secondhand boredom have been reported in children under 16 that have even come into indirect contact with this product). That is, the lessons are far from engaging and should not be expected to keep a child's attention for even one moment. This might be particularly true when the child has no actual interest in learning how to play the piano, other than appeasing mom. - The software (and hardware) is, in fact, flakey. This being said, the software and keyboard have always worked for me, even if it did require a few additional steps from time to time. I discovered that one of the primary issues with the keyboard is that it will not work if the latest QuickTime update has not been installed. Considering the speed at which new QuickTime updates are made available, it is easy to see why this might require an update check quite frequently. At one point I also had to visit the company's website to download the latest drivers, since which time I have experienced no further issues. I have also realized that the keyboard will not communicate properly with the program if it is not turned on prior to opening the learning modules. If all else fails...rebooting has always worked. Even with these seemingly significant drawbacks, my own results with this product prevent me from doing anything other than singing its praises. The cost/benefit ratio, in my opinion, appears to have worked out in my favor. If you are an adult that seriously (serious enough to sit through monotone instructions and no-frill lessons) wishes to learn how to play the piano, I would recommend this product. I would also recommend utilizing these modules with a (not necessarily the one provided in this bundle, although it's not terrible) MIDI controller/keyboard, as there is great benefit to be had from the controller/software interaction and feedback....

This review is from: eMedia Learn To Play Piano & Keyboard Pack with USB CableThis is such a good idea, and such a shame that it is so badly executed. I read the reviews and thought that as is often the case it must be user error, or people not reading the manual. Unfortunately that's not the case - this product is just bad. The software is flakey at best. The keyboard worked for all of three days and then no amount of reinstalling drivers, upgrading versions, reinstalling Quicktime could get it working again. The lessons were deeply dull. Do not expect to sit a youngster down and have them learn on their own. Hopefully someone will pick up the idea and do a better job....

This review is from: eMedia Learn To Play Piano & Keyboard Pack with USB CableThe software program is ok. Although I found it more difficult than their Emedia Guitar CD-Rom. Unfortunately the people who teach these lessons are highly qualified dull people (sorry if you are that person). I was debating on purchasing the keyboard separately or together. The keyboard that comes with it connects to the computer. I thought that this would help me learn faster but I think it is really not necessary to get a keyboard that connects to the computer. Any keyboard will do fine in aiding the learning process. I am going to buy Scott the Piano Guys DVD as well. I prefer the his hands on demonstrations....

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Casio PX-120 Privia Digital Piano

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This review is from: Casio PX-120 Privia Digital PianoI traded in a PX-110 for a PX-120. I bought the Casio so I could practice piano using headphones. The most important features for me are piano action, piano sounds and metronome. I don't care much about the other features and sounds, although sometimes I use the recording feature to lay down a bass line I can solo over.Pros:* The action is significantly better in the PX120 as compared to the PX110. The loud clunking caused by the key return in the PX110 is gone in the PX120. Big difference!* 128 note polyphony means no notes cut out when you hold down the damper pedal during long runs. Nice.* Notes sustain longer when held and this sounds more realistic than the PX-110.* The "classic" piano setting is better than the PX110.* Metronome volume can be adjusted in the PX120.Cons:* The "modern" setting sounds too metallic, brittle and "twangy" for my taste, especially with headphones. So the "classic" sound is the only usable piano setting, in my opinion.* The samples are problematic for 3 notes: the second D#, E and F above middle C. There is a noticeable metallic rattle or buzz when these notes are struck firmly. Very annoying, especially with headphones. How could Casio let the product go out the door with this flaw? The PX-320 has the same problem (I went back to the store and checked the floor models with headphones).* The sound is a little bass-heavy in the PX-120. The PX-110 has a more balanced sound.* The metronome could be set to "ding" in 5/4 time (every five beats) in the PX110, and this feature was removed in the PX120. The promotional literature for the PX120 is incorrect on this point. The PX120 metronome can be set to ding every 0,2,3,4 and 6 beats. Not a huge deal, but I don't see why they had to remove it, as 5/4 isn't that uncommon anymore.* Still no 1/4" output jack, although I don't plan to do gigs with the PX120, so not a big deal to me.The sound annoyances with the PX-120 are making it hard for me to decide between the PX-110 and the PX-120. Both models have flaws, so it's a matter of deciding which flaws with which to live. I'm really annoyed at Casio for the sample quality in the PX-120. If it wasn't for the problem with the 3 notes, I'd stick with the PX-120....

