CASIO PT-82

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CASIO PT-82
  • Release Date: 1986

An advanced version of the Casio VL-Tone 1 and PT-1, it also includes a melody guide lighting feature for music teaching and a ROM- Pack music cartridge slot.  Unlike the multi-octave VL-1, the PT-82 keyboard is limited to just the octaves on the keyboard.

main features:

32 mini keys
built-in speaker (with unpleasant, loud mid-range resonance)
monophonic main voice
8 OBS preset sounds {violin, organ, harpsichord, piano, celesta, trumpet, clarinet, flute}
12 preset rhythms {rock, disco, 16 beat, swing 2 beat, swing 4 beat, samba, bossa nova, beguine, tango, march, slow rock, waltz}
volume switch (5 steps)
tempo +/- buttons (16 steps?)
ROM- Pack music cartridge slot for melody …

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CASIO VL-1

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CASIO VL-1
  • Release Date: 1980

The VL-1 was actually the first instrument of Casio’s VL-Tone product line, and was also a functioning calculator!  VL-1 sounds created by filtered squarewaves with varied pulse-widths or vintage Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).

Sounds included:

Piano
Violin
Flute
Guitar
ADSR
Fantasy

An advanced unit, it featured a programmable synthesizer which provided for oscillator waveform and ADSR envelope (VCA) selections.

Fun Fact:
German band Trio used the VL-1 in the hit song from the 80′s “Da Da Da”.

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CASIO SK-1

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CASIO SK-1
  • Release Date: 1985

The Casio SK-1 is a classic sampling keyboard!  The sampling is 8-bit, 9.38kHz, giving all your samples a nice authentic, 8-bit crunch!  Like the SK-5, you can sample via a built-in microphone or use the line input.

Famous Artists:

The SK-1 has been used by many famous artists, including:

Fatboy Slim
Beck
Autechre
Portishead
Bloodhound Gang
Nine Inch Nails
Incubus
Blur

 Fun Fact:  The Casio SK-1 has a place in almost every major keyboard artists’ past!

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CASIO SK-5

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CASIO SK-5
  • Release Date: 1987

The Casio SK-5 is a fantastic sampling keyboard.  The big brother to the Casio SK-1, You can sample via a built-in microphone or use a line input from another source (even other Casio keyboards!).

Preset sounds: 8 preset sounds

Piano
Vibraphone
Dog
Surf
Trumpet
Pipe organ
Chorus
Flute

 Fun Fact:  The Casio SK-5 is used by Kanye West and De La Soul!

Also, the “Lion” sample has been used in many professional recordings.

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CASIO MT-100

Posted in Casiotone by - Apr 11, 2012
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CASIO MT-100
  • Release Date: 1985

The Casio Casiotone MT-100 has 8-note polyphony, a 49-key keyboard, and 20 instrument patches!  For rhythm, it has 12 different programs, plus an analog percussion generator (bass drum, snare, 2 toms, and high hats, etc). It also features both fingered & Casio Chord accompaniment.

Fun Fact: The MT-100 is used by They Might Be Giants!

The MT-100 has 20 instrument tones:

Celesta, Organ, Pipe organ, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Oboe, Accordion, Violin, Cello, Piano, Electric piano, Harpsichord, Vibraphone, Harp, Mandolin, Electric guitar, Funny, Cosmic tone

 

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