Casio CTK-3500 Home Keyboard Information, Specifications and Resources

Author: Andy Merrett / Data Driven

Overview

The Casio CTK-3500 is a home keyboard released in 2011. It is marketed primarily to home musicians.

The CTK-3500 has 61 synth/organ style full sized keys with touch sensitivity but no aftertouch. It has 48 notes of polyphony. It has hundreds of on board sounds including pianos and real world sounds, accompaniments and rhythms, and a sustain/damper pedal.

The CTK-3500 uses Casio's High-level sample playback sound system, a basic PCM-style sample engine used in entry-level keyboards. It also uses Acoustic and Highly-compressed Large waveforms sound source, offering efficient sample playback optimized for low memory with good fidelity.

It has the ability to record and play back user performances. It has built-in MIDI capabilities. It offers an on-board learning system. It has no built-in speakers which means you will have to connect it to external amplification and speakers in order to hear it. It runs from AC power.

It's a part of the CTK family of instruments.

Description

Improved sound quality and keyboard feel

Piano-style keyboard

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

Touch Response

Touch Response let's you add delicate nuances to notes by varying how much pressure you apply to keyboard keys.

Digital effects

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

Chordana Play

Add to the fun by linking the keyboard with the downloaded Chordana Play app in your smart device.

*CTK Series keyboards do not offer Key Lighting.

Chordana Play Special Site

Expand the keyboard’s store of built-in songs

Use an audio cable to transfer 50 built-in songs from the app as well as songs downloaded as MIDI files and save them in the keyboard. You can then use the saved song data with the keyboard accompaniment function to enjoy the Step Up Lesson feature.

*Songs stored in the keyboard may sound different from original built-in songs.

Play the keyboard while linked with the app

A piano roll showing the music score and finger timing is displayed on the mobile device’s app screen.

*Mobile device and audio cable sold separately.

Practice playing on the smart device screen

Another fun feature is the ability to take 3-step lessons on the smart device itself using the virtual keyboard that appears on the screen. You can confirm the chords, melody and finger timing visually on the screen, while also using the scoring function to help you master the song. The 50 built-in app songs and your downloaded MIDI file songs are all available for use in your lessons.

Dance Music Mode

Easy dance tune playback - Just touching the keys is all it takes to play dance music expressing a DJ mood. Or you can use Build-up Play to apply sound effects characteristic of dance music for even more fun.

Built-up Play

Pressing the indicated black keys livens up the music with six dramatic sound effects!

Powerful lesson functions!

Step Up Lesson

To master a song, it is best to break it up into short phrases, master each of the phrases, and then put everything together. Step Up Lesson does exactly that, providing you with the support you need to improve your play.

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

60 Song Bank Tunes

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

Designed and engineered to help you sound your best!

400 high-quality tones

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

100 rhythms and Auto Accompaniments for Latin music and other styles from around the world (100 rhythms including 46 ethnic rhythms and 10 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.

Pitch Bend Wheel

Rotate the wheel to slide the pitch of the sound being output upwards or downwards. This effect comes in handy when reproducing the sound of ethnic instruments, etc.

USB to Host Terminal

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, 10.5.8 or later, 10.6.7 or later)

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

One Touch Preset (100 presets)

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

FAQ

What year was the Casio CTK-3500 launched?

This instrument was launched in 2011

What other models did Casio release in 2011?

• AT-3
• AT-5
• CDP-120
• CTK-2200
• CTK-3200
• CTK-4200
• CTK-6000
• CTK-6250
• CTK-7000
• LK-165
• LK-280
• LK-S250
• LK-S450
• PX-3S
• SA-76
• SA-77
• WK-225
• WK-240
• WK-6500
• WK-6600
• WK-7500
• WK-7600

What models did other manufacturers release in 2011?

