Casio VL-1: The Little Synth That Could

CCT takes a deep look at the 1981 VL-1's ADSR synthesizer feature. We will examine all aspects of this surprisingly flexible little synthesizer, including how to program its many parameters to get the most out of it, as well as visually and aurally examining its 10 waveforms. We will also examine its preset tones and reveal a "secret" feature!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Welcome & Intro to the Casio VL-1
1:41 – Video Chapters
2:27 – History & Background
3:52 – Type of Synthesis & a look inside
7:58 – Programming the VL-1
10:12 – Programming Zeros at the front of a number string
13:59 – The Eight Synth Parameters
16:12 – How the 0 – 9 parameter values affect the sound
32:50 – The Ten VL-1 Waveforms
43:50 – The Five Preset Tones
49:56 – The Secret “LFO”!
55:07 – Final Thoughts

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Keen on Keys VL-10 Review:
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