Started out sounding like something from a 1980s computer game, and then turned into a funky tune! 💕

you are Legend. takes me back almost 40 plus years back to my school times, where our catholic brother of our parish church had borrowed this from his friend for the Xmas mass and it came to me for rehearsals.. i was quite kicked by the sound when it was sent through the PA system, and in one serendipitous mistake, i happened to plug it into the guitar effects pedal of the guitarist who had gone for a break and man... it sounded like nothing before.. memories

the flute part is killer.

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The flute's probably the most useful sound on there, in my view.

This is my favorite of your vintage keyboard songs :) Soooo catchy!

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

I'm so happy I stumbled upon this, your demo made my day at least twice as good. THANKS!

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

That's good to know - you're welcome!

I had this in 1986! Many happy hours spent trying to learn. Love the Super Drums!

so talented!

Muy agradecida por su atenta respuesta.👍😊

Very good demo! You played it beautifully, great job.

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Enjoyed making it - fun little keyboard this one.

This was my first keyboard. I later got the Casio MT 500 with sampled drum sounds which at that time was impressive. Later on I had professional equipment but I still love the 80s charming keyboards. Today's home keyboard are kind of boring and I wish the could make those cool mini keyboards again with sampling (casio sk, Yamaha vss), drumpads and so on. I hope I can find a mt52 someday. So much nostalgia when I see and hear it . It was the beginning of my musical journey leading to playing A-ha, Jean Michel Jarre and Beethoven.

That was awesome!

Brilliant bravo 👏🏾 Love it 👏🏾

@alfonsemusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel :)

Great work

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Magnifique !!!

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

Merci!

I want to thank you again for posting this video. Last week I bought a white MT-52 from a seller on Ebay. I find most of the patterns to be useful in some variation of the super drum switches. Whoever programmed the patterns most have been a pro drummer! I have a Roland R-8, when I switch between the factory patterns on the instrument, it doesn't sound homogeneous because different drum kits are used for the patterns but since the MT- 52 has only one kit, many of the patterns work well together. I noticed that the congas can be muted for every pattern, which makes sense. The MT-52 sounds ok as a synth but it's real worth is as a drum machine. I'm interested in adding MIDI to the instrument, I recall there was a DIY MIDI kit for the Casio SK-1.

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Nice - yeah, I agree it's perfect as a groove-machine and easy to switch between rhythms and variations for variety during a song - the voices are just a bonus.

Masterful demo! 99% of folks, even with some keyboard playing ability, who come across this crappy lil Casio 80s home keyboard wouldn't be able to churn out this nice-sounding, enjoyable composition using only the Casio as the sound source (I do this same thing, I always process the audio of the device I'm demoing because in any use context that's what you'd be doing too so not only do you show the device in the best light, its the more representative of the best result you can achieve using it). But don't underestimate how much processing like dynamics (which is masterfully applied) improves the signal, what you'd be getting straight from the Casio doesn't sound like this - if you buy one and want it to sound like this you can, just be sure to not expect this level of sound until its been treated (we treat all synths, I don't mean to suggest the effect processing is just to make up for its definiciences. Any good synth demo should and will do the same thing). Alfonse, I am going to use this video as my standard for how to do a great gear demo video. I love everything about the way you've done it. Nice work!

@alfonsemusic

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Dave! I do less processing now compared to these earlier videos, but the idea was always to create a whole track, so there will inevitably be some processing in the mixing and mastering - as you say, that's just the process and it shows the potential of the keyboard as a sound source. Glad you enjoyed it.

Great!

Nice demo. I have several Casio of the era, in my opinion the 52 belongs to the bests as overall well balanced mix of sounds, groove and portability.

Wow, This must be one of the best demos for a keyboard I ever heard! Were the Super Drums an inspiration for the track? I have a Korg Kronos and find the Karma setup for the drum patterns to be limiting and incoherent. Most of the patterns lock the kick, snare and hi hat together and the Karma variations are unpredictable. I've own several drum machines, it seems the Super Drums could be more inspiring than the TR-808!

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! You're right, that 16-beat rhythm is a great groove and inspired the rest of the track, and being able to vary the different elements of the beat with the Super Drums is great for adding interest. Of course, they're still pre-programmed grooves and you might find you only like a couple of them, but this thing is certainly way cheaper than a TR-808, so could be worth a try...!

Super!!

Cool song!

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

This is killer

HERMOSO

Amazing! Best Casio demo ever. Great song! You didn't use any auto-accompaniment pattern, right?

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, auto-accompaniment is like kryptonite round here... :D

Love all your music. Just got one of these off eBay for $50 shipped. Slowly catching them all.

