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CASIO RELEASES A FREE MUSIC APP THAT MAKES LEARNING TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD FUN
Chordana Play Features Casio Keyboard Link Functions and Piano Roll Window That Enables Users to Visualize Notes and Keyboard Position
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- In 1980, Casio made music creation available to everyone, everywhere with the very first Casiotone portable keyboard. The CT-201 was the first electronic keyboard with full-size keys that anyone could afford. It launched a legacy of helping musicians of any age, budget, or skill level sound their best.
DOVER, NJ, January 19, 2017 - Casio America, Inc. announced today the release of Chordana Play, a free app for smart phones and other devices. The app makes it fun for users to learn to play the keyboard by displaying notes graphically in real time in the piano roll window.
WK models are just the 76 key version of some equivalent 61 key CTK model with identical specs except for the number of keys. Casio calls the 61 key CTK modelsPortable Keyboards and the 76 key WK models Workstations. Currently, there are no 76 key equivalents of the CT-X models.
In 1980 Casio released the Casiotone 201, its first electronic keyboard. Since then, it has developed a series of original electronic instruments, including Key Lighting Keyboards, in an effort to encourage people to play music. More recently, Casio has been developing free music apps. In 2013, Casio released Chordana Tap, which had chord analysis technology, and in 2015, it released CHORDANA TRACKFORMER, which can automatically compose electronic dance music (EDM). By focusing on both electronic musical instruments and music apps, Casio is aiming to bring the fun of music to an even broader range of people. Chordana Play is a free music app developed with the vision of enabling people who have no experience playing an electronic keyboard to have fun, while also helping experienced keyboard players expand their repertoires.
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The app can automatically play a variety of 50 songs, from pop to classical. As the song plays, the app displays the correct keyboard position for both hands in real time in the piano roll window. Thanks to this feature, even users who cannot read a musical score can have fun learning to play. Of course, users can play by touching the virtual keyboard, and they can go even deeper with the lesson function and scoring function.App Can Be Linked with a Casio Electronic Keyboard
Chordana Play can be linked with LK-265 or LK-266 Casio Key Lighting Keyboards, as well as CTK-2500, CTK-2550, or CTK-3500 Casio standard keyboards.*1 Chordana Play can connect to these new Casio keyboards using a standard audio cable. No special USB cable or connection kit is required for use and the app will work on both iOS and Android devices. Users can play along with the data from the app in real time, or they can save the song data to the keyboard. Furthermore, the key lighting system on the LK-265 and LK-266 keyboards can be used for lessons with song data sent from the app.Wide Range of Functions Enables Users to Make the Most of Their Musical Skills
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Users can import song data (MIDI format) into Chordana Play. Equipped with original chord analysis technology, the app automatically generates a suitable chord accompaniment for the left-hand part. Like the built-in songs, imported songs can be displayed in the music score*2 and piano roll. Users can link to an electronic keyboard even when playing imported songs. To learn more about Chordana Play or Casio’s full portfolio of electronic musical instruments, please visit www.CasioMusicGear.com
Main Specifications
| Platform | iOs | Android | ||
| Released on | App Store | Google Play | ||
| Google Play | Music | Music & Audio | ||
| System Requirements | iOS 8.4 or later required | Android4.4 or later required | ||
| Available Songs | 50 built-in songs. MIDI files can be imported via browsers such as Safari. | 50 built-in songs. MIDI files can be imported via browsers such as Google Chrome. | ||
| Chord Play feature automatically determines chords and generates chord accompaniment for the left-hand part. Specify right- and left-handed parts in the track settings. | ||||
| Music Score Window | Shows score for right-hand only, left-hand only, or both hands. Specify number of measures per line. | |||
| Piano Roll Window | Shows piano roll notation for right-hand only, left-hand only, or both hands. Specify the number of measures shown (from 2 to 8 measures). Specify the size of the visible keyboard (up to 61 keys). | |||
| Song Playback | Standard playback and AB repeat. Change tempo (20 to 300 bpm). Transpose key (-12 to +12). | |||
| Lesson Functions | Step lessons (Off / 1 / 2 / 3). Specify part (both hands / right hand / left hand). Scoring feature. | |||
| Keyboard Link Function | Performance Mode | Transmit melody and chord data along with the song playback. | ||
| Save Mode | Save the song data to the keyboard device. | |||
*2 Based on the MIDI file, the grace notes and other musical ornaments are omitted from the music score.
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About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of “creativity and contribution' through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com.
Casiotone refers to a series of home electronic keyboards released by Casio Computer Co., Ltd. in the early 1980s. In 2019 the series was revived with the launch of three new keyboards.[1] Casio claims that the Casiotone 201 (CT-201) was 'the first electronic keyboard with full-size keys that anyone could afford'.[2]
The first Casiotone keyboards used a sound synthesis technique known as vowel-consonant synthesis to approximate the sounds of other instruments (albeit not very accurately). Most Casiotone keyboards were small, with miniature keys designed for children's fingers, and were not intended for use by professional musicians; they usually contained a rhythm generator, with several user-selectable rhythm patterns, and often the means to automatically play accompaniments. While the name 'Casiotone' disappeared from Casio's new keyboard catalog when more accurate synthesis technologies became prevalent, their low cost and abundance made them fairly common fixtures in garage rock bands. Musicians and bands known to use Casiotone keyboards include: Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, TG Miller of Black Camaro, Dan Deacon, Lettie, Maurizio Arcieri of Krisma, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Turnstyle, Trio, Ozma, Cobol Pongide and Hedluv, Chiara Lee of Father Murphy, Elena Lozovskaya.
Families[edit]
Old Casiotone keyboards came in three distinct families, separated by the method of synthesis.[citation needed]
- The famous VL-Tone VL-1 (1979) uses a method of sound synthesis based on the Walsh function.
- Keyboards such as the CT-202 (c. 1981) use vowel-Consonant synthesis. The later model of this family, the MT-65, is one of the more well known and sought after models, as it also contains auto-accompaniment drum beats and bass lines.
- Some other keyboards (such as the MT-35 and MT-45) use a combination of two different binary weighted numbers (1 and 64). The larger weight bit provides the fundamental, and the smaller weight bit provides the harmonic complexity.
The later, more professional range of keyboards, the CZ series (1984–1986), used phase distortion synthesis, which is mathematically almost identical to Yamaha's frequency modulation synthesis, although implemented slightly differently in order to avoid patent infringement.
After the release of famous Casio SK-1 in 1985, gradually PCM sample based tone generator became dominant in Casio keyboards line. After the 1990s, most Casio keyboards utilize PCM tone generator or its variants.
Some early 1980s models in the PT series of keyboards, such as the PT-30, PT-50, PT-80 and PT-82, were not marketed under the Casiotone name. The name was revived again later for models such as the PT-87 (which is basically the same as the PT-82) which was again sold as Casiotone.
ROM Packs[edit]
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Some models sold from 1983 onwards included a cartridge bay to accept Casio ROM Packs which contained sheet music in a digital format. The keyboards could play the notes automatically, or (with the exception of the PT-50[3]) illuminate LEDs above each key to teach the user how to play the song. Most keyboards came with one ROM Pack as standard, but a large number of additional packs, covering a wide range of musical genres, were available to purchase separately.[4] The last ROM Pack model was the CT-840, which came out in 1990.
- ROM Pack models (excerpt)
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Casio Unveils Revamped Casiotone Series At Summer NAMM 2019[1]
- ^'Casiotone Series Casio Music Gear'. www.casiomusicgear.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^Casio PT-50 Unlike the later ROM Pack keyboards, there are no LEDs above the keys.
- ^List of Casio ROM Packs
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