Circus @ 39 o'Clock (Roland DJ-70, ARP 2600m, Moog Slim Phatty, Novation Drumstation)

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"This is the third of a new series entitled 'Mono Soul: Samples, Synths and Oscilloscopes'...

Going back to how I produced music 30 years ago. Embracing the limitations and beauty of 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s technology. Repurposing and recycling technology and music.

Equipment used in this video:
Roland DJ-70 (sampling heavy lifting, VL Tone drums)
Moog Slim Phatty (fat synth bass)
Korg ARP 2600m (clanky bell sound)
Novation Drumstation (808 kicks and snares)
Macintosh SE running MOTU Performer 4.2
Korg SDD-2000 (echoes)
Roland RSP-550 (reverb)
Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro"

Casio VL-Tone VL-1 Desktop Synthesizer

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Yamaha VL1-m version 2 virtual acoustic tone generator rack synth

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"Rare rack mount version of the classic VL expressive synth!
Includes PatchMan VL1 synth bank for use with MIDI wind controllers

This unit has some rack scratches and the right front rack has been bent and restored. The unit and disc drive are in perfect working order

The Yamaha VL1-m is a pressure and velocity sensitive 3U rack (2 voice) Virtual Acoustic modelling synthesizer, featuring up to 2 elements, 3 effects processors, MIDI, disk drive, and 128 presets. Each element features a modelled instrument and associated controllers/modifiers. Element controllers include pressure (with preset ADSR envelope), embouchure/pitch (with IHD envelope), vibrato, tonguing, amplitude (with AADSR envelope shared with filter), scream, breath noise, growl, throat formant, dynamic filter (high, low, or band pass or band reject), harmonic enhancer (FM), damping, and absorption. Modifiers include extensive key scaling, 5 band parametric equalizer, Impulse Expander (delay), and resonator (parallel delays)."

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⁠ Casio VL-Tone 1981, Rhythm and Delay, Boss nimi rack ‪@CASIOMusicGlobal‬

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PlantsSystem-VLFantasy

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"For VLFantasy, I used dual VL-TONE.
I used the BLEASS Granulizer as an effector to harmonize the sounds."

Liwaco LW-610 - Casio VL-1 VL-TONE Clone w/ Original Box

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"Made in Japan Liwaco LW-610 mini keyboard synth 80s.

Instrument de Musique Electronique!

I guess Liwaco is a French electronic gadgets/toy company, and they had comissioned Casio to do their own brand models, equal to original Casios but with different colour schemes and of course printed in French!!

This is the good old Casio VL-1 VL-TONE , only sexier (than it already is ) with the futuristic bordeaux colour and with French words spread all over :)

MINT MINT MINT!

No issues, works excellent, all OK.

Comes in original box and the users manual booklet (of course in French)"

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Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode (cover by Munatix), On Roland Jupiter 4, Casio VL-1, Pro One

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"Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough' is a synthpop LEGEND! Parties erupt when this song hits, and we get it! This energetic anthem is timeless.
We're huge fans, so we dove deep and covered it ourselves!
Vince Clarke, a founding member, laid the groundwork for this sound with his innovative synthesizer work in the early days of Depeche Mode. Dissecting these classics is how we learn.
Secret weapons? Korg KR-55 snare & Casio VL-Tone synth lead! 🤖 🎹🧐😮
Wanna know more about the original recording? Tell us in the comments!

ISRC : BE 3ID 24 00021 - Song

Credits to MaWey for providing the video footage :
https://www.mawey.be/"

CASIO VL-TONE VL-1 SN 1G109A w/ Song Book & Manual

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Vintage Casio VL-Tone How To Play Music Book 2

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CASIO VL-TONE w/ Original Box & Materials

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"1980 CASIO VL-Tone Hand Held Synthesizer & Calculator Musical Instrument

Amazing Condition, Appears Seldom Used (if at all) ~ Super Clean!

Offer Includes: Casio VL-Tone Instrument, Operation Manual, Melody Booklet, Vinyl Protective Case and Original Box. Added BONUS ~ Hard-to-Find Original CASIO VL-TONE Song Book

NO Cord

FULLY FUNCTIONAL ~ Super Fun"

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Casio VL-1 VL-TONE w/ Original Box, Docs, & Batteries

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"This Casio appears to have never been used. When I opened one end to inspect the original batteries were still there, although they are starting to corrode. There is a spot of corrosion on inside of box but it's not liked they leaked all over. Everything is still in plastic and looks new. The casio is mint unused condition. I did run test it briefly to make sure everything is good and it is. The box looks nice but does have a little storage wear."

