FFS Casio! BRING BACK YOUR CLASSICS!

CCT takes a detailed look back at many of Casio’s classic, vintage and iconic keyboard models that were very influential and popular, and finds that they also inspired other manufacturers to develop and produce more recent and similar products using Casio’s original concepts. The other three big Japanese musical keyboard manufacturers currently all re-issue some of their classic models in various forms, so it has to be asked – why won’t Casio bring back their classic models too? And why didn't they evolve some of their innovative models that had great core features?

Lots of history, anecdotes, adverts, commercials, video footage and demonstrations are featured in this video as we investigate, analyze and critique many of these much loved, sought after and respected Casio models.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro
1:53 – VL-1/ VL Tone
4:11 – MG-880 (MG/ ML Calculator Series)
6:30 – SK-1 (SK Series Samplers)
12:39 – CZ-101 (CZ Phase Distortion Series)
17:43 – RapMan
22:42 – MT/ CT (Vintage Vowel Consonant Series)
26:31 – SA Series & GZ-5 MIDI Keyboards
30:44 – Crazy Casios (VA-10, DG-20, AZ-1, XW-P1/ G1)
39:28 – Conclusion


Links mentioned in this Video:

Casio VL-1 – The Little Synth That Could:
   • Casio VL-1: The Little Synth That Could  

Top 10 Famous Casio Keyboards:
   • Top 10 Famous Casio Keyboards  

Crazy Casio Calculators:
   • Crazy Casio Calculators!  

MusicMagTV – Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics Chip Tune Cover):
   • Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator -...  

Keen on Keys – RapMan Review:
   • Casio Rapman - The World's First Rap ...  

Keen on Keys – DJ-1 Rapman Studio Review:
   • Casio DJ-1 - The ultimate Rapman  

Adam Neely - I played a show using only the 1991 Casio Rapman:
   • I played a show using only the 1991 C...  

Audio Pilz/ Bad Gear – Casio Rapman – Too cute?:
   • Bad Gear - Casio Rapman - Too Cute???  

Simon the Magpie – The Ultimate Rapman – DJ-1 Rap Studio:
   • The Ultimate Rapman Keyboard Most Peo...  

Anthony Marinelli – MJ’s Thriller Frog Bass FOUND!:
   • MJ’s Thriller Frog Bass … Found!  

Rick Beato – The Stewart Copeland Interview:
   • The Stewart Copeland Interview  

Mike Martin/ Casio Music Gear – Blade Runner opening theme on an XW-P1:
   • Blade Runner opening theme on a Casio...  

Casio XW-P1 Drawbar Organ with Ventilator (feat. Ed Alstrom):
   • Casio XW-P1 Drawbar Organ with Ventil...  

Nick Batzdorf interviews Casio’s Taiki Fukuhara:
https://synthandsoftware.com/2024/03/...


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