CTK-2100

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At A Glance

The CTK-2100 offers pure playing pleasure with 61 piano-style keys. Discover the instrument's numerous features: whether you want to dive into a colorful world of 150 rhythms, use the sampling function together with the new Voice Pads or connect a CD or MP3 player via the audio input so that you can play along to your favorite song on the keyboard - the CTK-2100 provides a huge range of features and functions. And the step-up learning system makes it easy to hear the progress made in your playing skills.

New Voice Pad function
New 48-note polyphony AHL sound source
400 Tones, 150 Rhythms
New StepUp lesson system
Sampling Function, Audio-in Terminal for mp3-Player

Special Features

Enhanced high-quality basic functions!

Improved sound quality and keyboard feel

New AHL* sound source

All built-in tones, including piano and acoustic instrument tones, now sound better than ever before! 48-tone maximum polyphony provides plenty of margin to minimize the chance of notes being dropped when tones are layered and when playing with Auto Accompaniment.

* Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform

Piano-style keyboard

Piano-style keyboard An easy-to-play keyboard with an appearance resembling that of an acoustic piano.

Digital effects

Use effects to add reverb for more depth and breadth in your music.

New entertainment features!

Makes music more fun than ever before

Sampling function*

Sample a sound and you can play it on the keyboard! You can create sound effects for a party or other events, or use sounds to compose music. The potential for fun is virtually unlimited!

* 5 sounds plus 3 drum sets (of up to 8 sounds each). 10-second maximum total sampling time.

Sampling function Sample sound from an audio device plugged into the Audio In jack or from a microphone plugged into the microphone jack!

You can sample a favorite phrase from a track on a digital audio player, a drum sound, a person’s voice, the sound of a pet, or just about any other sound you want.

Sampling function

Play notes on the keyboard using the sampled sound!
If you sample the “Ting!” sound of a triangle, for example, you can then play notes with the sound on the keyboard. You even can add reverb, vibrato, and other effects to the sampled sound.

Incorporate a sampled sound into accompaniment patterns!
you can sample a favorite musical phrase or drum sound, and use the same to replace some Auto Accompaniment drum sets.

Voice Pad

Play sampled sounds or sampled sounds with sounds effects.
A pad also can be used to play a preset percussion sound.

Audio In jack

Connect a digital audio player, CD player, or other audio device and you can play along with music played through the keyboard’s speakers.

Music Challenge

Test your response with an exercise that is just like playing a game!

Music Challenge tests your reaction speed by requiring you to press the keys indicated by the on-screen keyboard guide in time with the Auto Accompaniment tempo using the correct fingers indicated by the on-screen fingering guide.

Powerful lesson functions!

New lesson functions guide you along the way to music proficiency

Step Up Lesson

Pieces are divided into short, easy-to-master phrases making it easy for just about anyone to learn to play. After you master a phrase you advance to the next one. With this new lesson function, you keep building up your collection of mastered phrases and soon you are able to play the entire song.

Example song: Annie Laurie

Step Up Lesson

Scoring system

Your lesson score appears on the display screen.

Voice Fingering Guide

If the keyboard senses you are having problems, it will help you by calling out finger numbers in a simulated human voice.

Lesson part select (right hand, left hand, both hands)

Metronome feature for lesson support

110 Song Bank tunes including 20 Exercise phrases (Song Book provided*)

Built-in songs cover a wide range of genres for lesson play and for your listening enjoyment. Includes Exercise phrases!

* The Song Book does not include music for Exercise phrases. Due to copyright restrictions, some Song Bank tunes may not be included in the Song Book.

Designed and engineered to help you sound your best!

Play music from around the world

A wide selection of tones (400 high-quality tones)

A wide selection of musical instrument tones supports play of songs from various genres.

150 rhythms and Auto Accompaniments for Latin music and other styles from around the world (150 rhythms including 55 ethnic rhythms and 20 patterns for piano play)

An advanced Auto Accompaniment feature provides you with access to a large collection of ethnic rhythms from around the world, with a special emphasis on Latin rhythms. In addition to Bossa Nova, Samba, and other basic rhythms, you also get Cumbia, Reggaeton, Calypso, and more!

Musical Information System (LCD)

A wealth of information is displayed to support your keyboard play.

Versatile expandability

USB port for computer connection*
General MIDI (GM Level 1) support allows connection with a computer or another GM-compatible device.

* Supported operating systems: Windows® XP Home Edition (SP2 or later), Windows® XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit ), Windows Vista® (32-bit), Windows® 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Mac OS® X (10.3.9, 10.4.11 or later, 10.5.6 or later,10.6.2 or later)

For the latest news about driver and application support under Windows® 7, visit here.

One Touch Preset (150 presets)

One Touch Preset automatically sets up the keyboard to match the currently selected rhythm.

USB MIDI

Casio continues the tradition of providing “class compliant” USB connectivity on Portable Keyboards. This allows Casio Portable Keyboards to be used with Mac or Windows computers without the need to download drivers. Class Compliant USB MIDI also allows Casio Portable Keybards to be used as a controller for the Apple iPad by using Apple’s Camera Connection Kit.