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Casio VL-Tone VL-1 Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Case, Song Books & Manual

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Casio VL-1 VL-Tone in Space

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Vintage Casio VL-Tone

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Door #23: Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann (Santa’s Coming Tomorrow) - Synthmas '21

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"The song:
This songs lyrics wrote none other than Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben who wrote among many other well known poems the German anthem. The melody appeared first in 1761 in France and was adapted by W. A. Mozart as base melody for his Piano Variations KV 265.

The gear:
Here my other Casio 'synth', the PT-1 comes into play. This successor of the legendary VL-1 got 4 instruments (Piano, Fantasy, Strings, Flute) and a rhythm section that is most notable for it's appearance in German Neue Deutsche Welle band Trio's track "Da Da Da". This is my very first synth I got as a present in the late 80s. Notice the Alf sticker that make this unit a unique one. I did a multi track recoring using my Boss RC-202 loop station. The tone signal is passed through the Zoom MS70 CDR effect unit adding some reverb, chorus, pitch and phaser.

Trailer material: Pexels.com (image @seurafrancis99, video @cottonbro)"

Casio VL-Tone VL-1 w/ Original Box & Materials

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Red Casio PT-82 w/ Original Box

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"This keyboard from 1986 has many similarities with the Casio , but includes a "melody guide" key lighting feature for music teaching (not the keys itself light up but a row of small LEDs above them) and a ROM- Pack music cartridge slot. Unfortunately this instrument is missing the great built-in synthesizer, sequencer and 3 octave switch of the VL-Tone.
Although the music playback from the ROM- Pack includes wonderful polyphonic accompaniments, the player can play own musics only monophonic with thin and dull sounding blip rhythms. A bit unusual is that this white keyboard has brightly coloured orange and red buttons and red lines while Casio normally preferred pastel colours. Also a red case version of the PT-82 was made. In 1987 it was re-released in grey as .

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Vintage Casio VL-Tone VL-1 w/ Extras

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"Comes with the following:

Keyboard, vinyl case, box (shows wear), operation manual, assorted melodies booklet and the Casio VL-Tone Song Book.

Everything you’ll need to get up and running."

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YAMAHA VP1 & VL1 Factory Sound Demos

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"YAMAHA VP 1 | 10.000,- USD Synthesizer | Factory Songs (HQ) The first model of synthesizer to feature VA (virtual acoustic) tone generation based on physical modeling, a complete departure from sampling and FM.
A VA tone generator creates sounds by simulating the physical mechanism by which wind, string and other instruments produce sound.
The virtual instruments simulate characteristics such as the shape and materials of music instruments, allowing the creation of tonal changes that respond to the breathing and playing methods used.
The VL1 was created with reed instruments and other wind instruments in mind, and thus is two-note polyphonic."



YAMAHA VL1 | Virtual Acoustic Synthesizer | Factory Songs (HQ)


"The VL-1 was a ground breaking synthesizer with new technology renowned for accurate reproductions of wind instruments. It is a 2-note polyphony instrument that is best used with a breath controller such as the BC-2 or BC-3.

The VL-1 cost around 4000 pounds in 1994, and was out of reach for most musicians. As such it sold in relatively small numbers and are hard to find. They do come onto the second hand market occasionally and demand between $3000 to $5000 (Aust) depending on condition.

There was a VL7 which was essentially half a VL1 though it looked very similar. Then there is the legendary VP1 which was a VL1 with more power, polyphony and keys. It was made in very limited numbers, perhaps less than a handful. That was due to its price tag, rumoured to have been around $25,000 (US). As such it has often been considered more of a prototype than a proper production model.

This instrument suggests quality of build and sound at first sight. It has real wood, which has not been seen since the DX1 (exactly one decade earlier). Then there are the Champaign gold end panels connected by a band across the top front end. A colour very similar to that used on Yamaha’s B500 in 1990. The gold however is flat with slightly rough texture to contrast against the smooth varnished wood and its semi-gloss finish.

Interestingly it only has 49 keys which to the uninformed will instantly cast doubt, especially with only 2-notes polyphony, and no on-board sequencer.

The screen is striking and very clear with its white back light. The front panel is very well organized with good spacing between all buttons. We particularly like the way the patch buttons are perfectly arranged in 3 rows.

The pitch and modulation wheels feel nice and was a successful design that continued to many future generations. The 3 wheels placed on a stage is an innovative design solution to integrate with a curvy end panel. There is also a disk drive discretely tucked under the left side edge

All controllers feel like they would on a Rolls Royce and command respect. This is not a toy or machine to be thrown around on stage or studio. This was built to look and feel like a digital cross between a violin and a saxophone."

Casio VL-1 VL-Tone 29-Key Synthesizer Keyboard

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