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Average rating:
4.3 out of 5
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Best $8 I ever laid down on a thrift-store counter! Yeah, the Yamaha VSS-30 is the better of the two.......but have you seen how much people are asking for those? $150? Are you out of your minds? I've seen the old Akai keyboards go for that, and Emulators as well, either of which I'd much rather have than a (slightly) superior SK-1 twin.I love my little Casio. Just made a song with it today, as a matter of fact, sampling an old Jazz record, and running the headphone jack from the receiver to the Line In jack (don't even bother with that crappy condenser mic). If you adjust the levels right, you can get a pretty decent sample, all things considered, and if you have a turntable with +/- 10/20% pitchshift, you can fit an entire breakbeat into the 2 seconds or so it gives you. Casio should make a new version of this thing and give it a USB jack so I wouldn't have to mess around with then recording it on the computer.It was a good idea back in '85....and it's still a great little keyboard. That SK-5's looking pretty good to me as well.
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may be over-hyped as some have remarked, but for my generation who were teens in the 80s, it is an amazing cult piece. virtually indestructible. grandiose lo-fi sounds, some of which by now should be given the status of classics of sound design... if you want absolute and utter lo-fi, this is the ticket.
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What can I say? It's just great. I got one for the purpose of circuit-bending, and just couldnt bring myself to do it. I just ordered a mint condition one and I will bent this one once I get that. The sampling sucks for most things but you can make some coooool sounds... sample glass bottles clinking together, put sample repeat on, and choose the envelope located on the F# key of the second octave. Cool, cool stuff! I would have given this a five but let's be realistic- fives are for those really, really good synths!
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A great little sampler, but not a patch on the Yamaha VSS 30. It does mental stuff and is easyish to use. The sample time is very short. The editing is very simple and shallow. The VSS is just as small but samples for longer, is cleaner sounding, in a good way and does more, especially in the editing area which is quite developed. Don't pay silly money for one. The yard sale finds have just about ran out, so you will have to buy off ebay or similar. The build quality is good. The SK 5 is a better buy. Good fun, but not an important, crucial instrument by any means. A good Casio creation. Casio are a great company and should be congratulated for taking sampling to the masses. As I said earier, the VSS 30 is a better buy, but more rare.
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just dug my sk-1 out of an attic space after 10 years of dust,crust and mouse poop and peep.(picked it up for the sole purpose of obnoxious voice sampling )spent about an hour cleaning it up and it still works and sounds as cheesy as ever. a classic. good for adding those oddball elements to a track, but totally overhyped. might be of some monetary value twenty years from now but hopefuly i will have produced a "one hit wonder" by then and can afford to toss it into the salvation army bin for the next generation of electro heads to toy with.a much better sampler (at low cost ) can be found on the much abused and under rated yamaha djx2.( also to be considered a low end classic in the years to come )keep creating.god bless
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