paul.boos

Revisiting an old thread and hope people notice. I'm more interested in the vintage gear and particularly how this arpeggiator works. So I am really interested in hunting down a vintage one now. In my research I found there was an interface kit made by Micro Musical Ltd in England to allow the arpeggiator to synchronize at least to some external gear. Does anyone know how easy it is to find? How many were made?

I've been contemplating buying a vintage Casiotone 1000p - while the synth engine isn't the most awesome, I really like the innovative arpeggiator it has. The one thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger is the lack of a MIDI interface. Not knowing if anyone from Casio ever drops by these forums, I thought I'd put out my wish for a revamped 1000p. Things to keep: - arpeggiator, particular the way it is programmed - basics of the synth engine (it may not be the best, but for what it does, I think it is pretty cool - see things to add to where I think it would make what is there better) Things to expand: - memory slots (so more patches/arpeggiator patterns can stored) - # of simultaneous voices (16-32 would be my wish) Things to consider adding in order of my personal pref: - MIDI in/out/thru - arpeggiator can receive and send MIDI clock - velocity sensitivity on the keyboard to affect volume (amplitude) and filter - aftertouch to affect filter, volume, pitch, and lfo rate - pitch bend wheel or joy stick - additional effects: reverb, flanger, phaser, and gated reverb - filter wheel or joy stick - lfo wheel or joy stick - weighted keys Things to consider dropping: - speaker