Casio CTK-520L Functions Review

[@bloodyscalp94]

Thank you so much!! My dad's friend gave me her CTK-520L, and it looked to be in fair condition. Thanks for going over Diagnostics. I figured out that the keyboard is in mint condition!

[@EBTheOriginalMaster]

You just earned yourself a new subscriber.

[@krakentoast]

This was my first ever Keyboard. Now I'm a church organist.

[@thehattedhedgehog]

How do you add midi support? you said it's possible, but didn't clarify how or where to search. Big thanks in advance!

[@GabrielMiceli]

You'd need to have experience in electronic engineering to be able to find the TxD/RxD pins on the CPU, unsolder them from the board, build a circuit that looks similar to this: i.imgur.com/aCe5wep.jpeg​, and then connect those pins to it. There's a partial guide about how to do it with the CTK-480 on Hackaday.

[@santiprieto594]

thank you so much for this; i have a casio ctk 220l (520l cheaper brother) and for the last year I couldnt figure out how to transpose, principally because of the poor manual it has. Love u

[@GabrielMiceli]

I'm glad I could help. Also, a CTK-220L? Lucky find!

[@santiprieto594]

@@GabrielMiceli I believe they are really rare so it was really useful

[@vaishnavinarayanan8306]

@@GabrielMiceli I have the same

[@GabrielMiceli]

@@vaishnavinarayanan8306- That's good!

[@vaishnavinarayanan8306]

@@GabrielMiceli it's my grandfathees

[@larrycollins6960]

Where can I get a cover and music holder for my Casio CTK-520L?

[@GabrielMiceli]

You can find just any generic 61-key keyboard cover on ebay or amazon. As for the music holder, I'm having trouble finding those independently, but they also come with more modern keyboards like the LK-165 and the CTK-2300. You may ask some sellers on ebay if you could purchase the music holder separately.

[@SS-rh2tt]

Can the lights be turned off at the keyboard?

[@GabrielMiceli]

0:26

[@peaceful11118]

@@GabrielMiceli TYSM

[@dopehope3571]

​@@GabrielMicelithanks berat

[@charliecruda9637]

do you have an english picture on the front? mine is japanese

[@GabrielMiceli]

The English control panel including the Japanese Song Bank can be seen here: drive.google.com/file/d/1YD-K9gGYoLQljMeXWx7A7TmXITYNK5Jv/view

[@charliecruda9637]

@@GabrielMiceli thank you so much!

[@reqtcj7926]

How can i use mu ctl 520L for backing tracks?

[@GabrielMiceli]

You'll need to connect the Phones/Output of the keyboard to the line-level audio input of your computer, so that way, you can record the audio coming from your CTK-520L.

[@adeceradecer9105]

Can i put sustain pedal?

[@GabrielMiceli]

I don't think this keyboard has any place for a sustain pedal, even on the main board.

[@usteg.4818]

Is the touch sensitivity adjustable?

[@GabrielMiceli]

There is no touch response whatsoever.

[@nostalkingzone]

@@GabrielMiceli Good to know! :)

[@khezoor]

I just bought this (used) but there’s some keys that don’t work, am I doing something wrong?

[@_ren5506]

can you connect this to an audio interface or directly into a computer?

[@GabrielMiceli]

Yes, there is a 6.3mm Phones/Output port on the back that can be connected to an audio interface.

[@toshdefroge6541]

how can you sustain with it having no pedal auxilliary spot?

[@GabrielMiceli]

It's impossible without knowledge of electronic circuitry.

[@briang800]

Interesting that it can run a diagonstics test. I wonder if other Casios with the same circuitry can as well.

[@GabrielMiceli]

All A² Basic keyboards have diagnostic programs, and even many if not all HL and AHL keyboards also have them.

[@avnitomar9261]

How do you plug in headpones?

[@GabrielMiceli]

You'll need a 3.5mm to 6.3mm adapter. There are only two ports on the back. You should be able to figure out which ones do what.

[@matthewmurphy9779]

@@GabrielMiceli You never posted back panel ports if this accepts midi/in/out or usb processing

[@GabrielMiceli]

@@matthewmurphy9779- 0:37

[@BabatopeMary]

But after transpose the left one is not playing how can I do it 😞

[@naniosashi28]

how to sustain the keyboard?

[@GabrielMiceli]

I've already answered this question on Tosh de Frogé's comment, but it's impossible without knowledge of electronic circuitry.

[@catherinealipin4775]

Oh : (

[@TurtleBoxOfficial]

Can I use a sustain pedal with this?

[@GabrielMiceli]

No.

[@zyreenerikahizon5939]

How can I sustain itt??​@@GabrielMiceli

[@letchugooo229]

How to make the sound sustained?

[@GabrielMiceli]

I've already answered this question on Tosh de Frogé's and Justin Cortez's comments.

[@josealbertogimenez8762]

Puede ser en castellano o en español el tutorial. Muchas Chas gracias

[@GabrielMiceli]

Tengo un archivo WebVTT que puede ser traducido por cualquier persona, así que si conoces a alguien que hable inglés, puede traducirlo a tu idioma.

[@ellamvisto3833]

El lado acompañante suena muy alto como se pudiera bajarlo ?

