Comments on: Casio Cdp 100 Digital Piano http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/ Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mitchell D. Hiller http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Mitchell D. Hiller Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:33:57 +0000 http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/#comment-1779 I was looking for a realistic piano feel keyboard as a midi controller. While the CDP100 may lack many bangs & whistles of the more expensive dedicated controllers, the pros entirely outweigh the cons. It is MUCH lighter. It is much cheaper. It feels at least as realistic. It is acoustically quieter than any modern dedicated controller. It still offers 16 midi out channels. As a sound source, very limited. I haven't heard the pianos on larger speakers so it's not fair to comment. The 1/8" headphone out jack is the only way to get audio out of the machine. This is a very weak alternative to a 1/4" stereo output. To make matters more unreliable, the speakers shut off when this is plugged in. Therefore it's probably a normalled 1/8" jack - the most undependable connection imaginable, & I would expect to develop problems with the internal speakers cutting out if the jack is used regularly. Bottom line, I do intend to buy one, if somewhat reluctantly. I was looking for a realistic piano feel keyboard as a midi controller. While the CDP100 may lack many bangs & whistles of the more expensive dedicated controllers, the pros entirely outweigh the cons. It is MUCH lighter. It is much cheaper. It feels at least as realistic. It is acoustically quieter than any modern dedicated controller. It still offers 16 midi out channels. As a sound source, very limited. I haven’t heard the pianos on larger speakers so it’s not fair to comment. The 1/8″ headphone out jack is the only way to get audio out of the machine. This is a very weak alternative to a 1/4″ stereo output. To make matters more unreliable, the speakers shut off when this is plugged in. Therefore it’s probably a normalled 1/8″ jack – the most undependable connection imaginable, & I would expect to develop problems with the internal speakers cutting out if the jack is used regularly. Bottom line, I do intend to buy one, if somewhat reluctantly.

]]> By: Hockeydad http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 Hockeydad Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:15:40 +0000 http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/#comment-1778 Great piano for the price - but not here. Why would anyone pay $450 (or OMG $499 used) plus shipping for a used Casio CDP 100 digital piano without a stand, when you can buy it new at a number of great guitar/music web sites for $399 including free shipping and no tax (depending on your state). Very odd. By the way, you can get a new CDP 100 INCLUDING CASIO'S STAND for $499 new (again, no shipping or tax). I purchased for my 14 year old son who just took up piano - he was frustrated by the small, cheap electronic piano he was using previously and likes this one alot! <br /> <br />I thought Amazon sellers were pretty savvy and understand good pricing but you never can tell! Great piano for the price – but not here. Why would anyone pay $450 (or OMG $499 used) plus shipping for a used Casio CDP 100 digital piano without a stand, when you can buy it new at a number of great guitar/music web sites for $399 including free shipping and no tax (depending on your state). Very odd. By the way, you can get a new CDP 100 INCLUDING CASIO’S STAND for $499 new (again, no shipping or tax). I purchased for my 14 year old son who just took up piano – he was frustrated by the small, cheap electronic piano he was using previously and likes this one alot!

I thought Amazon sellers were pretty savvy and understand good pricing but you never can tell!

]]> By: L. Chen http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 L. Chen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:04:12 +0000 http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/#comment-1777 it really feels like authentic (new type) <br /> piano. not those old ones tho, which have deeper keys. it <br /> sounds also good enough to imitate piano, but the sound does <br /> not react in a sensitive way to the stength of hitting the keys <br /> as a piano does. but if you don't play concerto on it, it does <br /> not really matter.also, since it does not have other additional <br /> functions such as midi, you don't waste your money on the <br /> things you don't need. it is purely an imitation of a piano. in <br /> all, if you only want to practice and get the sense of feeling a <br /> nd keep in the music loop, it worthes. very good model I woul <br /> d say. <br /> <br /> it really feels like authentic (new type)

piano. not those old ones tho, which have deeper keys. it

sounds also good enough to imitate piano, but the sound does

not react in a sensitive way to the stength of hitting the keys

as a piano does. but if you don’t play concerto on it, it does

not really matter.also, since it does not have other additional

functions such as midi, you don’t waste your money on the

things you don’t need. it is purely an imitation of a piano. in

all, if you only want to practice and get the sense of feeling a

nd keep in the music loop, it worthes. very good model I woul

d say.

]]> By: K. Brown http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 K. Brown Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:48:05 +0000 http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/#comment-1776 I purchased this piano last December. After two months the sustain pedal stopped working. Casio tech support told me that I had to pay out of pocket to ship the keyboard to California (I live on the East Coast) for repair. The repair "may" be covered by warranty but the shipping I have to pay out of pocket. I ended up repairing the keyboard locally due to cost of shipping. The customer service folks were completely unhelpful and unsupportive of their faulty product. I will never buy Casio again.Casio CDP 100 Digital Piano I purchased this piano last December. After two months the sustain pedal stopped working. Casio tech support told me that I had to pay out of pocket to ship the keyboard to California (I live on the East Coast) for repair. The repair “may” be covered by warranty but the shipping I have to pay out of pocket. I ended up repairing the keyboard locally due to cost of shipping. The customer service folks were completely unhelpful and unsupportive of their faulty product. I will never buy Casio again.Casio CDP 100 Digital Piano

]]> By: DougU http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 DougU Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:18:56 +0000 http://www.yiddishmusical.org/casio-cdp-100-digital-piano/#comment-1775 While the price for this ultra light drew me it, it flunked my first test. I played it with power off, just to get a better sense of the action. While the weighted keys gave it a more authentic feel than most electronic keyboards, the action was very loud. Even with a soft touch the keys rebounded with a clatter. While this might be buried in the music of louder playing, it is very distracting for softer pieces. Real piano keys don't make noise on rebound. I didn't buy the Casio. While the price for this ultra light drew me it, it flunked my first test. I played it with power off, just to get a better sense of the action. While the weighted keys gave it a more authentic feel than most electronic keyboards, the action was very loud. Even with a soft touch the keys rebounded with a clatter. While this might be buried in the music of louder playing, it is very distracting for softer pieces. Real piano keys don’t make noise on rebound. I didn’t buy the Casio.

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