Casio‘s musical instrument division — comprising its miniature and full-size keyboards and digital pianos — is losing significant money. According to its latest year-end figures, its sound (electronic musical instrument) division had a negative profit to the tune of -3.4bn yen. Clearly the company is well aware of the apparent […]
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Casio CT-S1000V with vocal synthesis Casio has introduced its new Casiotone CT-S1000V, claiming to be the first vocal synthesizer than can turn any text into a musical phrase and then ‘sing’ it using full harmony based on notes played on the keyboard. On board Casio has loaded in 100 Lyric […]
Alongside its new range of Celviano digital pianos, Casio has introduced the Privia Pro PX-5S professional stage piano. The Privia Pro is a new category of Casio digital piano, targeted at professional stage pianists. Not only is it a digital piano but it can also serve as an advanced MIDI […]
Josh Charles, Casio’s Privia spokesperson, has announced his new single “Life Ain’t Fair”, co-written with Milton L. Brown. Written using a Privia PX-3 digital piano Charles says, “‘Life Ain’t Fair’ is a song that speaks for what is happening to the socio-economic state of our country, and yet for as […]
About six months have passed since Casio launched its last Privia digital stage pianos and now we have the PX-830 to peruse. Casio has certainly pulled out all the stops with this one, which offers four-layer dynamic stereo piano samples with seamless transitions and a wide dynamic range — in […]
Casio has today announced the arrival of two new “world class” digital pianos in its Privia range. View Casio PX-720 and Casio PX-120 on Amazon. The PX-720 and PX-120 both feature 88 scaled hammer-action keys, and boast a slim design. In fact, the PX-120, which comes in a choice of […]
Yamaha has reported overview financials for the first quarter of 2026, and not only is it overall in a healthy position, but its musical instrument division seems to be growing in nearly all markets. The key drivers of this are acoustic pianos — thanks to higher sales in Europe, North […]
Choosing a digital piano can be confusing, with plenty of jargon to wade through. It’s important to know which models are most suitable for different musician skill levels. Beginning musicians may not need to spend a large amount of money, particularly if they are unsure whether they will maintain their […]
Casio is a well-known brand offering a wide range of digital pianos and music keyboards. Here we look at the main ranges of instruments which come with 88 keys. An electronic instrument with 88 physical keys most closely mimics the majority of acoustic pianos, and removes the need to transpose […]
NAMM 2023 ran from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th April. We’re still updating all the major piano, keyboard and synth-related news on this site and will post highlights and links on this page: Manufacturers Scroll to read all or select: BlackBT BlackBT announces its new SusEx wireless pedal, suggesting it’s […]
Vidami Blue footswitch enhances DAW use and online video control At first glance, Vidami Blue looks like a natural wireless evolution of the original Vidami, but what’s not readily visible is a host of powerful features that puts the Vidami Blue in a class all its own. When we created […]
Roundup of product launches and news from Winter NAMM 2019: Jump to a section: Instruments Acoustic Pianos Digital Pianos Keyboards Synths Organs Others Software Manufacturers Arturia Bösendorfer Casio Effigy Labs Korg Novation Roland Steinberg Yamaha Instruments Acoustic Pianos Yamaha showcases its TransAcoustic TA2 pianos, offering the best of both acoustic […]
Following our report that Yamaha has updated its Disklavier Education Network comes Casio’s announcement that it will be championing musical education across US schools and colleges. First up, educators attending the 2014 NAMM event can register to win their own Privia PX-350 digital piano, meet the Casio team and pick […]
Together with the new Privia PX-830 digital stage piano, Casio has introduced its latest Celviano digital pianos, the AP-620, AP-420 and AP-220 models. In a compact case design not dissimilar to the Privia PX-830, features include a four-layer dynamic stereo piano sample, 128 note polyphony, 88-note Tri-Sensor scaled hammer keyboard, […]
These two stage pianos have been superseded several times. Recent models include the PX-765, PX-S7000HM, PX-S7000BK, PX-S7000WE, PX-S6000, PX-S5000 and PX-S3100. See our Casio instruments page on Keyboard Finder. And check out the latest Casio Privia models on Amazon. Rather quietly, with no obvious press release, Casio last week announced […]