Carry your keyboard in one hand. The Casio CT S300 is revolutionary with a handle as part of its shape. At only 3.3kg its easy to hold your keyboard at your side. With battery power you can get up to 19 hours of practice without having to be plugged into the wall. Take your music on the road. Create your own unique style. Built into the 61 key touch-sensitive keyboard are 400 fun and exciting tones along with 60 songs for you to explore. Perfect for either school or home use the CT S300 is ideal for learning the basics of playing the keyboard. Casio offer a helping hand with free online-lessons included with your purchase and you can even connect your smartphone or tablet to access all the fun educational features that the Casio Music Space app has to offer. Learning with Casio has never been better! Please note: this keyboard does not include batteries and a UK power supply is not included. The appropriate UK power supply is the Casio AD-E95100L Power Supply UK Plug. Fun and exciting design To celebrate 40 years of Casio musical instruments Casio have updated and revamped the Casiotone line of instruments. First launched in 1980 Casiotone keyboards were soon found in homes across the country. Casios new ultra-slim and modern designs are crucial to achieving such a portable keyboard. New features such as an integrated carry handle pitch-bend wheel touch-sensitive keys longer battery life piano-shaped keys smooth corners and a slim profile make the CT S300 the perfect introduction into the musical world. At the top of the Casio CT S300 keyboard you will find the all new LCD screen and jog wheel. Thanks to these two features operating the keyboard is now easier than ever. So now you can quickly switch between the 400 different tones 77 accompaniment rhythms and 60 preset songs with ease! And to ensure that your music sounds fantastic the CT S300 boasts a brand new speaker design with new equalisation technology. Dance Music Mode Get your audience dancing. Thanks to Casios Dance Music Mode you can now produce amazing dance tracks straight out of the box. Become the master of any genre. The CT S300 lets you pick from 50 modern styles like EDM house and hip-hop patterns. This will give you a great start with different compositional techniques like layering and texture whilst creating full dance tracks to impress family and friends. Take your compositions even further. Add an atmosphere to your music with four different effects. Even add vocal samples to add a professional final touch to your track. Youll enjoy getting creative and producing songs you enjoy with Dance Mode whilst learning key compositional features. Casio Music Space This product now works with Casios companion app Casio Music Space. This app will allow you to access new possibilities with your Casio product whatever your playing ability. It can be used as a learning aid with a vast library of songs which you can play along with. Each note and its duration is shown visually in a piano roll making it easy to find the right notes and see how a piece of music is written. If youre more confident with reading music then you can try out the score mode – use the inbuilt scores or import your own to play along with! Page turns can be done with a pedal so you can focus entirely on your reading and playing. A live concert simulator will simulate the reverb of a real concert space with several different settings to make you feel like youre performing in a wide variety of concert venues. You can also now access your digital piano or keyboards settings quickly and easily with the app. No more remembering key and button combinations to alter settings – you can now change them in an easy to use and visual menu included in Casio Music Space. This app is available for free and more information can be found here. Free Online Lessons with the Casio Music Academy Your keyboard comes with free access to the Casio Music Academy. Youll learn with hands-on videos articles and ten online interactive lessons designed by some of the UKs top educators. The Casio Music Academy is designed to give beginning pianists of all ages the best start in music. Get sophisticated teaching at the touch of a button. Visit the Casio Music Academy website for more details. FREE Rockschool digital music book Casio in collaboration with Rockschool are proud to offer a free download of a digital music book with the purchase of selected Casio keyboards. Rockschool and Casio are passionate about learning modern and contemporary music to help develop musicians. Go to the RSL website for more details. Included in this pack Casio CT S300 Portable Keyboard Black X-Frame Keyboard Stand by Gear4music Adjustable Keyboard / Piano Bench by Gear4music HP-210 Stereo Headphones by Gear4music Specifications Keyboard: Number of Keys: 61 Greaseless parts: YesWheel: Pitch bend: Yes Button: Panel Sustain: Yes Use with Function in LCD: 3 Direct Tone Select: NoSound Source: LSI15 Polyphony: 48 Touch Response: 2 types offNumber of Tones: 400 MIDI: Receive: Yes GM Level 1: YesEffect: Reverb: 10 types off Virtual Hall: No Chorus: No Master EQ: No Volume Sync EQ: YesSong Bank: Number of songs (preset): 60 User Songs: NoRecord: No Lesson Function: Step up lesson: No Part on/off (lesson part/part off): Yes (left right both) Voice fingers instruction: No Guide for correction: No Score: NoAccompaniment: Number of Rhythms (preset): 77 One Touch Preset: 77 Synchro Start: Yes Rhythm Elements: normal/fill-in variation/fill-in Intro/ending with function button Code Mode: Casio Chord Fingered1 Findered2 Fingered on base Fingered Assist Full RangeDance Music Mode: Yes Dance Pattern: 50 FX (DSP Effect): Yes Dance Music Voice: Yes (12 samples)Piano Setting: Piano Setting Function: No Metronome: Yes Registration: My Set Up Button (Favourite Setting): 1 Display: LCD Display Size: 57mm x 19mm Connectivity: Available App: Casio Music Space Jacks: Phones/Output: Stereo Mini Mic In: No Line Out: No Audio In: Stereo Mini MIDI Jack: No USB (to Host): Yes (Micro B) USB (to Device): No Sustain Pedal: YesSpeaker: Channel: 2 (Stereo) Size: 13cm x 6cm x2Amp Filter: Wattage: 2.5W + 2.5W Digital Amp: YesPower Adapter: AD-E95100L (Not included) Battery: Available Rechargeable Battery: Yes Battery Life: 19 hours (with Alkali)Others: Simple Operation: Yes Handgrip to Portability: Yes Colour: BlackDimensions: 930mm (36.6) Depth: 256mm (10.1) Height: 73mm (2.9) Weight: 3.3kg (7.3lb) (Not including battery)