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product_id: 277830459
title: "Blackstar Carry-on White 88 Keys USB MIDI Controller for Portable Folding Digital Piano with Rechargeable Battery"
brand: "carry-on"
price: "C$13536"
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reviews_count: 4
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# 128 Voices 88 Keys 8 Hours Battery Blackstar Carry-on White 88 Keys USB MIDI Controller for Portable Folding Digital Piano with Rechargeable Battery

**Brand:** carry-on
**Price:** C$13536
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Blackstar Carry-on White 88 Keys USB MIDI Controller for Portable Folding Digital Piano with Rechargeable Battery by carry-on
- **How much does it cost?** C$13536 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- carry-on enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted carry-on brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Endless Creativity:** Explore your musical potential with 128 built-in voices and accompaniment styles for dynamic soundscapes.
- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Easily integrate with your digital audio workstations via USB MIDI, making it a must-have for modern music creators.
- • **Play Anywhere, Anytime:** With a lightweight design and compact foldable structure, this piano fits effortlessly into your lifestyle.
- • **Power Up Your Performance:** Enjoy up to 8 hours of uninterrupted playtime with a USB-rechargeable battery, ensuring your music never stops.
- • **Unleash Your Inner Maestro:** Experience the authentic feel of a grand piano with 88 full-sized keys, perfect for both practice and performance.

## Overview

The Carry-on88 Key Folding Piano is an ultra-portable, full-sized digital piano featuring 88 keys, 128 voices, and USB MIDI connectivity. Weighing just 1.6 kg, it offers 8 hours of battery life, making it perfect for musicians on the move. Its compact design allows for easy storage and transport, while advanced connectivity options cater to both beginners and professionals.

## Description

The Carry-on Folding Piano is a revolutionary portable instrument that combines full-size keyboard functionality with the convenience of a foldable, lightweight design. Whether you’re a beginner learning the basics, a student seeking a practice instrument, or a professional musician in need of a travel-friendly piano, this innovative 88 key folding keyboard is the ultimate solution. Packed with features like 128 instrument voices, 128 accompaniment styles, MIDI over USB connectivity, and a long-lasting rechargeable battery, this piano ensures a premium music experience anytime, anywhere. To make learning even more accessible, the piano includes note identifier stickers that help new players quickly familiarize themselves with the keys. With the added convenience of a sustain pedal and a branded tote bag, this piano delivers a comprehensive and user-friendly experience tailored for aspiring pianists.

## Features

- 88 Keys on the Go: Experience the authenticity of our 88 keys foldable piano complete with a sustain pedal for a true grand piano feel. It offers natural, realistic playability, making it ideal for seamless transitions between practice and performance.
- Endless Performance with Powerful Battery Life: The built-in USB-rechargeable battery offers up to 8 hours of continuous playtime on a single charge. With such robust battery life, this foldable keyboard piano ensures uninterrupted music-making anywhere.
- Versatile Sound Options: Featuring 128 built-in voices and 128 accompaniment styles, our travel piano delivers dynamic sound for any musical arrangement. The built-in 3W speakers and headphone input ensure you can compose rich, immersive sound anywhere.
- Music Anywhere, Anytime: Our travel keyboard piano is designed to fit snugly in your backpack, travel bag, or desk drawer. Its lightweight and compact nature make it ideal for on-the-go musicians, travelers, students, or anyone with limited space at home.
- Advanced Connectivity for Modern Music Makers: Equipped with MIDI over USB functionality, our 88 key folding keyboard integrates seamlessly with your digital audio workstations, making it a powerful tool for recording, producing, and composing music.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Item Weight | 1.6 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 4.96"D x 52.13"W x 0.83"H |
| Style | Digital |
| Color | White |
| Connector Type | usb |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Special Features | Portable |
| Number of Keys | 88 |
| Skill Level | Beginner, Professional |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Carry-on
- **Color:** White
- **Number of Keys:** 88
- **Skill Level:** All
- **Special Feature:** 128 sounds, Foldable, Folding, Portable, battery charger, midi on usb

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will this support a midi connection to an ipad (via usb to lightening adapter), so as to use a piano teaching app?**
A: Yes.  It works with the official APPLE Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter and an external power source.   
However it is very fiddly: you have to first plug the camera adapter in the iphone / ipad. Then plug a iphone/ipad charger (wall wart) to the female lightning plug in the camera adapter to power the iOS device. Then you have to turn the piano on and finally, plug the USB cable to connect the piano to the camera adapter. Once this is done in this order it is possible to switch the piano on and off and even unplug replug into another iOS device.  
I tried it with an iPad and iPhone and several MIDI apps : SimplyPiano, MIDI Wrench, GarageBand.