This review is from: Casio PX-120 Privia Digital PianoI got the Casio PX-120 because it was the least expensive digital piano that met my requirements -- it's a full keyboard, has a very life-like piano feel, will allow you to practice with headphones, and -- with 128 note polyphony -- does not suffer from drop-outs in complex playing contexts. The keyboard instruments (two grand pianos, two electric pianos, a harpsichord, and a pipe organ) and the vibraphone are all pleasing to my ears. My worry with this and its Casio and Yamaha cognates were that a depressingly large number of people seem to report defective products in this price-range. It appears that M Williams was saddled with one of the bad ones -- there appears to be a tendency for the speakers to be defective in this model (although I have not seen anyone else report having problems with the headphone jacks.) Since everything that I researched that was within a couple hundred dollars of this unit also had a fair number of reports of failures out of the box, I decided to take a chance on this one.So far, so good. I am delighted with the sound quality and the feel of the instrument. It would be nice if there were more attention to QC during manufacture of this class of digital piano, but it does appear to be a bit of a crap shoot. So, if you decide to get one of these pianos, you may well want to make sure that the dealer is reputable and will swap it out without giving you a problem if you get a bad one. If you get a good one, it is a real treasure at a very attractive price point....

This review is from: Casio PX-120 Privia Digital PianoI received my PX-120 yesterday. I can affirm both the positive and negative aspects of all the previous reviewers. However, I would like to emphasize certain aspects of this keyboard. The body of the PX-120 is very thin, so it is ideal for small spaces.The keys feel absolutely amazing. If I were to close my eyes I would believe it was an acoustic grand piano.However, the speakers are not very good at all. The sound, although realistic, sounds muffled when played over the keyboard's small, built-in speakers. With such an overall great design, I would not have thought that Casio would have overlooked this critical aspect of a keyboard. Alternately, when using an external sound source, the tone quality is astounding.Overall, this keyboard is probably the best in the $500 or less range....

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This review is from: American Standard 110402700 Stratocaster Electric Guitar (3 Tone Sunburst)When you buy a guitar, you should play it first, but if you buy it buy online, it becomes impossible. I was afraid to buy this way, but when I received it, I was very pleased, because it was just perfect....

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This review is from: Alesis Fusion 8HD 88-Note Keyboard WorkstationI personally like the keyboard action a lot though it may be light for some people...its not as spongy-light as a Korg Karma but its not as heavily weighted as a Kurzweil SP76. Velocity, release velocity and mono aftertouch are standard.Some people have been asking how I like the Fusion's Piano and, more specifically, how it stacks up against the Korg and Yamaha offerings...Well, It kind of depends on what you like personally.Let me explain; the Piano on my Motif Rack was a brittle piece of crap to my ears. The piano on the Fusion is a lot more realistic. Personal taste varies on piano sounds quite a bit though - I've got an old Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet in the studio that I love!I needed at least one "workstation" type keybord with realistic instrument sounds like piano, clav and strings in my studio. I started with a Korg Karma but its sounds were overhyped plus it had the absolute worst keyboard I have ever felt. Later I traded it out for a Yamaha Motif rack - besides its too-bright sound it had awful MIDI timing slop...I sold it to help fund the Fusion.Through my ADAM monitors, the Fusion has a nicely flat, unhyped sound. In my opinion, the Fusion's patches sit in a mix a little nicer than Korg and Yamaha - I didn't have to compress and EQ them to get them to "play nice".I'm playing the Fusion along with a Serge Modular, Nord Modular, Yamaha VL-1, E-mu Planet Earth, Waldorf MicrowaveXT and a DSI Polyevolver Keyboard and I tell you, the Fusion can certainly hold its own, even with a disparate bunch of "weird guys". LOL! It really has a unique voice of its own thats different enough to be a very welcome addition :)The unique sound engines in the Fusion are just a blast to program and I love their sound...that's where I think it really shines, though Its obviously no slouch as a sampler either - now I can finally trash my old S2000.It seems fairly solid. I'm not planning on gigging with it - if I was, I would certainly buy a decent case, but I would do that for any synth I planned on transporting ;) I haven't had any lockups or software crashes yet...I've been digging pretty hard and deep into the beast since I got it and it seems very reliable so far. This is a much more mature OS version though...If you're looking into a Fusion, make sure the most recent OS is loaded - some of the earlier ones were very buggy....

