Casio CT-S500 Keyboard

Description

The CT-S500 is a 61 note, touch-sensitive keyboard that combines studio-quality AiX sounds with easy-to-use live controls, giving you full control over your performance.  The Casio CT-S500 contains all the features of the CT-S1000V except the vocal synthesis technology; including 800 high quality tones, live controllers and a vast array of DSP effects.

• 800 AiX instrument tones
• 243 Automatic accompaniments
• 64 Registration memories
• Bluetooth Audio streaming and wireless MIDI support with included WU-BT10 dongle
• Assignable real-time controls (with MIDI CC output), DSP effects, and pitch bend
• Built-in sampler (from audio input or USB)
• 61 note, touch-sensitive keyboard
• 6 Track song recorder
• Sustain and expression pedal input
• Stereo Line outputs
• USB MIDI connection
• Bass Reflex speaker system.
• FREE wireless bluetooth dongle.

Specifications:

• Model: CT-S500
• Keyboard: 61 keys
• Touch Response: 3 types, Off
• Maximum Polyphony 64 notes
• 800 Preset Tones
• Other Tones:  Layer, Split, Sustain, Portamento
• Effects: Reverb (24 types, Tone, Off); Chorus (12 types, Tone); Delay (15 types, Tone); Active DSP (100 types, Tone)
• Master Effects: Equalizer (10 types, User)
• Active Effects: Volume sync equalizer, Surround
• External Input Effects: Center cancel (vocal cut) of AUDIO IN jack input or Bluetooth audio input
• Metronome Beat: Beat chime off, 1 to 16 beats
• Metronome Tempo: 20 to 255
• Song Bank: 10 User Songs
• Part Off : Left hand, right hand, both hands
• Auto Accompaniment:  Preset Rhythms 243 types; User Rhythms 50 types; One Touch Presets 243 types; INTRO, ENDING; chord fingering mode switching
• Registration: Maximum 64 setups (4 setups × 16 banks), Registration sequence, Freeze
• Demo Function: 1 Demo Songs
• Function Volume Adjustment: Metronome; Rhythm; Song
• MIDI Recorder: Real-time recording, playback.
  • Tone Recording: 1 song
  • Rhythm Recording: 1 song
  • Multi-track Recording: 5 songs, 6 tracks (1 system track, 5 solo tracks)
  • Capacity: 1 song, approximately 40,000 notes
• Sampling: Sampled melody × 1, sampled drum set × 1 (16 notes)
  • Sampling Frequencies: 44.1 kHz
  • Sampling Channels: Stereo
  • Sampling Bits: 16
  • Other: loop function
• Transpose ±1 octave (–12 to 0 to 12 semitones)
• Octave Shift –3 to 0 to 3 octaves
• Tuning A4 = 415.5 to 465.9Hz (Initial Default: 440.0Hz)
• Scales: 17 preset scales
• Auto Harmonize 12 types
• Arpeggiator 150 types
• Pitch Bend Wheel 0 to 24 semitones
• Control Knobs 3, Knob parameter control
• APP Function: Supported Devices iOS, Android
• MIDI Function: 16-channel multi-timbre receive; GM Level 1 standard
• Jacks:
  • PHONES Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm)
  • LINE OUT standard jack (6.3mm) × 2
  • AUDIO IN Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm) (Input impedance: 10 kΩ; Input sensitivity: 200 mV)
  • USB TO HOST port: micro-B
  • USB TO DEVICE port: Type A
  • PEDAL 1 Standard jack (6.3mm) (pedal sustain, sostenuto, soft, start/stop, fill-in, arpeggiator hold, registration sequence, Lyric Change, Syllable Reset, Lyric tone hold)
  • PEDAL 2/EXPRESSION jack Standard jack (6.3mm) (PEDAL 1 settings, expression, master volume, balance, tempo
• AC adaptor terminal 12V DC
• Power Requirements: 2-Way Power
  • Batteries: 6 AA-size alkaline batteries or AA-size rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries
  • Continuous Operation: Approximately 3 hours (alkaline batteries), approximately 3 hours (rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries)
  • Actual continuous operation time may be shorter due to battery type, performance type, and usage environment.
  • AC adaptor AD-A12150LW (JEITA Standard with unified polarity plug)
  • Auto Power Off: After approximately 30 minutes of non-operation; Can be disabled.
  • Speakers: 13 cm × 6 cm (oval) × 2 (Output: 2.5 W 2.5 W)
  • Power Consumption 12 V = 7.5 W
  • LCD: Adjustable contrast
  • Dimensions 93.0 (W) × 25.8 (D) × 9.1 (H) cm (36 5/8 × 10 3/16 × 3 9/16 inch)
  • Weight Approximately 4.7 kg (10.4 lbs) (Excluding batteries)