Digital Piano Casio CDP S350 Full Review. Is it a good choice?

A digital piano that surpasses in many ways other previous models and is the best options for professionals, with more than 64 polyphonic voices as well as 700 sounds, 200 rhythms and 300 musical presets, the Casio CDP S350 is one of the digital pianos that competes and has an advantage in the market, today we will review the characteristics of it. It costs around €488/$ 549/£444.

• 88 weighted Keys with scaled Hammer Action (The weight of the keys on an acoustic piano that digital pianos try to imitate to match the touch of a real acoustic piano. The keys in the high register are heavier and in the high register less. This is a different concept of sensitivity on the keyboard that serves to regulate the volume of the note. But a hammer action keyboard always has sensitivity on the keys.)
• 64 Voice polyphony (Number of notes that can sound at once. This includes songs that sound at once. So if you play over an accompaniment sound, more notes will accumulate.)
• 700 Sounds (Different sounds of piano and other instruments), 200 Rhythms, 10 User Rhythms, 310 Music Presets
• 32 Slots Registration memory
• Split (Split the keyboard into two different instruments) function
• Layer function
• Apps to manage the piano(Chordana Play for Piano)
• Metronome (Element of basic study to study and practice the tempo of a piece of music.)
• Transposer (Transposition allows you to move the note spectrum of a keyboard. This allows you to play with transposing instruments. It is not an easy concept but it is made to facilitate the writing of an orchestration for instruments with very different bass and treble registers.)
• reverb (Reverberation effect which is a reflection effect of the sound) and Chorus effects
• pitch bend (Functionality that changes the sound wave of what you play and then returns to its original state) wheel
• LCD screen
• Power saving mode
• Usb to Host (It’s a more modern MIDI connector. MIDI allows you to do such wonderful things as connect the keyboard to the computer, record a soundtrack and with certain programs pass with a single click what you have played to musical notes in a score. MIDI tracks store note information)
• USB to device
• Headphone output
• Line-in audio input
• pedal (The most important pedal of a piano or keyboard is the sustain pedal and is used to keep the note playing even if you stop pressing the key.) connection
• 2 Loud-speaker of 8 Watt
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 1322 x 232 x 99 mm and a weight of 10.9 kg
• SP-3 pedal included
• Power supply included (battery operation possible)

Now that we’ve listed and described the features of this digital piano there’s no better than taking a look at the following video where they tell us more about the Casio CDP S350 and you can hear the different sounds of this piano.

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Now let’s compare the Casio CDP S350 with its more common alternatives. Also at the end of the post you will find a section with the best shopping possibilities for this digital piano. But you can go directly to that part of the post by pressing the following button.

Casio CDP S350 vs Casio PX 360

A more focused model for studio pianists is the PX 360 which has among all its features a DSP function and more polyphonic voices, but the Casio CDP S350 model has many more functions such as many more sounds and rhythms for a considerably lower price.

The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 250 € cheaper than Casio PX 360.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

And below a video of the Casio PX 360

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Casio PX 360 review

Casio CDP S350 vs Korg B1

Comparing it with the Korg B1 we find that the Korg has some deficiencies like not carrying MIDI as well as a limitation on the effects it brings, however the Casio CDP S350 innovates in several of these matters bringing 64 polyphonic voices as well as more than 700 sounds, 200 rhythms and 300 presets of music.

The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 230 € more expensive than Korg B1.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

And below a video of the Korg B1

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Korg B1 review

Casio CDP S350 vs Korg SP 280

A more modern model than the latter, the Korg SP 280 has more polyphonic voices and also several levels of sensitivity compared to the Casio CDP S350 which has many more registers of sounds as well as rhythms, having also functions such as a power saving mode and a layer function.

The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 34 € more expensive than Korg SP 280 (it costs around €584/$699/£539), but with so little price difference this can vary.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

And below a video of the Korg SP 280

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Korg SP 280 review

Casio CDP S350 vs Roland FP 30

Comparing the Casio CDP S350 with the Roland FP 30 we find that both have almost the same functions with the exception that the Casio model surpasses the Roland having more than 700 voices as well as more than 200 rhythms, the Roland on the other hand stands out for having a Playback system via MIDI that is perfect for live performances.

The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 34 € more expensive than Roland FP 30 (it costs around €625/$729/£566), but with so little price difference this can vary.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

And below a video of the Roland FP 30

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Roland FP 30 review

Where to buy Casio CDP S350

Thomann

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Amazon

• Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
• Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
• Sometimes better price.
• He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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