This review is from: Alesis Fusion 8HD 88-Note Keyboard WorkstationI bought my Fusion about 4 months ago when I learned that Alesis was likely discontinuing the series. So why am I writing a review on a probably-discontinued product? Because I want to lament the premature demise of a keyboard that was definitely before it's time. And it was unfortunately a product released before investing adequate time QC'ing the thing, as the Fusion operating system was still quite buggy when it was first put on the market in early 2005. The sad part is they FINALLY fixed most of the bugs and the keyboard had the support and backing from Alesis it should have had from the start about 2+ years after it was released. By that time, unfortunately, the word-of-mouth reputation for the Fusion was already mostly bad, and trying to recover from that "bad press" appears to be a struggle Alesis is about to give up on.I'm a fairly adept synth guy though far short of "expert". I have some experience working with and programming sample-based synths, analog synths, and even PD (phase distortion) and FM (freq modulation) synths. I have a few Alesis products, a couple Moogs, and even an old Casio VZ-10 and Yamaha's FS1R and DX200. I love tinkering and plinking when time allows (that pesky full time job gets in the way) and have a decent ear for mostly getting the sounds I want. Despite using a few soft synths, I admit I prefer hardware synths.Though I ended up with a Fusion 6HD this review applies to the OS and electronics of both the 8HD and the 6HD as they're identical. I went through 2 Fusion 8HDs that both had problems with their keyboards. The black keys struck with a higher velocity than the white keys, and any highly velocity-sensitive programs (like pianos) sounded out-of-whack because the black keys were noticeably louder than the white keys. Checking out Fusion forums, I learned this isn't/wasn't an uncommon problem unfortunately.SO...with a little bit of history and background, what do I really think of the Fusion?Well, mostly I'll comment on the synthy-ness of this keyboard, which is its real strength (it's also a sequencing workstation with multitrack recording capability). The ratio of programmability versus price on this thing is/was incredible. What I paid (<$800) offers more power and programmability that my Roland Fantom X6 and literally at less than half the price. It has 4 synth engines including analog modeling (for those classic squeaky, squelchy synths sounds), sample-based playback (for more realistic instrument emulation), frequency modulation (for those DX7 klangs, rings and other metallic weirdness), and even physical modeling (mathematical emulations of wind instruments). The options for routing and modulating the sounds are incredible and the interface for programming is fairly decent (on a 1-10, I'd give it a 6 or 7). The modulation table lets you route almost anything to modulate/affect an expansive list of sound parameters, as well as letting you program modulations for the modulations. The different filters offer some impressive frequency sculpting to any of the different synth engines (FM as well), and the effects are more than adequate to help polish up the sounds.And how does it sound? Well, that's a bit subjective (ok, QUITE subjective)...the analog still sounds virtual to my ears, but smoothly so. It's a fine complement to real analog and a suitable substitute in most instances. The sample playback is fine and obviously largely dependent on the samples used....

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Deluxe 133000338 Electric Guitar (Crimson Transparent)

