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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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Eyeballs, errors, and animal keys: Reed Ghazala’s wild circuit-bent electronics keep evolving
Reed Ghazala’s latest generation of instruments is here, gazing back at us with glass eyeballs and dubbed with names like “photon clarinet.” The father of circuit bending also espouses a new conceptual frame and philosophy – errism. And to err is human, but also is cat.
Peter Kirn - February 10, 2022
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Watch this Kazakh pop video for the maximum weirdness of Casio’s singing robot keyboard
Look, I don’t want to say that Casio missed a marketing opportunity here and buried the lede on their awesomely bizarre singing robot keyboard. I’m just saying watch this video and you tell me. It comes from Kazakhstan’s star Imanbek, and getting them one of these keyboards represents in my mind one of the greatest […]
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022
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Type in lyrics, and this keyboard sings them, as Casio returns to its Casiotone roots
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022
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The Casio CZ is a huge highlight of Arturia’s V Collection 7
Peter Kirn - June 14, 2019
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Star Shepard is Legowelt’s insane hacked-together DIY synth
Peter Kirn - July 19, 2018
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