@alfonsemusic

Жыл бұрын

Another good choice. Cheers!

Still have mine ... and the box!

Nice video and song! Thank You...I'm looking to buy one of this keyboard

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

It's a fun little beast!

@MariusVideoOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsemusic I like vintage music stuffs and this is very rare to find model, pretty usable today too specially for 80's soundinglike songs like your...I have finded one at 30€, made in 1985 hope to close the 'business" soon and receive this baby at home...I'm looking for a similar Yamaha model too.. do You have any suggestion?

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@MariusVideoOfficial Cool - hope you win it! I've just been playing a Yamaha MK100 - on loan - rare and some cool sounds - you can layer sounds and play with the envelopes to make some phasey synthy coolness. Will be putting out a video on it in the next few weeks.

I found It on Tidal streaming!

Ты просто крутой клавишник! Респект!

@alfonsemusic

Жыл бұрын

Спасибо!

Megaman worthy track

I'm bobbing my head to this. Good stuff. Were all the drum patterns straight out of the box?

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

They are, but I sampled the drum sounds out and recreated the patterns in order to mix them better for the track - the hi-hats were a bit loud for my taste - so the part in the middle where the hi-hats drop out altogether isn't on the keyboard. Great grooves on this thing, though!

@IanKilpatrick801

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsemusic that’s awesome, I will probably do the same in logic. I just picked one up cheap at goodwill, gonna have some fun jams of my own. What is your opinion of the ct-101 and is $100 too much to pay? Thx

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@IanKilpatrick801 I wouldn't pay that much myself. From what i know of it, it takes up a lot of space for only a couple of interesting sounds, but it's all down to what your tastes are. The early Casiotones do look great!

@IanKilpatrick801

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsemusic Yeah that was my impression too.. I love the wood sides, but I can get better sounds out of my arturia CZ V plugin tbh. Thanks again

Hehe i have One of these in my attic 😅

That kind of latin pop tune hast almost a slight 70s TOTO touch.

Can you assist me in what i need to record what im playing to my pc from the same device

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

Hey there - not sure how much detail you need, but I plug a stereo mini-jack cable into the output on the back of the Casio - the other end of the cable has two large mono jack plugs which go into an audio interface (Focusrite) linked to my computer - I'm then using Logic to record and sequence the parts that I play. Hope that kind of answers the question!

I got one of these when I was about 10 . I think it must have been broken, though. Mine never sounded *anything* like this......or maybe that was just me? Seriously, though. I'd love to be musical!

What did you use to layer all those sounds?

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

I'm recording to my computer via a Focusrite audio interface and sequencing / mixing everything in Logic Pro X.

@chrismossy9774

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsemusic can you not only record the audio on the computer but also convert it to midi data?

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrismossy9774 I think Ableton can convert melody lines to midi data - haven't tried it myself - there's no 'midi out' from the keyboard itself, which is a pity

Estoy buscando quien enseñe a bsjar un tono a mi Caciotone Mt 52 el profezor de mi nieto lo subió un tono y no sé como bajarlo esta muy agudo.Gracias espero respuesta. Soy profesora de piano.

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

@Victoria Abdala Look underneath the keyboard - there is a hole with the word "tune" written underneath. You can use a screwdriver to tune the keyboard correctly. Mire debajo del teclado: hay un agujero con la palabra "tune" escrita debajo. Puede usar un destornillador para afinar el teclado correctamente. (I had to use Google Translate, so I hope that reply makes sense...)

Just got given one by a neighbor whose kids grew up with it. Alas it doesn't power up. Any suggestions?

@alfonsemusic

3 жыл бұрын

That's a pity. I'm not an expert on the electronics, so I can't offer much advice, I'm afraid - I know a man who is, but he's not yet started up his channel looking at all these classic keyboards...

@thatawfulsound

3 жыл бұрын

The first thing to check with these old Casios is whether its powering on from from the batteries or the wall power supply that doesn't work. Have you tried both? If you're willing to open it up, the parts that are often at fault are the battery terminals (if they're corroded), the power supply input jack (mechanical failure) and the transistors near that input. Most old Casios lack any sort of polarity protection in the power supply circuit so those transistors can get blown if you try powering it from a power supply with the wrong polarity. These should all be relatively easy fixes, but sometimes the boards can be super corroded or the CPU might be shot, in which case it's usually not worth fixing

Are these rare? Why about these sticks out?

@alfonsemusic

4 жыл бұрын

You can usually pick one up cheap on eBay, so not that rare. One of the last Casio home keyboards of the 1980s to feature analogue drum sounds, though, which tend to sound better than the PCM sampled drums that came afterwards.