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. 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. Unfortunately it is missing the great builtin synthesizer, the octave switch and even the natural violin sound of the vl 1. 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. This quite rare keyboard was the polyphonic successor of the famous casio vltone 1. Do you all know where there is a good place to download other sounds.
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. Part of my sampled casio vl tone vl1 collectionviolin preset sample low g short hold. Vltone synth for android free download and software. Commando performed on casio vltone keyboard by 8bit keys. 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. Remembering the sounds of casio vl1, a pocket calculator. New york, september 20, 2017 heavyocity has partnered with icebreaker audio to release calcusynth, a vintage lofi synth inspired by the casio vltone. Calcusynth liberates this classic digital calculatorsynthesizer hybrid from that dusty.
It has 29 calculatorbutton keys g to b, a threeposition octave switch, one programmable and five preset sounds, ten built. It implements all functionality of the original calculatorminisynthesizer from casio, including song recording and calculator. In honor of s first ever casio day, ive put together this little collection of free casio vsts and sound banks. 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.
Its software version features the 5 original onboard sounds fantasy, guitar, piano, violin and flute and the onboard rhythms at fixed tempo. It combined a calculator, a monophonic synthesizer, and sequencer. 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. This quite rare keyboard was the polyphonic successor of the famous casio vl tone 1. Heres all about this wizardary machine on the one show that was quite a revoultionary at the time in the 80s. You will also have access to exclusive patreon only.
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. Electronic musical instruments downloads support casio. 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. Released in 1981, the casio vl 1 was the first synthesizer of casios vl tone product line. Its a great shame that casio havent extended the vl tone s programmability to the percussion side as well. The casio vl1 vltone, released in 1982, combines a calculator, synthesizer, and sequencer. The vl1 was the first instrument of casios vltone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the vltone. Aug 21, 2008 free tonesrhythms available for casio wk3800 by download. Classic bit of 80s retro keynoard that is fondly remembered. Vl1 was written in honour of casio s little vl tone that has given me many hours of pleasure and fun. In casio wk3800, ccm, keyboarding, praise band, synthesizer, worship on august 21, 2008 at 4. Jul 14, 2007 casio vl 1 is a cult of the mini synthesizers. Instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio keyboard in uncategorized on august 22, 2008 at 6.
The songs infectious rhythm and chiming piano sound came courtesy of casios vltone a slim, sleek brick of white with a. All sounds are generated by software equivalents of the original circuits and the calculator actually works. Casio vl tone with large lcd white this is the first vl tone that i bought in 1981 or so. The vl1 is probably the most overrated of all home keyboards. 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. Synthesizer and rhythm are on two separate channels. The vl 1 was the first instrument of casio s vl tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the vl tone. 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. Cheapo tone was developed by mokafix and it tooks just a week of deveolpment to achieve this awesome vst instrument. Show all ap at cdp cdps cgp ctk cts ctx gp lk lks ma mz plps px pxs sa wk xw options. Casio vltone vl1 1980s electronic musical vintage casio vl tone casio vl 1. Part of my sampled casio vltone vl1 collectionhigh tom sample of classic casio era trio da da da.
Realistic concertmate 200 white identical to the smalllcd casio vl tone, but with different branding. View online or download casio vltone operation manual. Most notably used by athlete, dee lite, trio, the human league, talking heads and many more. Other strange sound effects can be produced by placing the vl1 next to a radio and switching the radio to am or sw. The vltone was created by toshio kashio, an amateur musician and one of the kashio brothers who founded casio in 1946. The simple cheesy sounds of the vltone have been used by devo, elastica, trio and the human league. 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. 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. Instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio. View and download casio vl1 operation manual online.
Five preset sounds and one user programmable sound. The vl1 is analog, its tiny, it has a builtin speaker and a useless builtin calculator. The new vl1midi retrofit kit is based on the umr and includes custom firmware for. Vl1 was written in honour of casios little vltone that has given me many. The simple cheesy sounds of the vltone have been used by devo, elastica, trio and the. Aug 27, 2008 instructions for adding sounds and rhthyms to your casio keyboard in uncategorized on august 22, 2008 at 6. 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.
Vl1 by polyvalens synth vst plugin kvr audio plugins. Jun 16, 2011 we use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. When i got it i stuck some batteries in it and apart from the broken screen everything else worked perfect. Vl 1 was really small and could be taken anywhere even on the bus. 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. By browsing our site you agree to our use of cookies. The reality was, the programmed sounds were never the greatest audible treat, but that probably had more to do with the user than casio. 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. Mar 12, 2015 in honor of s first ever casio day, ive put together this little collection of free casio vsts and sound banks. Casios strange vl1 instrument sold 1,000,000 units between 1979 and 1984. Vl1 was really small and could be taken anywhere even on the bus. Autodafe has announced the release a free sample library for kontakt containing sounds from the casio vl1 vltone. 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.
Loved by many electronic musicians for its unique, lofi sounds. Oct 09, 2008 highly liquid has introduced a kit that lets you control a casio vl1 vltone via midi. May 31, 2010 casio vlt1 demo song and preset sounds. Help with a casio vltone picked up a casio vltone off ebay for. It was a synth, a sequencer, a drum machine and a calculator all in one. Jun 02, 2012 classic bit of 80s retro keynoard that is fondly remembered. Operation manual casio vltone operation manual 33 pages. Includes speed, drive and warmth controls to subtly edit the samples. 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. 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 been recreated entirely on the casio vltone vl1.
Replicate the casio vltone vl1 in a small and easy to use interface. 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. Casio vltone by david ellis its hard not to feel incredibly jealous of a company like 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. Never have so few bits been sampled by so many for so little, to paraphrase churchill. Add new tag, casio, casio wk3800, keyboard, praise band, wk3800, worship. 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. The vltone had four instrumental sounds flute, piano, guitar and violin. 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 inclouds a synthesizer, sequencer and a calculator. Casio vltone soundfont heres a soundfont i made a while ago of the piano sound from a casio vl1 keyboard. Download hermann seibs excellent savihost, unpack it and rename the file. View and download casio vl 1 operation manual online.
Anyone can enjoy playing immediate y even though they may have played before. Cheapo tone is a recreation of the famous casio vl1. Wav format immediate zip file download zipped 15mb. Fun sounds with adsr casio vltone song book, book 5. Casio vltone features one key play function you can play by just pressing one key. Casio vl tone for sale in uk 29 used casio vl tones. 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. This seemingly worthless synthcalculator hybrid weighing in at under a pound has somehow found fame and fortune despite looking like a kids toy.
This is the highscore music from the c64 version of commando. Unfortunately it is missing the great builtin synthesizer, the octave switch and even the natural violin sound of the vl1. 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. Free tonesrhythms available for casio wk3800 by download. The rhythms are more complex but awkward to select. 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. The synthesizer is monophonic, lofi, and has pretty cheesy presets. All the sounds are synthesized, and there is absolutely no sample inside.
Casio vl1 is a small synthcalculator from the 80s, infamous for its sounds and rhythms. The new vl1midi retrofit kit is based on the umr and includes custom firmware for the vl1. Released in 1981, the casio vl1 was the first synthesizer of casios vltone product line. Casio vltone vl1 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. Calcusynth calcusynth is an emulation of the casio vltone, the classic digital calculatorsynthesizer hybrid released in the summer of 1979 and manufactured until 1984.
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