Casio is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches. It ...

electronic musical keyboards were first manufactured in June 1979 and continue to be made by

today. The original Casiotone line was abbreviated to CT in the mid-1980s but has continued to feature full-sized keys. MT and PT lines typically feature mini keys and the VL line features push-button keys. Most Casio keyboards feature automated accompaniment sections which may include drums, bass, chords and harmonies. Many Casio keyboards can be run on both mains electricity and battery power. Some Casio keyboards were integrated into other electronic audio equipment, including AM/FM radios and cassette decks. This list includes some of the instruments' basic specifications and is not exhaustive. Casio keyboards from the 1980s and 1990s are used by

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

ians and sound engineers to achieve an authentic

lo-fi Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...

sound and some modify them by

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to extend their sound palettes.

Casiotone keyboards (1980-present)

Synthesizers (1984-1988)

K Series (kids keyboards)

LK Series (light keyboards with illuminated keys)

M Series (mini keyboards)

P Series (petite keyboards)

S Series (sampler keyboards)

T Series (tape keyboards)

VL Series (button keyboards)

Other

References

External links

Models and production of CASIO keyboards instruments

Casio Home Keyboards , Sound Programming

Past Models , Electronic Musical Instruments - Casio

History of CASIO's Musical Instrument Business
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