[@deisianebastos]

Hi, do you know someone who teaches playing?

[@GabrielMiceli]

No, I don't. I don't even really know how to play properly. It took me a lot of practice to get the example performances done for this video.

[@yieee8172]

Is this touch response?

[@GabrielMiceli]

No, it does not have touch response.

[@grupofidelis]

Cómo puedo desactivar las luces de todo el teclado ??? Auxilio!!!! 😭

[@GabrielMiceli]

Presione TONE y PART SELECT simultáneamente para desactivar/activar la iluminación de teclas.

[@grupofidelis]

​@@GabrielMiceli muchísimas gracias!!!! 😃

[@Wawublo]

Does it have a metronome?

[@GabrielMiceli]

No, but there are 50 rhythms that can be used without chords, which is the closest thing to a metronome as possible on this keyboard. Most of them are in 4/4, but there are some in 3/4 and 6/4.

[@Wawublo]

@@GabrielMiceli Awww, o well, thanks anyway.

[@letchugooo229]

Hi!! I'm here again, how to remove the percussion sounds in keys c1 to f2?

[@GabrielMiceli]

Your word choice is not the best here, so I'll interpret this question in multiple ways: ① To silence the keyboard, set the volume to 0 by pressing the Volume Up △ or Down ▽ button and then the 0 button (3:58). ② To make all keys behave as standard keyboard keys (no chords), set the Power/Mode selector to Normal (1:24). ③ To use chords, set the Power/Mode selector to Casio Chord (easy chord system, 1:35) or Fingered (standard chord forms, 1:43).

[@kushoxz5554]

Que tipo de cable utiliza

[@kushoxz5554]

Cargador

[@James-xx2nf]

Transpose isnt working here with the combinatipn of the tone and rythm key

[@GabrielMiceli]

Chances are good that it's in Song Bank mode. Press Song Bank until the indicator for Song Bank disappears, and then try again.

[@Starfurexxed]

Does anybody know how to fix it turning on for only a second and then dying immediately?

[@danielhyde6838]

The connection, change the cable

[@Starfurexxed]

@danielhyde6838 Thank you for the reply, for me it turned out being a board issue, the old batteries had exploded when i bought it and I would up having to clean it and install a few new resistors and capacitors. Works like a champ now 😎.

[@eliadesguillermo9732]

Como aprender tocar teclado ctk 520L

[@GabrielMiceli]

No hablo español mucho y no puedo tocar el teclado perfectamente porque nunca tuve las lecciones, así que no puedo ayudar. Lo siento.

[@marcosjunior2868]

@@GabrielMiceli it's not Spanish, it is Portuguese

[@ショット-f5f]

これにヘッドホンやイヤホンは装着出来ますか？

[@GabrielMiceli]

はい。 このキーボードの背面には、ヘッドフォンを接続できる PHONES/OUTPUT ジャックがあります。

[@wewengaming902]

Not Working in my keyboard

[@GabrielMiceli]

What isn't?

[@fredrikjohansson856]

Holy shit you can press 2 of the buttons at the same time? This keyboard has been in my family for about 30 years and I didn't know this until now

[@fredrikjohansson856]

Also the fact that you can reduce the tempo of songs and play the bass chords/notes instead of the melody

[@GabrielMiceli]

Yeah, it's not immediately obvious that it's how the Transpose, Tune, and Key-Light toggle functions are accessed. I knew about the first two via other Casio keyboards, and I just happened to figure out how to do that third thing by randomly finding it in the user's guide. The weird thing is that they called it "turning off the three-step lesson system" at the time. I'm glad that this functions review has benefited you.

[@GisellePadilla-jt6qh]

CASIO CTK 620L MOONLIGHT FUNCTIONS GABRIEL CUSTOM LIMITED EDITION ROLAND

[@anibracaccini8671]

Traducción castellano

[@GabrielMiceli]

Lo siento, pero no tengo traducción. ¿Necesitas ayuda con algo? Las contribuciones son bienvenidas.

[@josealbertogimenez8762]

O por lo menos con subtítulos

[@okenzeaguwa794]

PIANO BEAT IS GOING TO SELL THE PIANO CASIO CTK 541 BEFORE HE DOES THE RESERVED RHYTHMS!

[@GabrielMiceli]

① What gave you that idea? He never said that he would sell it. Correct me if I'm wrong. ② Even if he did, is it my problem if he wants to sell his keyboard? ③ Why are you so obsessed over a small set of rhythms designed exclusively for a song? I'd understand if there's a rhythm reserved for the Song Bank that's used in multiple songs that hasn't already been publicly documented and demonstrated, but there's not. Just listen closely to the background instruments of the song. Shouldn't that be good enough? I've even recreated rhythms that way (and used one in one of the songs in _Casio LK-43 Covers_ back before I even _had_ the CTK-558). What do you even want to do with it, anyway? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4epgWyEYtWsprM By the way, I only showed the reserved rhythms both because I'm passionate about demonstrating as much of these keyboards' features as possible and because I could. It seems like everyone else who has a CTK-541 and uploaded videos with it either don't care as much about it or won't cooperate (or both), so please chill out. I'll see what I can do.