{"id":13209,"date":"2020-04-30T07:38:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T07:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/?p=13209"},"modified":"2020-04-30T07:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T07:38:06","slug":"casio-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-electronic-musical-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/casio-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-electronic-musical-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"CASIO Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Electronic Musical Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 1980, Casio released the Casiotone 201, its first electronic keyboard. The keyboard enabled musicians of any age, budget or skill level to explore and play sounds of various instruments and marked the company\u2019s debut in the electronic musical instruments space.<\/p>\n

Today, celebrating it\u2019s 40 years of electronic musical instruments globally, Casio continues to be a pioneer\u00a0in the industry and is celebrating four decades of success in using innovative technology across all its products which are made for musicians – young and old.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Casio, we\u2019ve always strived to develop innovative instruments based on the fundamental need of enjoying music. After almost four decades of successfully delivering musical products made with cutting-edge technology and musical artistry, we couldn’t be happier to continue to bring music into the lives of enthusiasts of all ages\u201d, said Kulbhushan Seth, Vice President of Casio India<\/strong>. \u201cAs Casio enters its 25th<\/sup> year of operations in India, we\u2019ll continue to design and create the next generation of electronic instruments for all kinds of users\u201d.<\/p>\n

History of Casio Musical Instruments<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"CASIOThe CT-201 has been a well-loved instrument by musicians across the world. It came into being as an unprecedented new form of musical instrument at the time, based on Casio\u2019s co-founder Toshio Kashio\u2019s philosophy of \u201ccreating something from nothing\u201d. Soon after Casio release widely popular products like VL-1, CZ-101 and expanded into Digital Guitars with it\u2019s DG Series in 1988<\/p>\n

Launch of Privia<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2003, Casio introduced a new concept in the affordable digital piano category, offering more advanced features with a high-quality sound; all at an affordable price. Since its inception, the Privia series has continued to expand with the recent launch of PX-S1000 & PX-S3000; the world\u2019s slimmest digital piano. With a slim and stylish body, these Pianos came with Bluetooth Audio connectivity and weighed less than 12 kgs.<\/p>\n

Introduction of Indian Keyboards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being a trailblazer since the start of this industry, In 2007, Casio introduced a new generation of keyboards termed as \u201cIndian High-Grade Keyboards\u201d by introducing the CTK-810IN which was focused towards providing quality Indian instrument tones & rhythms to be used by local musicians. Made specially for the Indian market, this keyboard series has been a huge success and have had a lot of new additions since then. The CT-X series launched in 2018 have been widely appreciated in the Indian market and over the years a lot of competitors have followed Casio and introduced their own Indian keyboards<\/p>\n

The Revival of Casiotone Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

After almost 40 years after the CT-201, Casio introduced the next generation of it\u2019s widely popular Casiotone series. The new Casiotone series aimed at beginners comes with a refreshed design and a smartphone application \u2013 Chordana Play which allows one to learn any song, anywhere simply by Loading a MIDI file into the app and connecting it with the keyboard. Weighing under 3.3 Kgs, equipped with USB MIDI & a smartphone app makes this keyboard a treat for musicians of all ages, which further shows Casio\u2019s commitment to expand the musical instruments division in India by encouraging more users to start learning music.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Casio\u2019s 40th<\/sup> Anniversary news, please visit https:\/\/web.casio.com\/emi\/40th\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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