Casio CTK3200 sampling keyboard. First impressions can deceive!
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- If you try this keyboard in a shop, you'll be instantly turned off by the unlit display and tinny speakers. The sampler gives it some extra cred, but it still seems toy-like until you hear it recorded and played back. Then the potential starts to show!
I just picked one up for $80 CDN in mint condition. It is my first keyboard, and I think it is great! No doubt I will want to upgrade some day, but so far, this thing is awesome. It is an excellent keyboard for the right price.
Lol! Oh man, this was a fun one! I have several of these keyboards including the 3200! Fleamarket specials from My trip to FLA USA last year! I will enjoy these once I have my studio setup for sure
Honestly that rave sound would be adequate for a pretty crazy build up and drop even today! Just add Trap beat lol
ive had this thing for 8 years and ive never even tried to figure out how it works so here goes nothing😭👍
Thanks for your help 👍
Always welcome
Yeah I wouldn’t recommend ever using the built in speakers. Plug it into some proper speakers/receiver/amp. For the price it’s very good considering it has velocity. I use it as a midi keyboard mostly but appreciate the piano and organ sounds (as well as a few others) sent through reverb and/or stereo delay.
Yes, 100 times better through external speakers.
i have one of those AHL keyboards with similar sounds. the preset sounds are unintentionally strange. actually I think the sampling feature is the normal part.
True :)
Tengo el ctk 3200 y lo acoplo vía cable de auriculares con mi
ct s200 Hermoso
Do you know if you can plug a (basic) microphone into the sampling input jack, and sample directly from the microphone?
You can, but it helps to talk really loud into the mic.
It might be better to record yourself on something like a phone and then plug into the keyboard, not sure. I've just gotten one of these second hand and I'm excited to play around with it, just haven't had the time yet
Quite cheap on Fleabay at the moment, but not for me I prefer the older 'grittier' (or cheesier) stuff mangled through a load of old pedals etc, at least you saved me some money with this! :-D
The last vintage keyboard I bought based on one of your demos of it was the Casio ToneBank CTK-670. Got two, one is fine, but the other has the audio fizzle out after every note or chord keyed. Keep the vintage synth demos coming though cause there are some unknown gems out there. Nice unit, but I'll pass on this one.
Me too. I organized a music gear swap meet last weekend and my daughter spent the day with me. She set this up on stage and played a few piano songs. It sounded just as bland through the PA as it does in this demo!
How do i select two sounds at once. Like Grand piano & warm pad? I want to combine sounds when i play like a layer. There is no layer botton ☹️
Is there an “dual” button? Might have to check the manual about this.
how can I load samples from my computer? can I loop on this device? I have one but I don't know how to use this.
Is there a way I can sample multiple things at once like on different keys
No
Dude I have this keyboard I think
Sounds good where can I buy it
It’s an old model, you’ll need to try second hand like eBay etc
Hi What is your favorite tone ( number ) to play music ?
I can't remember an exact number, but the synth sounds are my favourites, especially the ones with rising or falling pitch.
How many samples can you record in it.
So a poster said you can just hold a mike and get the sample via that, you are using some kind of device though? What is it?
Yes you can sample anything that you can input into the aux socket. I used a Korg kaossilator but you can use a mic, your stereo, anything really.
Which one is better?
CTK3200
Ctk 1100
Ctk 1150
Ct-S200bk
CA-301
Ct-S100
I found all of these on a second hand platform but Idk which one is better
None of them are very good, but I’d choose the ctk3200 because I’m pretty sure it does sampling
Is this CASIO’s close rival to the Yamaha DJX? I bet it is…
Hmmm I see the similarities, but it would lose that battle pretty comprehensively :)
How to on display light
It doesn't have a backlit screen
Sounds like an old Yamaha
I guess they were in a similar league :)