Casio PX575R Privia Keyboard with Stand

Owning a piano is easy for beginners and professionals. Casio Privia PX-575CS is a digital piano with a real acoustic-piano feel. It features 88 full-size hammer action keys and beautiful piano sounds, plus auto-accompaniment and a host of other useful features and functions. It is the perfect choice for everything ranging from home use to professional applications. Powerful 2-way bass reflex speakers provide high-quality sound. The PX-575 can be connected to your computer via USB and also includes an SD card slot for memory storage, transfer, and play. Rich sound with grand piano keyboard touch is the central point of this music keyboard. This model is loaded with features such as Microphone Input and Volume Control, Large LCD Screen, Registration Memory, Rhythm and Tone Controller, and Internet Data Expansion System. The auto-accompaniment feature will give you the sound of a full ensemble. Digital piano setups can be stored in memory for later recall and instant settings whenever you need them. Up to 32 setups (4 setups x 8 banks) can be stored in registration memory. SD memory card slot helps to simplify transfer of data from a computer and lets you store volumes of data for later recall when you need it. You can also load a card with a standard MIDI file (SMF) and play it back on the digital piano. In addition to the 620 standard tones, the keyboard also includes 50 realistic drawbar organ tones (for a total of 670). Drawbar organ tones can be controlled using nine digital drawbars. You can also select percussion or key click, and even edit the parameters of preset tone and save up to 100 original tones in user tone memory. It's what a piano ought to be! Synth Parameters Attack time; Release time; Resonance; Cutoff frequency; Vibrato type; Vibrato delay; Vibrato depth; Vibrato rate; Octave shift; Level; Touch sense; Reverb send; Chorus send; DSP line; DSP type; DSP parameter Unit Dimensions 52 15/16 x 13 3/4

The PX-575R with 88 full size hammer action keys combines real piano feel and beautiful tone with Auto-accompaniment and a host of other useful features and functions. With 670 preset plus 224 user tones and 166 preset plus 16 user rhythms it’s the perfect choice for everything ranging from home use to professional applications. Powerful 2-way bass reflex speakers provide high-quality professional –level sound. The PX-575R can also be connected to your computer via USB and also includes an SD card slot and custom wood stand. The elegantly stylish design of the PX-575R gives it an appearance that is similar to that of a fine piece of audio equipment. Compact and lightweight, the PX-575R allows it to be used in either a stand-alone tabletop configuration or on a stand (optional). This versatility means the PX-575R fits right in just about anywhere, from the living room to the bedroom, den, or music room. Feature List 620 Tones include Rich Advanced Tones A total of 400 Advanced Tones are programmed with DSP tones to make them richer and more powerful. Advanced tones like Stereo Piano and Tremolo Electric Piano enhance the Piano and Electric Piano tones to create a totally new sound. 50 Drawbar Organ Tones In addition to the 620 standard tones, the keyboard also includes 50 realistic drawbar organ tones. Drawbar organ tones can be controlled using nine digital drawbars. You can also select percussion or key click, and even edit the parameters of preset tone and save up to 100 original tones in user tone memory. Flash Memory Built-in Flash memory lets you expand your selection of tones and rhythms by downloading data from the CASIO MUSIC SITE, or by the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the keyboard. You can also store up to 200 SMF format music files for playback. Piano Setting Button The press of a button optimizes the keyboard setup for piano play. 166 Preset Rhythms + 16 User Rhythms A selection of 166 rhythms include accompaniments for everything from rock to pops and jazz. You can also transfer accompaniment data from your computer and store up to 16 of them as user rhythms in keyboard memory. Auto Accompaniment Simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythm, bass and chord parts play automatically. One-touch Preset instantly recalls the most suitable tone and tempo settings to match the rhythm you are using. Big, Information-packed Display A big built-in display shows chord names, tempo setting, keyboard information, staff notation of notes played and more for full support of all your keyboard play. A built-in backlight keeps the display easy to read, even in total darkness. Song Memory Record up to six parts in memory, along with their tone, volume, pan position, and other parameters for later playback. Realistic ensemble play can also be created using the Auto Accompaniment function. Synthesizer Mode Edit built-in sounds to produce your own original creations. Up to 120 of your own sounds can be stored in memory for recall, just like the built-in tones. General MIDI compatibility The General MIDI tones of this keyboard let you connect to a personal computer to enjoy "desktop music" capabilities. This keyboard can be used as a desktop music input device or sound source, and it's just the thing for playback of commercially available pre-recorded General MIDI music software. Powerful effects A collection of powerful effects, such as DSP, reverb, chorus, and more, give you total control over the type of sound you want. You can change the parameters of an effect to create your own, original effects. A 4-band equalizer is also included. USB Port A USB port provides quick and easy connection to a computer. Mixer You can specify tone, volume, pan position, and other parameters for each built-in Auto Accompaniment part. You can also control the same parameters for each channel during MIDI input. Registration Memory Digital piano setups can be stored in memory for later recall and instant settings whenever you need them. Up to 32 setups (4 setups x 8 banks) can be stored in registration memory. SD Memory Card Slot A built-in SD memory card slot helps to simplify transfer of data from a computer and lets you store volumes of data for later recall when you need it. You can also load a card with a standard MIDI file (SMF) and play it back on the digital piano.