• Arturia MiniBrute
• Hammond SK-1
• Hammond SK-2
• Hammond XK-3c
• Kawai CE220
• Kawai CL26
• Kawai CN23
• Kawai CN33
• Kawai CN43
• Kawai CP119
• Kawai CP139
• Kawai CP179
• Kawai CP209
• Kawai CS3
• Kawai EP3
• Kawai ES6
• Kawai KDP80
• Korg Kronos 61-key
• Korg Kronos 73-key
• Korg Kronos 88-key
• Korg Pa2XPRO
• Korg Pa3X 61 key
• Korg Pa3X 76-key
• Korg Pa500
• Korg PA500ORT
• Korg Pa800
• Korg X50
• Kurzweil MP10EP
• Kurzweil MP10SRW
• Kurzweil PC3
• Kurzweil PC361
• Kurzweil PC3K6
• Kurzweil PC3K7
• Kurzweil PC3K8
• Kurzweil PC3LE6
• Kurzweil PC3LE7
• Kurzweil PC3LE8
• Kurzweil PC3x
• Kurzweil SP4-7
• Kurzweil SP4-8
• Kurzweil X-PRO MG
• Kurzweil X-PRO UP
• M-Audio KeyStudio 49i
• M-Audio Prokeys 88
• M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61
• M-Audio ProKeys Sono 88
• M-Audio Venom
• Nord Electro 3 HP
• Nord Lead 2X
• Nord Piano 2
• Nord Stage 2 73-key
• Nord Stage 2 76-key
• Nord Stage 2 88-key
• Nord Wave
• Novation UltraNova
• Roland FP-4F
• Roland HP-503
• Roland HP-505
• Roland HP-507
• Roland JUPITER-50
• Roland JUPITER-80
• Roland LX-15
• Roland RP-301
• Roland RP-301R
• Roland V-Piano Grand
• Waldorf Blofeld
• Yamaha ARIUS YDP-135R
• Yamaha CLP-430
• Yamaha CLP-440
• Yamaha CLP-465GP
• Yamaha CLP-470
• Yamaha CLP-480
• Yamaha CLP-S408
• Yamaha NP-11
• Yamaha NP-31
• Yamaha P-35
• Yamaha PSR-E233
• Yamaha PSR-E333
• Yamaha PSR-I455
• Yamaha YDP-C71PE
• Yamaha YPT-230
• Yamaha YPT-330

What other home keyboards were released at a similar time?

• Casio CTK-1100
• Casio CTK-1150
• Casio CTK-1200
• Casio CTK-1300ES
• Casio CTK-2000
• Casio CTK-2100
• Casio CTK-2300
• Casio CTK-2500
• Casio CTK-2550
• Casio CTK-3000
• Casio CTK-3400SK
• Casio CTK-4000
• Casio CTK-5000
• Casio CTK-6300IN
• Casio CTK-700
• Casio CTK-720
• Casio CTK-900
• Casio LK-100
• Casio LK-220
• Casio LK-230
• Casio LK-240
• Casio LK-270
• Casio SA-46
• Casio SA-47
• Casio SA-75
• Casio SA-78
• Casio WK-110
• Casio WK-3800
• Casio WK-500
• Roland BK-3
• Roland BK-5
• Yamaha EZ-200
• Yamaha EZ-220
• Yamaha EZ-J210
• Yamaha EZ-J220
• Yamaha KB-281
• Yamaha KB-290
• Yamaha KB-291
• Yamaha KB-90
• Yamaha PSR-E213
• Yamaha PSR-E223
• Yamaha PSR-E233
• Yamaha PSR-E243
• Yamaha PSR-E313
• Yamaha PSR-E323
• Yamaha PSR-E333
• Yamaha PSR-E343
• Yamaha PSR-E413
• Yamaha PSR-E423
• Yamaha PSR-E433
• Yamaha PSR-I455
• Yamaha PSR-OR700
• Yamaha PSR-S700
• Yamaha PSR-S910
• Yamaha PSS-680
• Yamaha SKB-J700
• Yamaha YPT-210
• Yamaha YPT-230
• Yamaha YPT-240
• Yamaha YPT-310
• Yamaha YPT-320
• Yamaha YPT-330
• Yamaha YPT-340
• Yamaha YPT410

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