Casio Releases Top-of-the-Line Privia,
World's Slimmest^*1 Digital Piano, with Brand-New Sophisticated Design

Casio Releases Top-of-the-Line Privia, World’s Slimmest*1 Digital Piano, with Brand-New Sophisticated Design New Sound Source and Keyboard Technologies Enhance Expressiveness of Digital Piano

PX-830BK

TOKYO, July 22, 2009 — Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today the release of a new model in its distinctively stylish series of Privia digital pianos. The new PX-830 offers the playability and sound quality of a grand piano in a slim, stylish body with a front-to-back depth of only 275 mm*2. The PX-830 features newly developed sound source and keyboard technologies that enable it to naturally express the full spectrum of rich grand piano tones from pianissimo to fortissimo. Additionally, the top-of-the-line PX-830 captures the enduring aesthetic beauty of an acoustic piano in the compact, lightweight body that is the hallmark of the Privia line. Stylish design captures the beauty of an acoustic piano The PX-830 boasts slim dimensions with a depth from front to back of only 275 mm*2, thanks to a simple construction with a minimum number of parts. With a beautiful one-piece rotating keyboard cover and other intelligent design features, the PX-830 embodies the traditional beauty of a piano in an elegant, linear form befitting the finest model in the Privia line. The keys feature a matte white ivory finish that offers a comfortable surface for fingertips. The PX-830 is available in a chic black wood finish or an elegant black polished finish. Newly developed Linear Morphing AIF Sound Source Casio’s new sound source technology uses an original algorithm to reproduce distinct notes based on sound samples from concert grand pianos. This enables the PX-830 to naturally express the different tonal hues of the same note, depending on the amount of force used to strike the key. It can also realistically reproduce the full range of strong and weak notes, just like a grand piano, something not possible with conventional digital pianos. Further, with harmonic components (elements of frequencies that make up a sound) virtually the same as those of an acoustic piano, the PX-830 is able to more accurately reproduce the rich sounds of the piano. Tri-sensor Scaled Hammer Action Keyboard The PX-830 keyboard uses three-sensors to detect key strokes. When a key is not fully released and then pressed again, the new piano will continue to play the same note, recreating the action of a grand piano. There are no springs in the keyboard—the keys move completely under their own hammer weight. Lower notes play relatively heavier than higher notes, with a realistic key touch. *1. As at July 22, 2009, based on a Casio survey. *2. When the key cover is closed and excluding protruding parts. PX-830BP Please see the following page for more details on the new model. Privia PX-830

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