Tom Williams Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 While looking for a simpler/cheaper alternative to my beloved PX-5S (for a friend who just wants to play and not program), I came across this gem on the Casio web site. As of this writing, the Casio CGP-700 web site has this illustration: http://www.airnetworking.com/Pictures/CGP-700.jpg I was surprised by the E at the lower end of the keyboard, as I had thought it would be an 88 key piano. Then I noticed this: http://www.airnetworking.com/Pictures/Long_Octave.jpg Obviously, designed for fans of Wendy Carlos's 19 note per octave scale. -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I gave up drinking when the piano keyboard began to look like that. How many octaves am I holding up? Wrong! No one likes it when you play in the key of H. “Drugs at our age? You don’t have to take them forever. Once you’ve opened the doors of perception, you can see what’s going on; you’ve got the ideas.” ~ Dave Brock on Hawkwind’s late-period purple patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawai James Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 E~C *and* 88-keys...what's not to like? Employed by Kawai Japan, however the opinions I express are my own. Nord Electro 3 & occasional rare groove player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 That keyboard is symmetrical about the point where "middle B" and "middle F" abut each other. Very strange. Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On closer inspection, it looks like bad photoshop. Some of the photos on the web page show a predictably normal keybed, others show a terrifying mutant. Imagine showing up to a gig and being told "hey, play this!". Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Imagine showing up to a gig and being told "hey, play this!". I'm sure I've had that dream before. Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I was thinking Photoshop, too, except there's more than one picture that way and they don't show any obvious signs of having been edited. My "Crazy Old Man Theory"©®TM is that someone took apart the keyboard and reassembled the key assembly that way, either deliberately or accidentally. Michael Rideout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 More likely AutoCad or Cinema 4D. Most of this shit is 3D modeled anyway these days. Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Pretty soon even the mom, dad, and little girl shown smiling at their shiny new keyboard and lightly touching it with one of their fingers will probably be 3D-modeled, too-- or maybe just robots: http://cdn.roland.com/products/e-x20/features/e-x20_the_trusted_brand.jpg (Not to pick on Roland at all; it's just that I saw that picture the other night and was amused by the way the dad has his hand on the keyboard. I think every keyboard manufacturer in the world has these sorts of photos on their web sites!) Michael Rideout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr88s Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Thats hilarious. Nord Stage 2 Compact, Yamaha MODX8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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