I just got a casio pr575 or whatever, and it works well. The only objection I have is that when one lets up on keys, there is sometimes a loud mechanical click! It's very annoying. If I could figure out how to get the thing apart, a bit of felt would fix the problem, but it's a real Chinese puzzle to get it apart. Oh, well, it was only $600 Jerry O'Dell

I've been a professional musician for 37 yrs. Have hauled a Hammond B-3 and a 'real' acoustic piano (yes, all 600+ lbs.!), that I had to personally tune every 2 wks. After retiring the console piano 20 yrs. ago, and the B-3, 10 yrs. ago, I've tried all the replacements, from piano-action to synth-action. I finally decided my choice of professional gear, whether I use 2 or 3 keyboards, is to have that 'weighted' feel on at least one of them. I bought the Casio Privia PX-575R (the 'R' denotes the support stand) last summer, and have very few complaints. No, it doesn't have the midi in/out jacks for slaving rack mounts, tho' one can achieve this thru a USB-midi adaptor, and if one isn't careful when playing - especially while singing, one can accidentally 'bump' a button or two, thereby switching a preset to another sound, but this may be overcome through awareness. As far as weight...this thing can easily be tucked under one's arm at just under 37 lbs., so I don't know what the complaints are on this, weight-wise. Come on! I've played on weighted-key versions weighing 80 lbs. or more! All in all, you're going to get a great sounding keyboard, with great GM sounds, plus hundreds (620) of sounds to choose from. What's greater than other Casio boards, is this model has a keypad (0-9) to navigate around with, plus great sounding stereo speakers to practice with (they cancel after plugging in a cord). And for the price, you don't have to spend $1500-3000 to get great sounds. It's worked great for me in live situations. I'm keeping mine.

Excellent sounds, nice piano touch, easy to use and understand. The piano sounds are quite good - even better when put through a real PA system. My only complaints are the lack of a separate "line-out". I've been using a "tip-ring-sleeve" to 2 1/4" jack insert cable and it works well when plugged into the headphone jack - just an extra "bothersome" step. Also the lack of Midi In-Out-Thru is kind of awkward - a USB to midi adapter takes care of it, but again, one more extra step. With all the rhythms and sequencer it is a fun instrument to leave out and just play and it records well. Casio is so close to having the ideal performance instrument, but they always seem to stop just short of it - and Korg, Roland and Yamaha are great but always expensive and way more stuff than you can use on the job. (I've taught band and choir for 31 years and have played professionally even longer, so I've tried a lot of stuff over the years)

Casio PX-575r review: Cons: 1) No midi output 2) No midi input 3) No drivers for Windows Vista 4) No drivers for Macintosh 5) No drivers for anything but outdated windows software. 6) According to Casio support, no Mac drivers will ever be issued. 7) This keyboard can not read midi files other than Casio's type 0. 8) Keyboard is NOT portable 9) Incredibly heavy, requires two people to carry. 10) Huge size, takes up a lot of space in your studio. 11) Memory Card may produce crashes 12) Unhelpful tech support 13) Manual lacks crucial information. Pros: 1) It makes pretty sounds. 2) It is a good value if you don't mind the size CASIO needs to update its drivers. Check Casio specs website against your computer model and OS before you buy.

Some of the things about this keyboard are fantastically impressive, but other (omissions) make me want to tear my hair out. On the whole, This is a great keyboard for practicing on/playing at home, or possibly for use in a studio. If you need more than that, look elsewhere. I bought it to have a cheap, very portable keyboard with a great feel and sound in my office. My main piano at home is a Yamaha P-250. First the bad. It's plastic, and I have some doubts about its durability. But I've only owned it a few months, so so far it's fine. The main limitation of this board is that it has only 32 note polyphony (10 notes with some tones!). This is a crazy, crazy oversight. If you use the auto accompaniment and harmonization features, you can run out of notes fast. There's a 6 (I think) track sequencer built in, but I don't know how you could use all 6 tracks without running out of notes. Even doing a lot of heavy pedaling could conceivably cause you to run into problems on the 10 note polyphony tones. Also, there are no midi in/out jacks. this doesnt affect me, but I find it a very odd ommision. Midi can be done through USB, and standard midi files can be played from (or stored on) smart media cards. Also there are no stero jacks for connecting to an external amplifier or sound system. There are two stereo headphone jacks, so one could conceivably run them to an external amp, but I've not tried it. Also, I have very sensitive hearing, so maybe I'm oversensitive, but I find that the keys make very loud clicks when they are released. 30 cents of felt to soften the sound as they come back up on release would have made this board so much better. ---------- Now for the good. The keyboard has an incredibly realistic feel to it. If you closed your eyes you might think you were playing a real piano. I would say that the keys have a slightly softer touch than that of my Yamaha 250, but a slightly heavier touch than the Roland RD700SX I've also played. Touch is a very subjective thing to quantify, but I really like how this keyboard feels. Sounds: The sounds are fantastic. The main piano sound in particular is incredible. But what suprised me is how good most of the other General Midi sounds are. They are comparable (and in many cases better) than the GM sounds on my Yamaha P-250 (which cost about 3 times as much). I wanted a keyboard I could have in my office with great feel and great sound. This keyboard fit that bill at a very reasonable price. For that I'm happy with it. Some of the many additional features worth noting: Built in Auto Accompaniment and Harmonization features, Large, backlit display, synthesizer function for editing built in sounds, Lots of DSP effects options, and a built in mixer. etc... There's no keyboard in this price range that has this many features and such great sounds. It's a bargain. But if you need a keyboard to take out on the road, get something more sturdy.