Jun 02, 2012 classic bit of 80s retro keynoard that is fondly remembered. Jun 16, 2011 we use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The simple cheesy sounds of the vl tone have been used by devo, elastica, trio and the human league. Five preset sounds and one user programmable sound. May 31, 2010 casio vlt1 demo song and preset sounds.
Add new tag, casio, casio wk3800, keyboard, praise band, wk3800, worship. Realistic concertmate 200 white identical to the smalllcd casio vl tone, but with different branding. It has been recreated entirely on the casio vl tone vl 1. All 53 notes in the instruments range are individually sampled at 48 khz from the vltones line output so you can recreate the authentic sound of this classic vintage instrument. Most notably used by athlete, dee lite, trio, the human league, talking heads and many more. Its a great shame that casio havent extended the vl tone s programmability to the percussion side as well. The vl 1 was the first instrument of casio s vl tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the vl tone. Vl1 was really small and could be taken anywhere even on the bus.
By browsing our site you agree to our use of cookies. It was a synth, a sequencer, a drum machine and a calculator all in one. All the sounds are synthesized, and there is absolutely no sample inside. The vl 1 is perennially overlooked by historians of electronic music technology most of whom probably had it high on their christmas lists back in 1980 but it was significant at the time and still packs a characterful punch for those enamoured of the lofi sound. Casio vltone by david ellis its hard not to feel incredibly jealous of a company like casio. The vl1 is probably the most overrated of all home keyboards. Free tonesrhythms available for casio wk3800 by download. It has been recreated entirely on the casio vltone vl1. Help with a casio vltone picked up a casio vltone off ebay for. Released in 1981, the casio vl 1 was the first synthesizer of casios vl tone product line.
Instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio. The casio vl 1 or vl tone as its also called has 29 little calculatortype button keys, five preset and one user memory patches, builtin rhythm machine waltz, swing, rock, samba, etc. Top 12 instruments for ni reaktor free download beat lab. Even the lack of midi, the horrible sequencer and terrible preset rhythms, though, did not keep the vltone from finding its place in songs like trios da, da, da. Wav format immediate zip file download zipped 15mb.
Cheapo tone was developed by mokafix and it tooks just a week of deveolpment to achieve this awesome vst instrument. The vl1 is analog, its tiny, it has a builtin speaker and a useless builtin calculator. This seemingly worthless synthcalculator hybrid weighing in at under a pound has somehow found fame and fortune despite looking like a kids toy. Vl1 by polyvalens synth vst plugin kvr audio plugins. Casio vl tone with large lcd white this is the first vl tone that i bought in 1981 or so. Heres all about this wizardary machine on the one show that was quite a revoultionary at the time in the 80s. The vl1 was the first instrument of casios vltone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the vltone. Casio vltone vl1 1980s electronic musical vintage casio vl tone casio vl 1.
Classic bit of 80s retro keynoard that is fondly remembered. The songs infectious rhythm and chiming piano sound came courtesy of casios vltone a slim, sleek brick of white with a. The vltone app contain the factory presets and rhythm patterns in all their distorted and noisy glory, carefully sampled from an original casio vl1. Oct 09, 2008 highly liquid has introduced a kit that lets you control a casio vl1 vltone via midi. Jul 14, 2007 casio vl 1 is a cult of the mini synthesizers. Casio vltone vl1 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. I recently got a vl1 at a local flea market and for the past day or so ive been playing around with the asdr editing on it. Casio vltone soundfont heres a soundfont i made a while ago of the piano sound from a casio vl1 keyboard. All sounds are generated by software equivalents of the original circuits and the calculator actually works. This quite rare keyboard was the polyphonic successor of the famous casio vl tone 1. Synthesizer and rhythm are on two separate channels. This success obviously spurred casio on to get more involved in the music business and they later went on to release polyphonic variations on the technology with full size keyboards without the inbuilt calculator. The vltone was created by toshio kashio, an amateur musician and one of the kashio brothers who founded casio in 1946. View and download casio vl1 operation manual online.
Casio vl tone for sale in uk 29 used casio vl tones. The rhythms are more complex but awkward to select. Calcusynth calcusynth is an emulation of the casio vltone, the classic digital calculatorsynthesizer hybrid released in the summer of 1979 and manufactured until 1984. Never have so few bits been sampled by so many for so little, to paraphrase churchill. Vltone synth for android free download and software. Its ultra cheesy sounds have been discovered and immortalized in the hit songs of such artists as trio for da da da and white town. View online or download casio vltone operation manual. In casio wk3800, ccm, keyboarding, praise band, synthesizer, worship on august 21, 2008 at 4. The simple cheesy sounds of the vltone have been used by devo, elastica, trio and the. It inclouds a synthesizer, sequencer and a calculator. The simple cheesy sounds of the vltone have been used by devo, elastica, trio and the human league. Electronic musical instruments downloads support casio. Vl 1 was really small and could be taken anywhere even on the bus. Casios strange vl1 instrument sold 1,000,000 units between 1979 and 1984.
