Digital Piano Casio CTK 4400 Full Review. Is it a good choice?

Today we talk about this Casio keyboard and we try to share an important information gap because in many descriptions are not clear aspects as if it has sustain pedal and others.

The Casio CTK 4400 is a 61-key electronic keyboard with a sensitive but not a weighted keyboard. That supports sustain pedal (not included) and that has lots of sounds.

It is designed more to have many sounds available than to learn piano although you can use it to try if you like the piano the first year and then sell it or keep it as a keyboard with many different sounds.

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Features

  • 48-voice polyphony which is the number of notes that can sound at one time. It’s okay for its price.
  • It has 600 different sounds and 180 accompaniment styles. Which is a great variety to use while playing.
  • Sampling function that allows you to record small pieces of sound and associate them with keys.
  • They can also be integrated as accompaniment.
  • Recording functions from various sources and memory for up to 10 songs.
  • Keyboard with 2 sensitivities, if you press it hard it sounds louder. To make dynamics but has weight on the keys.
  • Metronome.
  • It has a reverb and chorus effect.
  • Possibility to record what you are playing.
  • Includes power supply. But it can run on batteries.
  • Not very powerful 2.5 W speakers.
  • Music rest included.
  • USB MIDI.

​It admits as we have said sustain pedal, that serves to maintain the note in the time although you stop pressing the key. This is a very important interpretative resource for playing the piano.

Where to buy Casio CTK 4400?

Amazon

  • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment
  • Leader in fast shipments.
  • Price that change a lot daily.
  • The best option in USA and worldwide

The speakers are not very powerful so you would have to buy a small amplifier if you wanted to play in a larger venue. You can use the output of the headphones for that. Although it is not for playing in a big place with a powerful amplification, because you would need injection box.

MIDI connectivity

It has a USB to host MIDI connection, which is very useful for connecting it to the computer and using it as a MIDI controller. It will allow you to do things like write a score while playing with programs like Sibelius.

We leave you a video in introduction and then we give you our conclusion.

A perfect keyboard for beginners or musicians who want a keyboard with many different tones. Perfect for composing and taking small live and as a secondary keyboard at home to compose.

It has a weight of 4.3 kg which makes it very portable and a fairly solid and durable appearance. The keys don’t look like the plastic ones on the cheapest keyboards. That’s why it has a more intermediate price.

Casio CTK 4400 vs Yamaha PSR E353 vs Yamaha PSR E363

Note: The new version of the Yamaha PSR 353, the Yamaha PSR 363 and we update the comparison.

The Yamaha PSR E353 and its new version the Yamaha PSR E363 also have many sounds and both keyboards agree on the following:

  • It has 61 keys.
  • 48 notes of polyphony
  • A huge amount of different sounds and accompaniments.
  • It has USB Midi.
  • Sustain pedal input
  • Sensitive keyboard.
  • They’re very light.
  • Power adapter included.

​The Yamaha PSR E363 wins in price, as it is usually around 150 €, but the Casio CTK 4400 is more robust and its keys have a better touch.

The Casio CTK 4400 has a sampling function that the Yamaha 353 and 363 don’t have and in the quality of the sound and the touch of the keyboard the price difference is a little noticeable. Although I personally would buy the Yamaha PSR 363 as they have improved the polyphony from the 32 I had the 353 to the 48 notes I now have the Yamaha PSR E363.

If you are going to spend between 200 and 300 euros maybe I would take a look at the ​Yamaha PSR 463​​​. Of which we talked in our review of the Yamaha PSR 453 which is its previous version.

Where to buy it?

Always check your Amazon local website. Here is the directo link to the product:

For a similar price you have the following pianos and keyboards:

 

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Jaime Echagüe

Hi! I'm Jaime Echagüe, a musician and an authentic fan of musical instruments. With this blog I want to give general information about musical instruments in an easy, direct and honest way. I hope you enjoy my website and that you find it very useful.

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