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This review is from: Deluxe 133000338 Electric Guitar (Crimson Transparent)Best sounding Strat I have ever played and I have had many classic Strats in the last 50 years of playing. Nice beefy easy to play neck with a lot more sustain than for instance my 62 slab due to the extra wood used making the neck. Whole body has integrity and plays very loud and twangy unplugged! Still super easy to play even with a C neck instead of a thin neck.Came well set up from the factory. Good string spacing, strings go right over top of pole pieces if a little bit close to the edge...but that's how I like 'em personally. No gaps around heel. No blems or finish flaws. Looks and plays really well for right out of the box. Other than the slightly outrageous gold plating and white pickup covers which look a bit garish, nothing to find fault with. And if I change the plastic bits to black that is because I prefer understatement. Others may flip for how "sharp" looking this one is and not touch a thing. Heck it might grow on me, and if not, small beans.Now besides having great integrity and singing sound even unplugged, how about those "vintage noiseless" pickups, you ask. Well in a word they are the best tone I have in my collection and the best tone I can recall from memory of the many Strats I have loved. And here's the shocker...Zero Noise! I mean Zero. Quieter than Lace Sensors. Quieter than humbuckers even. Like other than residual tube rush in your amp you won't be able to even tell your guitar is on 'cos the noise is just not there. I can't tell you I have tested it yet in a "stage from hell" scenario but I have checked it out around well known noise areas that drive my over driven tube setup nuts---and I get perfect results. It's scary quiet.And perfect tone. Where my 62 slab for example has too much of a glassy tone if I push it this set of pups just sound bell like and sweet, and just as soulful. No more icepick in the ear...just clear pure vintage tone for miles. Plus they are loud and big sounding in the best way. Clapton just specified putting these pickups in all his stage rigs if that tells you anything. You don't have to believe little old me, what do I know, lol.Fender I love you, great job. I would sleep with this guitar in my bed if I could, yes I am nuts about it. I really wasn't expecting this much guitar for such a reasonable price....

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Casio CTK-671 Portable Electronic Keyboard, 61-Note Touch-Sensitive

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This review is from: Casio CTK-671 Portable Electronic Keyboard, 61-Note Touch-SensitiveI am a bassist, guitarist, and vocalist working on my own project.I did not have the money to throw into a Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, or Yamaha board. All I needed a keyboard/synth for was drum sounds and some keyboard/synth fill in. At first, this seemed like the model for me..The touch sensitivity is nice.. most of the sounds are pretty decent, if not you can make all sorts of adjustments to just about anything for any tone... except the 'raindrops' tone, a common favorite on most keyboards/synths.. the raindrops tone for the Casio is a cheesy video game sound effect.Otherwise, the sound and sound possibilities were surprisingly decent.That is where the good review ends. 6 songs is not a lot of storage if you actually plan to compose with this thing.. no floppy. However you can save songs to your comp, and load songs from your comp to the keyboard.. if you have a good laptop and want to take it everywhere the keyboard goes, then this is not as much of a concern.Don't buy it if you plan to use it with Cakewalk.. Casio does not provide the .ins (instrument definitions) file for it, and the manual is useless for creating your own. It works terribly with Cakewalk (and I would imagine other MIDI devices) for this reason.If you just want to play, and never record anything, then this is the instrument for you, otherwise, go for something a bit more expensive. Do not go Casio though.. At present there are little to no .ins files for Casio boards anywhere on the web.Also, it is certainly not an instrument to take on the road, partly for the limited storage, partly for its innability to interact with other MIDI devices to the extent it could and should be able to, and partly because it is very lightweight and flimsy, don't sneeze in its direction.... Look at the price, ask yourself if you can wait a while longer and buy something that is even just a little bit more expensive.. such as a Yamaha for a hundred or two more.If you think it will help you on your home project... not unless you want to record and flatten to analog from track to track, or program everything into the keyboard and record analog....

This review is from: Casio CTK-671 Portable Electronic Keyboard, 61-Note Touch-SensitiveI was shopping and based on the reliability of my Casio CTK-511 I selected this model. This is a fun reasonable priced Keyboard with great sound and good features. Consider this one!!!...

This review is from: Casio CTK-671 Portable Electronic Keyboard, 61-Note Touch-SensitiveLove this keyboard! The touch sensitivity is easily worth any perceived compromises in sound quality compared to Yamaha or other comparably-priced products. The button layout & functionality is comprehensive without being overwhelming. Manual is good--and on-line. Backlit display is also a plus, as is the midi connectivity & modest recording capability. Sound quality of pianos & organs is especially good. Not sure if that quality would be maintained direct through a p.a., but it is certainly of high enough quality for home recording & use in small clubs. Sounds are very tweakable, and the advanced tones are for the most part immediately useful. Guitar tones are good. Obviously more expression is possible playing an actual guitar, but here again the touch feature helps--if you hit the keys hard, you get a much more dynamic response than from playing lightly. Sustain pedal is very useful for not much money. Back is tapped for two retention bolts for use on a stand, but I would be more comfortable gigging with it in a flight case of some sort. Casio calls this keyboard "high-grade," and that's an accurate assessment--it's much better than most keyboards in the $100-200 price range, and is definitely not a toy but a real, expressive musical instrument....

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