CASIO PX S3000/ CASIO PX S3000 REVIEW/ CASIO PX S3000 BEST PRICE / CASIO PX S3000 COMPARISON & FUNCTION – DIGITAL PIANO BEST REVIEW
Casio has released PX S3000 with a bunch of new features packed into it in addition to Casio AiR technology, the synthetic ivory keytop, and the digital screen. The compact design of PX S3000 makes it fit any of your places. The main difference of PX S3000 to PX S1000 is that it has a feature that allows a player to enjoy playing even by himself with 700 different tones and 200 rhythms.
For versatile play, Casio equipped PX S3000 is with a pitch bend wheel and two assignable knobs, Bluetooth (for app compatibility), and MIDI.
PX S3000 is more than just digital piano, with a very affordable price of $799.
Casio PX S1000 VS PX S3000 COMPARISON
| PX S1000 | PX S3000 | |
| Built-in Tones | 18 | 700 |
| # of Chorus | 4 | 12 |
| Reverb (environment) Control | No | Yes |
| Built-in Rhythms | No | 200 |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | No | Yes |
| Control knobs (not volume) | No | 2 |
| Touch Sensor button | 7 | 18 |
| 3 pedal connection | Yes | Yes |
| Individual pedal input | 2 | 3 |
| Battery-powered playability | Yes | Yes |
Battery Powered Portability
No other good quality digital pianos in the similar price range have ever come up with the battery-powered feature. But Casio PX S1000 did. Now you can play your jam outside anywhere without needing a power supply. Casio PX S3000 only needs 6 AA alkaline batteries.
Do you want to listen to your favorite music with a louder speaker than your phone? Do you want to play along with it? Now connect your phone to Casio PX S3000 with Bluetooth.
Bluetooth Connectivity
Casio Chordana Play App
Casio has released an app called “Chordana Play” for both IOS and Android. PX S3000 is compatible with this app and players can control functions such as changing temp, transpose, recording, and scoring. Also, they can View the pdf music sheets with their device. Other apps are also available on the app store.
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Layer (Dual layer) | With this technique, you can play two different sounds simultaneously on one key. You will be able to play ‘piano and string’ sound or ‘piano and organ’ sound simultaneously on one key. You will be able to make the performance more beautiful and will give you more enjoyment.
Split | You can play two different instrument sounds on each hand within a keyboard. For example, the left hand can play vibratone, the right hand can play the piano; it gives an effect of one person playing two different instrument sounds.
Duet mode | You can divide the keyboard into two separate pianos with the same chromatic scale. This is will become playing two of 44-keys pianos; it is fit for performance or a lesson between a student and a teacher.
Transpose Function | You can easily harmonize with different instruments.
Polyphony|
Casio PX S3000 has 192 polyphony.
Voices|
Casio PX S3000 has 700 AiR built-in tones.
Others|
Metronome, USB MIDI, and recording functions.
Color|
Casio PX S3000 comes color black.
Accessories|
AC Adaptor, Battery Drive, Music stand
Warranty|
Casio provides 3 years factory warranty for PX S3000.
SPECS – PX-S3000
| PX-S3000 | |
| Keyboard | Number of Keys : 88, Key Action : Smart Scaled Hammer Action Keyboard, Touch Response : 5 sensitivity levels, off, Hammer Response : Yes, Key Off Response : Yes, 88 key digital scaled simulation : Yes |
| Tones | Polyphony (Maximum) : 192, Number of Built-in Tones : 700, Sound Source : AiR, Layer : Yes, Split : Yes |
| Acoustic Simulator | String Resonance : Yes (4 types, off), Damper Resonance : Yes (4 types, off), Key Action Noise : Yes (4 types, off), Damper Noise : Yes (4 types, off) |
| Digital Effect | Sound Mode – Hall Simulator/Reverb : Hall simulator 4, Reverb 8 – Surround : 2, Hall Simulator/Reverb : Equipped in Sound mode, Chorus : 12, Brilliance : Yes, DSP : Yes (Preset for some tones) |
| Rhythm | Number of Built-in Rhythms : 200, One Touch Preset : 200 |
| Songs | Demonstration-only Songs : 6, Song Expansion (User Songs) : 10 |
| Additional Features | Connectivity to Chordana Play for Piano : Chordana Play for Piano, Bluetooth Audio : Yes, Lesson Function : Part ON/OFF, Recorder : 3 tracks, 5 songs, Punch-in recording, Data Capacity : Approximately 30,000 notes, Audio Recorder / Playback : Max 99 songs, approximately 25 min/song, Duet Mode : Yes, Octave Shift : ±2, Metronome : 0 to 9 beats, tempo range：20～255, Pedals : Included：Damper (SP-3) Optional 3-pedal unit：damper, soft, sostenuto（New SP-34), Key Transpose : 2 octaves (-12 semitones ~ 0 ~+12 semitones), Tuning Control : A4 = 415.5 Hz ~ 440.0 Hz ~ 465.9 Hz, Scale Function（Preset）: Equal temperament + 16 variations, Operation Lock : Yes, Pitch Bend Wheel : Yes, Controller : 2 Knobs, Operation Lock : Yes, Touch sensor button：18（Category select button：6), Registration：96 setups (4 areas x 24 banks), Music Preset：310 presets, Auto Harmonize：12 types, Arpeggiator：100 types, Auto Power Off |
| Display | Full-dot LCD with backlight |
| Connectivity and Storage | PHONES / OUTPUT : PHONES：2（Stereo mini), Pedals : 3（Damper, Expression/Assignable, Pedal Unit), Connector for 3-Pedal Unit : Yes（New SP-34), LINE OUT : 2 L/MONO, R（Standard jack), AUDIO IN : Yes (Stereo mini), USB TO HOST : Yes, USB TO DEVICE : Yes |
| Speakers and Amplifiers | Size : 16cm x 8cm（Oval）x 2, Speaker System : 2 speakers, Amplifiers : 8W + 8W |
| Accessories | AC Adaptor : AD-A12150LW, Battery Drive : Alkaline AA ｘ6 |
| Size | Width×Depth×Height (mm) : 1,322 x 232 x 102 mm, Width×Depth×Height (in) : 52 x 9 x 4 inch |
| Weight | 11.2 kg (exclude batteries) 11.4 kg (include batteries) – 24.7 lb (exclude batteries) 25.1 lb (include batteries) |
| Included Accessories | Pedal (SP-3), Music stand, AC Adaptor(ADA12150LW) |
