Casio Introduces New Key Lighting Keyboards
With Built-in Lesson Function for Learning Songs Phrase-by-Phrase

Casio Introduces New Key Lighting Keyboards With Built-in Lesson Function for Learning Songs Phrase-by-Phrase Featuring Cutting-edge AHL Sound Source Technology*1

LK-270 TOKYO, June 10, 2008 – Casio Computer Co., Ltd., today announced the release of two new Key Lighting Keyboards. Perfect for beginners, the keys on these innovative Casio instruments light up to show the user which keys to play. The new LK-270 and LK-220 also feature a new, built-in lesson function which helps budding musicians learn songs by breaking them down into short phrases. The new keyboards teach songs using Casio’s new and improved Step Up Lesson system, which works phrase-by-phrase — just “Listen” to the keyboard play a phrase, “Watch” the fingering guide as the keys light up, and then “Remember” by playing the song without assistance. This helpful practice method allows users to proceed at their own pace so they enjoy the lessons and feel a sense of accomplishment. Both new models also offer sampling features to make the music experience even more fun. With sampling, users can record any sounds they wants or their favorite musical phrases via the microphone jack or audio in jack,*2 and then play the sounds on the keyboard. Casio’s newly developed AHL Sound Source technology provides the base sounds for both new keyboards, accurately reproducing the rich tones of the piano and other acoustic instruments and delivering a maximum polyphony of 48 notes. The keyboards also feature piano-style keys to satisfy more users. Going forward, Casio plans to incorporate the new developed AHL Sound Source technology and fun new functions into major new models as it continues to improve its overall lineup. LK-270 LK-220 New Key Lighting Keyboards LK-270   · 61 piano-style keys with Touch Response, 570 tones and 180 rhythms built-in, 10-second maximum sampling time, 305 music presets for easy recall of settings for playing difference genres of music, SD memory card slot, audio in jack and microphone jack LK-220   · 61 piano-style keys with Touch Response, 400 tones and 150 rhythms built-in, 1 second sampling capacity, audio in jack and microphone jack *1 AHL (Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform) Sound Source uses advanced digital technologies and makes it possible to record twice as much waveform data as previous technologies. This new sound source is particularly effective in accurately reproducing the rich tones of acoustic instruments. *2 LK-220 offers sampling only via microphone. LK-270/LK-220 Specifications ( 16KB)

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