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HT700 At a Glance
	Released: 1987 \| Specifications User rating: 4.4/5 \| Read reviews (27) Casio News(34) Streaming Video (8)
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John Italia writes:

Well, for what it was designed for, it really delivered. But I can't use it in a serious recording because it is really noisy. The drums were great at the time, but now they sound like a 4-bit sample of a Linn Drum machine through a telephone. It was really the first synth I learned how to program and in that respect was a good learning tool. Many keys on the thing have broken and they are mini keys at that.

Comments About the Sounds:
Ok, they are real bad by today's professional standards, but this thing was just classic. It was really the first affordable digital synthesizer geared for home use. Like like a DX7 for your kids or hobbiests. It had about 30 waveforms of which only one could be used in a patch. The actually patches themselves were not multitimbral, however, you could play drum, bass and chord tracks.

(Thanks to John Italia for this info.)
and Frank for the pic

Links for the Casio HT700

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	The Casio room at Synthmuseum.com History and technical information about Casio instruments.
	Casio HT700 parameters How to program the Casio HT700
	Casio HT700 parameters How to program the Casio HT700
	CASIO HZ/HT page Information on SD synthesis with sound samples.
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	HT-700 User Manual PDF Courtesy of Casio NZ

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