Portable Keyboard
Portable Keyboard
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 Yamaha DGX 640 88 key Portable Grand Piano Keyboard in Cherry w Stand  US $719.99
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 Casio WK6500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard KEY ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $319.99
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 Yamaha NP31 Lightweight Portable Grand Digital Piano New C stock Keyboard US $239.99
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 Yamaha YPG 235 76 Key Portable Grand Keyboard Open Box US $212.49
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 76 Key Portable Keyboard BONUS PAK US $400.99
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 76 Key Portable Keyboard STAGE ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $494.99
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 Casio CTK7000 61 Key Portable Digital Keyboard US $399.00
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 Yamaha PSR E323 61 Key Entry Level Portable Digital Keyboard Open Box US $119.99
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 Casio WK6500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard HOME ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $369.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Note Portable Keyboard w BenchStand US $239.95
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 Yamaha DGX 500 Portable Grand Piano Keyboard US $450.00
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 Yamaha YPG 235 76 Key Portable Grand Keyboard US $249.99
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV60 76 Key Portable Keyboard STAGE ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $409.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard BONUS PAK US $209.99
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 Yamaha PSR E423 61 Key Portable Keyboard with Survival Kit B PSR E423 Kit US $255.00
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 Casio WK6500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard US $299.99
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 Casio WK6500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard BONUS PAK US $300.99
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 Casio CTK 4200 Portable 61 Note Keyboard w Power Supply US $149.00
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 Korg 61 Key Portable Keyboard MICROPIANORD US $299.99
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 Casio WK7500 Workstation 76 Key Portable Keyboard US $499.99
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 Yamaha YPG 535 Portable Grand 88 key Keyboard w Digital Piano Stand C stock US $479.99
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 Casio WK6500 Workstation 76 Key Portable Keyboard US $299.99
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 Casio WK 225 Portable 76 Key Workstation Keyboard with FREE ADE95100 Adapter US $199.00
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Note Portable Keyboard with AD A12150 Adapter Included US $179.99
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 Casio WK 225 Portable 76 Key Workstation Keyboard Kit w Stand Bench PS Supply US $249.99
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV60 NPV 60 Portable Keyboard Piano US $329.99
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 Yamaha EZ200AD 61 Key Portable Guidelight Keyboard Black US $199.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard STAGE ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $309.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard HOME ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $279.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard KEY ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $225.99
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 Casio CTK6000 61 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard US $199.99
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 Casio WK7500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard KEY ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $469.99
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 Casio WK7500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard US $449.99
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 Casio WK7500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard STAGE ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $549.99
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 Casio WK7500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard BONUS PAK US $450.99
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 Casio WK7500 76 Key Portable Workstation Keyboard HOME ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $519.99
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 YAMAHA YPG235AD PORTABLE GRAND KEYBOARD 76 KEYS GRADED SOFT TOUCH US $235.95
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 76 Key Portable Keyboard HOME ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $474.99
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 76 Key Portable Keyboard US $399.99
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 Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 76 Key Portable Keyboard KEY ESSENTIALS BUNDLE US $434.99
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 Antique 19th Century Melodeon Portable Air Pump Organ Vintage Ivory keyboard US $550.00
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 Korg 61 Key Portable Keyboard MICROPIANORD US $299.99
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 Yamaha YPG 535 88 Portable Electronic Grand Piano Keyboard Kit US $580.99
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 Yamaha YPG 525 88 Key Portable Grand Keyboard Survival Kit 88 US $578.00
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 Yamaha YPG525 88 Key Portable Grand Keyboard US $561.50
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 Yamaha Portable Grand DGX 205 76 Key Keyboard US $165.00
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Portable Keyboard Reviews Can Be Fun
7 Requirements When Purchasing A New Portable Keyboard
1. Touch-sensitive Keys
By definition all non-electric traditional pianos are touch-sensitive. That is, the harder you strike the key, the louder the sound. If you play a note softly, the tone it creates will be soft. If you hit the key with force, the resulting sound will be loud. Make sure you have this feature on the digital piano you purchase. Somewhere on the box it should say, "touch sensitive" keys. If it does not, do not purchase the instrument.
2. MIDI IN,OUT,and THRU
The term MIDI, stands for, "Music Information and Digital Interface" or MIDI for short. What is means is that you can plug your keyboard into any other keyboard with the same jack. With a "MIDI Interface" you can also use the MIDI to plug into your personal computer (either IBM, Clone, or MAC) . Then, using that same keyboard, you can play other keyboards or play into your computer at the same time. This is great for composing music on the computer and using the keyboard to play the notes or the song you have written. Or, using one keyboard to play two, three or more keyboards at the same time by "layering" sound on sound.
3. Number of keys, either 47, 61, 73 or 88.
In the beginning, it does not matter how many keys the keyboard has. Obviously, the more keys the more expensive the keyboard. The standard "acoustic" piano always has 88 keys. However you do not need all 88 keys until perhaps the second or even third year of instruction.
4. Sustain Pedal
Also called the ‘loud pedal' by laymen, this is a pedal on the far right of regular pianos which holds or ‘sustains' the musical tones when depressed by the right foot. This option is nice to have but as a beginner, most folks would not be able to use this feature until about the mid to end of the first year. When you look at the keyboard, look in the rear of the piano for an input jack which is labeled, "Sustain Pedal", "Damper Pedal", or "Pedal In", or something similar. Most keyboards which will have this feature will most likely not have the pedal as standard equipment. You will have to request or purchase the item separately and then plug it into the jack.
5. Keyboard Stand
You may want to consider a "Keyboard Stand" on which to place your keyboard. Most folks forget about this until they get their new instrument home and can not find a place to set it up except the dining room table.
6. AC Adapter
Be sure and find out if the keyboard you purchase only runs on battery, or can you use an AC adapter to by-pass the battery.
7. External Amplifier
Several portable keyboards and non-keyboard manufacturers make small to medium size amplifiers for keyboard. Using external amplifiers will greatly increase the quality of your sound (and, of course, the volume).
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What is the best brand of portable keyboard?
I am going to be in a band and I need a key board that is not going to break very easy. Also, is the brand noteworthy any good?
Any of the Yamah PSR series would do
