Details
Details
Review
Being a cheaper model keyboard, the sounds were very typical of the general Midi tones that have become quite standard with keyboards from the early 90’s.
The keyboard offers 48 actual Midi tones and 400 other sounds which cover the range of different instrument types and a section of electronic sounds to boot.
With no advanced tone-generating technology, the CTK2400, although offering a large variety of sounds, gives a pretty bland palette of the usual tones seen on many other keyboards.
A small selection of effects such as reverb and chorus offer some customisable adjustment of the sound but the rather one-dimensional tones do not improve significantly with the added effects. The general midi tones lack the complexity of true sampled sounds.
The overall large selection of four hundred tones does include a few tones that are quite pleasant but because of the general lack of depth in the tones, the sounds quickly tire on the ear.
To the more discerning player the sounds come across as too computer generated and do not inspire much musical creativity.
Sound-wise the sampling feature of the keyboard records a realistic short phrase and allows for a reasonably faithful playback of the sound across the range of the keyboard.
Technical Specs
Keyboard: 61 (Piano-style)
Polyphony: 48 notes
Sound Source: AHL 48 GM voices
Transpose: -12 to +12 semitones
Tuning: A4 = 415.5Hz to 465.9Hz (initial Default : 440.0Hz)
Tones: 400
Sampling Function: Maximum Sampling Time 2 sec. (Long Sampling Mode)
1 (Long Sampling) or 5 (Short Sampling) tones /
Digital Effects: 10
Rhythms:150 (including 20 for piano play and 55 world rhythms)
Functions:
- Fingered and One Finger chords,
- Fill In,
- Start/Stop/Synchro Accompaniment styles.
Song Bank: 110 (including 20 Exercise Phrases)
Built In Mic
Lesson Function
Metronome: 30 to 255BPM
Demo Song: 90 songs loop play (excepting Exercise Phrase)
Display 92mm x 40mm LCD
Speakers:10cm x 2
Amplifiers: 2W + 2W
Power Supply: 9.5V DC (AD-E95100L) / 6 AA-size batteries
Auto Power Off