Casio LK-280 Home Keyboard Information, Specifications and Resources

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Casio LK-280

Overview

The Casio LK-280 is a home keyboard released in 2011. It is marketed primarily to home musicians.

The LK-280 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. 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 LK family of instruments.

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Specifications

Form

Number of Keys: 61
Key Weight: Synth
Key Size: Full
Touch Sensitive:
Aftertouch:

Sound

Number of Voices: 600
Polyphony: 48
Sound Generation: unknown
Piano Sounds:
Real World Sounds:
Sounds Editable:
Accompaniments:

Extra Features

Recorder/Sequencer:
Tutorials:

Communication

MIDI:
USB:
Tablet Connectivity:

Power

AC Power:
Batteries:

Audio

Speakers:
Audio Out:
Audio In:

Pedals

Sustain Pedal:
Soft Pedal:
Expression Pedal:

Release Info

Year: 2011
RRP: $299

Description

The new Casio LK-280 portable keyboard features a 61-Key Piano Style Touch Response Keyboard with light-up keys. Featuring 600 total onboard Tones, 180 Rhythms, and Reverb plus Chorus Digital Effects. Packed with great features such as Casio's famous Light-up keys and Step-up Lesson System, a 5 track recorder, audio inputs for an MP3 player and a class compliant USB port for MIDI. The LK-280 comes with an included power supply but it can run on batteries if you?d like to take your music with you. All this makes LK-280 more powerful and expressive than anything like it.

Unit Dimensions W x D x H (inch):
37.36 x 13.78 x 4.02
Unit Weight: 11.02 lbs
Box Dimensions W x D x H (mm):
39.17 x 16.46 x 6.14
Boxed Weight: 19.40 lbs

FAQ

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This instrument was launched in 2011

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