Vtech – KidiJamz Studio
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at
4:29 pm
Product Description
Kidijamz Studio… More >>
- Detachable music player and headphones with a record and playback feature
- Five musical styles and 10 musical instruments
- Microphone with 2 voice effects
- Light-up keyboard shows how to play songs
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My daughter loves to sing and had requested a “blue” keyboard for her birthday. I could have bought any old keyboard and she would have been thrilled, but when I came across the KidiJamz, I knew it was the right purchase. We’ve only had it a few weeks, so I can’t account for how durable it is, but from the minute we took it out of the box, it’s been a hit. I sat and played with my 5 year-old for about a half an hour and then my husband, hearing all the “music” strolled into the playroom to join us. We were soon joined by our 6 Yr-old and let me tell you we were late getting to bed that night!!
We have not been able to go through all of the features just yet, but from the amount of time that this item is played with, we’ll soon get to know them yet. I love, love, love the fact that my girls will spend hours creating music instead of asking to watch TV. I’ve had four days this week when the television was never even turned on!! That thrills me to no end!! They are both constantly running up to us with the MP3 player to have us hear their latest recording.
My only complaint is that it is rather loud. Not so bad when they stay in the playroom with it, but when they bring it into the room with you, it can be distracting.
I love the sound effects. I love how much time my whole family spends playing with it and this has to go down as one of the all-time favorite birthday gifts. I would absolutely recommend purchasing. I did purchase the adapter for it, so I cannot tell you how well the batteries last. The adapter was only $10.00 on V-tech’s site.
Rating: 4 / 5
Well, if you enjoy laying down some dope rhymes like my son and I do, then this is the toy for you. I knew I still had a couple funky beat-box beats left up the ol’ sleeve, and this reinforced and encouraged my rhythmatic attributes. I mean to be 32 I thought I would lose some style, but that is not the case. I’m coming up with new flows like every single day.
Rating: 5 / 5
We have bought THREE of these keyboards b/c our 2 1/2 year old loves it so much. It’s great b/c of all of the preprogrammed songs that comes with it, so he can just push a button and dance. The first (from[...]) lasted for a few months then broke (they keys lit up, but no sound), the second (from Amazon) lasted about 5 minutes, then started turning off all by itself, the second (direct from [...]) lasted about an hour and then started turning off all by itself. I’m so disappointed because we can’t find anything else with these great features, but I think we’ll have to give up on this one.
Rating: 2 / 5
I purchased this for 19 month old son, Fox for Christmas last week, but we’ve been test-driving this thing endlessly and almost daily. I haven’t had the heart to take it away, slip it back into the box and wrap it up because we both really get into playing with this for several hours at a time. Much dancing ensues as well as singing.
If you haven’t seen this in the stores because they’re currently packed full of a million other toys, don’t worry … let me try to break down exactly what this has and what it does:
1. The keyboard lights up prompting the kids what to do which is never complicated.
2. It has a total of 10 on-board instruments.
3. It has a phone-dial which switches between styles, like Techno, Reggae, Jazz, etc.
4. A microphone with 4 voice changing effects and a detachable music device that records the little songs you make, which can then be played in the car via an audio mp3 tape jack – just like an iPod.
5. A turntable that makes scratchy sounds which is too cute.
6. Sound effects that are catchy and well-thought out, but not annoying.
7. 20 songs with about 15 to 20 different adjustable beats with 3 rhythms and a tempo slider.
8. All songs made can be recorded, and not just ten seconds worth, either.
9. It also comes with a little songbook, which Papa uses and Fox tries to turn the page on.
10. Multiple keys can be pressed simultaneously creating chords or ‘tone’, unlike other toy pianos.
We have an upright piano that gets played on and played with frequently, so he already gets that these things can sound really cool if you mess with them. Even though this toy is marketed for kids three and older, I think it’s perfect for any child 18 months and up.
If they show any interest in music at all, they’ll love it. If they don’t yet, then this is the perfect tool to kick everything off. The good thing about this is that they can play with this for some time as they wont quickly outgrow it as is the case with many other things. A little adult interaction also goes a long way as well. I think I love this just as much as he does, … maybe even more.
It operates on 4 AA batteries which hold up for quite some time depending on use and volume.
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Rating: 5 / 5
Electronic toys annoy every nerve in my body. My poor neglected children are usually stuck with wooden toys or other non-noise making toys. In general, I believe electronics take away from the play value of the toy and make a lot of noise.
After seeing this recommended in several parenting magazines that aren’t huge brand promoters, I took a closer look at this toy. I was skeptical it could be all that the recommendations and the few reviews claimed it to be and prepared myself to be disappointed.
That said, this toy is awesome. It is really more of a sound mixing board than a keyboard.
The niftiest part for me is the wheel that allows you to pick a style. For instance rock, dance, etc. If you turn it to rock and press “Old McDonald’s Farm” it plays a guitar driven head-bangeresque version of the song. If you turn it to dance it switches the song style to a techno version. What is really nice is that it doesn’t just play the song the same way but with “guitar sounds”, but it actually plays a completely restyled song for each genre. Also, all of the buttons, the scratching disk, and mixing options change to fit that genre.
This is on a different plane than the usual noisemaker keyboard toy. There are a seemingly infinite number of ways to groove with neat options yet no learning curve! The whole system draws you in and you can’t help but be inspired to create and make new things.
After being grossly disappointed in the horrible Vtech camera I bought them last year, I am relieved to see a quality product for childrens’ electronics. I can tell someone put a lot of thought into this toy.
Rating: 5 / 5