Commando performed on casio vltone keyboard by 8bit keys. Unfortunately it is missing the great builtin synthesizer, the octave switch and even the natural violin sound of the vl 1. This is a collection of 7 windows based vsts, 2 sound banks, and one ableton instrument that are all either casio emulators, sampled from, or casio inspired. Casio vltone rare small portable keyboard 12 x 3 play varies sounds violin, fatasy, piano, flute, guitar, adsr can recorddelete, auto play, rhythmmelody, low or high octave includes 4 aa batteries product information item weight 1. It implements all functionality of the original calculatorminisynthesizer from casio, including song recording and calculator. Other strange sound effects can be produced by placing the vl1 next to a radio and switching the radio to am or sw. The vl tone app contain the factory presets and rhythm patterns in all their distorted and noisy glory, carefully sampled from an original casio vl 1. It fell to a number of artists such as the human league, to fly the vltone flag in pop, but it was german threesome trio who really brought the vltone to town. Loved by many electronic musicians for its unique, lofi sounds. Vl1 was written in honour of casio s little vl tone that has given me many hours of pleasure and fun. Unfortunately it is missing the great builtin synthesizer, the octave switch and even the natural violin sound of the vl1. The casio vl1 vltone, released in 1982, combines a calculator, synthesizer, and sequencer. The tinny monophonic blips and beeps that come out of the vl1 provide a childishly funny accent to your music, if youre into that sort of thing. Cheapo tone is a recreation of the famous casio vl1 also known as casiotone calculator synth, thought this one doesnt calculate all sounds are synthesized and there is absolutely no sample inside.
This also means that adsr sound programming is fully functional. Highly liquid has introduced a kit that lets you control a casio vl1 vltone via midi. Released in 1981, the casio vl1 was the first synthesizer of casios vltone product line. Vl tone patches i recently got a vl 1 at a local flea market and for the past day or so ive been playing around with the asdr editing on it. A speaker simulator and sampled keyclicks added for an extra level of lofi goodness. Casio vl tone vl1 1980s electronic musical vintage casio vl tone casio vl 1. This is the highscore music from the c64 version of commando.
Download hermann seibs excellent savihost, unpack it and rename the file. May 11, 2011 the vltone app contain the factory presets and rhythm patterns in all their distorted and noisy glory, carefully sampled from an original casio vl1. When i got it i stuck some batteries in it and apart from the broken screen everything else worked perfect. Mar 12, 2015 in honor of s first ever casio day, ive put together this little collection of free casio vsts and sound banks. Do you all know where there is a good place to download other sounds. Part of my sampled casio vl tone vl1 collectionviolin preset sample low g short hold. Nov 29, 2017 new york, september 20, 2017 heavyocity has partnered with icebreaker audio to release calcusynth, a vintage lofi synth inspired by the casio vltone. It was followed by the lovely vl10 finished in a thinner, metal case and the vl5 which was capable of polyphony and even came with a barcode reader for inputting music from a special music book see pictures below for the vl5 and vl10. Fun sounds with adsr casio vltone song book, book 5. Part of my sampled casio vltone vl1 collectionhigh tom sample of classic casio era trio da da da.
The only cheating that was done is i removed the beep sounds from the drum track in postprocessing so that you only hear the snare. Vl1 was written in honour of casios little vltone that has given me many. We have 1 casio vltone manual available for free pdf download. Aug 27, 2008 instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio keyboard in uncategorized on august 22, 2008 at 6. Its software version features the 5 original onboard sounds fantasy, guitar, piano, violin and flute and the onboard rhythms at fixed tempo. New york, september 20, 2017 heavyocity has partnered with icebreaker audio to release calcusynth, a vintage lofi synth inspired by the casio vltone. The new vl1midi retrofit kit is based on the umr and includes custom firmware for the vl1. In honor of s first ever casio day, ive put together this little collection of free casio vsts and sound banks. Aug 21, 2008 free tonesrhythms available for casio wk3800 by download. Autodafe has announced the release a free sample library for kontakt containing sounds from the casio vl1 vltone. Includes speed, drive and warmth controls to subtly edit the samples.
It combined a calculator, a monophonic synthesizer, and sequencer. Instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio keyboard in uncategorized on august 22, 2008 at 6. Sks, vss, vls and hing hons go for way more than they are worth, and pss keyboards which are arguably more interesting but a lot more difficult to bend, go for bugger all. Remembering the sounds of casio vl1, a pocket calculator. Calcusynth liberates this classic digital calculatorsynthesizer hybrid from that dusty. The reality was, the programmed sounds were never the greatest audible treat, but that probably had more to do with the user than casio. The casio vl1 or vltone as its also called has 29 little calculatortype button keys, five preset and one user memory patches, builtin rhythm machine waltz, swing, rock, samba, etc. Jun 03, 2005 the vl tone was created by toshio kashio, an amateur musician and one of the kashio brothers who founded casio in 1946. Casio vl tone rare small portable keyboard 12 x 3 play varies sounds violin, fatasy, piano, flute, guitar, adsr can recorddelete, auto play, rhythmmelody, low or high octave includes 4 aa batteries. Show all ap at cdp cdps cgp ctk cts ctx gp lk lks ma mz plps px pxs sa wk xw options. Casio vl1 is a small synthcalculator from the 80s, infamous for its sounds and rhythms. You will also have access to exclusive patreon only. Casio vltone features one key play function you can play by just pressing one key. The songs infectious rhythm and chiming piano sound came courtesy of casios vltone a slim, sleek brick of white with a speaker at one end, and a keyboard consisting of buttons seemingly culled from the companys calculator division.
As theres no attempt to produce any bass sounds, let alone a kick drum, the whole thing sounds rather tinny and lacking in substance. It has 29 calculatorbutton keys g to b, a threeposition octave switch, one programmable and five preset sounds, ten built. This quite rare keyboard was the polyphonic successor of the famous casio vltone 1. The new vl1midi retrofit kit is based on the umr and includes custom firmware for.
Replicate the casio vltone vl1 in a small and easy to use interface. View and download casio vl 1 operation manual online. Liwaco lw610 bordeaux red this model has french print on it. Its classic status comes from its use in some iconic songs from the 1980s, but its not a very musically useful instrument. Anyone can enjoy playing immediate y even though they may have played before. Cheapo tone is a recreation of the famous casio vl1. The vltone had four instrumental sounds flute, piano, guitar and violin. Operation manual casio vltone operation manual 33 pages.
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