**Q: How usable is this as a piano?**
A: good for a beginner like me to learn chords fingering etc. convenient to carry around compared to the rollup keyboard, one can play chords, I found the rollup was not capable of playing more than one note at a time.

**Q: How many simultaneous key presses can it process?**
A: Like 10

**Q: What is the tone like**
A: There is 128 to choose between with none of them being great

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value for starters
*by L***E on January 2, 2025*

The media could not be loaded. In general, I love this product for the value. I’ve had it for four days now. I purchased this for getting serious learning piano with the intention of buying a better piano later once I got familiar with options many digital keyboards offer. So for me, I was looking for something affordable, all 88 keys, and easy to transport so that it may still have a purpose once I upgrade later. It definitely feels like a kids toy being lightweight and lots of clicking plastic, but that isn’t stopping me from learning with it. I’m mostly using apps that recognize audio, and it works fine for that. My biggest gripe is the sticky ‘E’ key on the edge doesn’t always spring back up all the way - but it still works.PROS88 keys.Easy to store and transport when folded.Less than 4 pounds.Has a tote bag with a snap.8 hour rechargeable battery.Wires along hinges look well protected.Works great as midi controller over USB. Was automatically recognized by my device.Includes micro USB data cable.Includes 52 stickers to put on keys with note on staff, note letter and number if thumb is on C, dots representing octave, and tiny number of white key.Metronome between 1 and 6 beats with tempo between 1 and 16.Sustain pedal.Has 3.5mm audio jack.128 instruments128 accompaniments, with adjustable tempo30 demo songs to play along with adjustable tempoTapping power resets to default settings/instrument.Hold power to turn on/off prevents accidental power when traveling.Can change transpose keys by six in either direction.CONSNo AC adapter for USB cable.Would prefer USB-C.No ‘normal’ MIDI port (midi over usb only)Keys not weighted.Keys do not detect pressure or speed.Interface to choose between 128 instruments and accompaniments is horrible with arrow kbuttons. Could have used first 10 piano keys as a number pad while holding sound or Accompaniment Buttons.A key tends to stay halfway down sometimes.No Bluetooth as midi controller or headphones.Lots of clicking plastic.Volume not high enough for parties or public spaces.Unable to lock into a rigid position to put on piano stand.Rubber feet look like they’ll fall off over time.No enumerated list of instruments, accompaniments, or demo songs to reference.No pedal for soft notes.Black keys are a bit short in height.Quarter inch lip of plastic in front of keys.Segments tend to slide off pegs when folded. You may want a strap or rubber band to hold it together.No storage IO for music, instruments, or accompaniments such as microSD, USB drive, or Bluetooth.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent for professionals needing a backpack or pannier option
*by A***R on July 4, 2025*

If your expectations are for a realistic feel of a piano, which some of the negative comments stated, those are unrealistic expectations from ignorance. If, however, you are looking for an 88-note foldable keyboard that, as a professional, you can put in your backpack or put on your bike pannier or carry on a plane - there is nothing like it. It is a bit fragile but just reasonable care is fine. You wouldn't want to step on it. And no, the onboard sounds aren't great, but you can MIDI into your computer and do whatever you want. This is smartly designed and a much needed and long-awaited keyboard for those of us needing a portable option.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for what it is-a portable, 49 key midi controller that costs about $50
*by M***M on August 20, 2024*

This is a good device for what it is. They're not the best keyboards on the market, but as an easy to store, rechargable keyboard for kids to take to their seat and use to practice using Piano Maestro, they do the job, or as a portable instrument for me to stick in a backpack along with my laptop and use as an input device into Noteflight.But is it a digital piano? No. It's a cheap keyboard. It sounds like a cheap keyboard. The keys are full width but slightly shorter than a regular keyboard, and don't depress as far. If you go in expecting a digital piano, or even a good keyboard, you're going to be disappointed. If you go in expecting a $50 keyboard that you can stick in a backpack, you won't be.I've purchased 5 of these so far for my group classes because they are simply put, useful instruments to have in my instrumentarium. So far, the ones I bought last Spring have held up to being used by young kids quite well, which is why I added a few more.Addendum...this particular one stopped holding a charge less than 2 months after getting it, but the other four I have are fine.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-26*