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Casio’s MT-100 toy keyboard is reborn as a free plug-in for macOS and Windows
Sample Science has a tasty freebie for us – Retro Cazio models the 1983 Casio Casiotone MT-100, for a very, very 80s drum kit, keys, and other instruments. Let’s revisit that source instrument.
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Type in lyrics, and this keyboard sings them, as Casio returns to its Casiotone roots
It’s like the love-child of those fun 80s portable keyboards and Vocaloid. New Casiotone keyboards will sing lyrics for you.
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022
Gear Music tech Tech
Get lost in magical 1983 footage of Brilliant Trees, delicate IBM Dictaphone looping
Whatever you’re doing now, if you want to calm yourself and rediscover the love of slow production, watch this transcendent footage of David Sylvian with Ronny Drayton, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Holger Czukay, Jon Hassell, and Steve Nye.
Bespoke visual noise is the next domain for Robert Henke – so let’s revisit Perlin, anyway
Peter Kirn - January 10, 2022
DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
8-bit painting – watch a DIY light pen for the IBM PCjr
Peter Kirn - December 2, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
Tiny Poly: Roland is making Boutique versions of JD-800, JX-8P
Peter Kirn - November 9, 2021
Gear Music tech Tech
Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer
Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Music Music tech Tech
Plogue has made a chip-perfect emulation of the Yamaha FM synth line
Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021
Music tech Software Tech
DinSync.info RE-808 is a 1:1 replica so authentic, it’ll run the original OS
Peter Kirn - August 9, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
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