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My latest video looks back at Casio’s much loved and influential classic, vintage and iconic keyboards, and also asks why Casio hasn’t embraced their rich legacy by re-issuing many of these models in updated form. Hopefully with some critiquing and nudging, maybe Casio will finally give us modern interpretations of their models that many of us have been crying out for!

 

 

 

 

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Ностальгия по винтажным инструментам? Возможно Вы недостаточно изучили современные инструменты CASIO? 

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I'd love to see a return of the ZP-I engine synths (like the MZ-2000) and the software that went with them. Perhaps Casio can release it as open source?

Also would love some VZ series synths. With the grouping capability, they had.

And ofc my personal favorite the WK-1800 But with twice as many voices. We can produce much denser chips, so it should be possible to fit a larger and more capable synth engine inside of it.

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People still love the CZ synth engine, and I've also been baffled since 1982 or whatever as to why they never developed the VL-1 (VL-Tone) further. It was like they never realised what they had.

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Casio should make a small keyboard remake of the classic SA-series sound engine, but with fully editable synth parameters (perhaps velocity sensitive, similar like Yamaha PSS-A50). Cruicial is that it has to be self-contained (possibly USB midi for sysex and data storage) and not infested with app crap nor bluetooth. (I do not buy any mobile radio garbage.)

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Haha, I've had an MT-60 lying around for several years and never really found it particularly interesting, apart from the fact that it looks pretty. And now it turns out that it was used for a worldwide hit - wow. 

Thriller would certainly never have been so successful without the Frog sound.

I should double a few bass notes with it on one of my next productions.

 

On the subject: Yes, I'd also like to see Casio revive some of the old concepts in a new mini keyboard - e.g. simple sampling, but with a few more functions than in the CT-S500, a la SK1 etc. 

Or something like the MT-400v with filters and “WOW” effects, everything adapted to today and with simple, clear handling, without menu diving. 

But I think Casio has its own ideas and is unlikely to be guided only by a few 80s nostalgics like us 😉

 

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