Yamaha CBXK1XG MIDI Keyboard with XG Tone Generator

MIDI sound keyboard, 37 mini keys (C2-C5), velocity responsive.

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"I wanted a very small portable keyboard to work out ideas and as a midi-input device for my laptop when on the road. It works n"

Overall:
Not glamorous, but a nice workhorse. I would never think of using it for performance, but as a small portable tool for working out ideas when you don't have a piano, or for portable midi entry into finale or a sequencer or something, I really like it. yeah, it's outdated. yeah it doesn't have USB, but the sounds are fine for what they are, and you get lots of them, and I love having built in speakers and the audio input. If you're working on Finale, it's great to have so you don't have to always go into "speedy entry" just to hear what you're playing.

Submitted: 6/1/2007

Style of Music: jazz tinged musics.

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"hilariously poor user interface - unusable without a computer"

Feature:
No 1/4 inch outputs, only RCA. Hands down the WORST user interface of ANY product in ANY category I've EVER encountered. There are only 3 buttons - up, down, and shift. To change patches, you have to hold the shift and press up or down. The glorious 3 digit LED display offers no clue of what sound you are on, so it helps if you can memorize the general MIDI patch table. If you try to audition a sound, be sure to lift up on the shift key, or else you will probably hear nothing, but you will transpose the whole keyboard a few semitones. And if you are too slow pressing the shift when changing patches, you will transpose the keyboard by a few octaves! The real kicker for me was in trying to turn off the reverb, which each patch is drowning in by default. Clearly this thing was meant to be used with a computer, but if I had a computer I'd rather have a soft synth and a USB controller any day of the week. This thing has a niche so small that you are probably not in it.

Quality:
looks fine

Value:
I was looking specifically for a module with mini keys and MIDI and built in sounds. Not too many choices there. Without that restriction, the Casio WK series is $100 less and several orders of magnitude more functional than this freaky thing.

Desirability:
This thing is like a sound card with three buttons and a keyboard on it. Nothing is as difficult to use as this, and I've used many many products.

Sound:
Sounds like typical yamaha XG synth, i.e. not too bad, except they are all soaked with reverb by default and it's next to impossible to turn off the reverb without using a computer. The internal speakers are extremely quiet and needless to say there's no bass whatsoever. They are essentially worthless, and they take up panel space that might have been used for more useful controls.

Support:
I returned it after I gave up trying to turn off the reverb

Overall:
I think I made my point by now. I'm buying a Casio WK3500AD for the same price.

Submitted: 1/6/2004

Style of Music: jazz

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Professional Quality Tone Generator
The tone generator features 747 high-quality Voices and 22 drum kits, with full General MIDI compatibility — including Yamaha's new XG format. It provides full 16-part multi-timbral capacity and 32-note polyphony for playback of even the most sophisticated song data. There is total of 64 types of digital effects in three independent sections and a convenient INPUT jack that lets you connect and mix an external audio source with the Voices of the CBX-K1XG.

Comprehensive MIDI Control Functions
The CBX-K1XG provides a wealth of MIDI controls that allow you to send virtually any MIDI message directly from the keyboard. Plus, the Assignable Wheel gives you expressive control over a wide variety of sound and effect parameters in real time. And with the built-in host computer interface, you can hook up to your computer without the need of special MIDI interface.

Perfect for All Applications
Connect the CBX-K1XG to a computer, and you've got music making power - connect to a laptop computer, and you've got a complete and portable music production system. It is ideal for larger MIDI studios as well, since it provides exceptional MIDI control and flexibility to your existing system. And because it is portable and compatible with the General MIDI and XG format, it is a natural for multimedia applications as well.

Technical Info

Keyboard 37 mini key keyboard (C2-C5), velocity responsive.

Basic Functions Octave Shift (+/- 4 octaves), Pitch Bend, Assignable control, MIDI merge, Local.

Assignable Parameters Transpose (+/- 12 semitones), MIDI Transmit Channel, Fixed Velocity, Touch Sensitivity, Device Number, Merge On/Off (each channel).

Tone Generator AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2).

Simultaneous Polyphony Max. 32-note (last-note priority).

Multitimbral Capacity 16-Part (Dynamic Voice Allocation).

Internal Voices 737 Normal Voices +22 Drum Voice Sets.

Effects Reverb (11 types), Chorus (11 types), Variation (42 types).

Sound Module Mode XG, TG300B, C/M, DOC.

Display LED (3-digit, 8-segment).

Input/Output Terminals INPUT, OUTPUT L/R, PHONES, MIDI IN/OUT, SUSTAIN, TO HOST, DC IN.

Power Supply Yamaha PA-3B, PA-1207 or equivalent AC power adaptor (supplied), or six "LR6" size batteries (sold separately).

Dimensions (WxDxH) 509 x 155 x 55mm (20-1/16 in. x 6-1/8 in. x 2-3/16 in.)

Optional:
PA3B AC Power Adaptor

Batteries Six AA (LR6) batteries

RH1 Stereo Headphone *90 dB/mW of sensitivity, 32 Ohms of impedance, 20-20,000 Hz of full spectrum frequency response

RH2 Stereo Headphone 95 dB SPL/lm of sensitivity,32 Ohms of impedance

RH3 Stereo Headphone 90 dB SPL/lmW of sensitivity to accommodate pedals and adaptors, 60 Ohms of impedance, 20-20,000 Hz of full spectrum frequency
response.

FC4 Piano Style Sustain Pedal Designed to work and feel just like an acoustic piano's sustain pedal, its specially designed rubber bottom grips the floor and stays put while you play.

FC5 Foot Switch
CCIBM MIDI interface cable for connecting to an IBM compatible computer. 64" Length

CCMAC MIDI interface cable for connecting to a Macintosh computer. 43.5" Length
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