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"MODIFIED CASIO PT100 WITH ADDED OVERDRIVE,BASS MAKER,ELECTRO FUZZ,SUBTLE HPF AND GLITCH VOICES"
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this auction"THIS 1987 MULTIPULSE SQUAREWAVE BASED KEYBOARD CAN PRODUCE UNUSUAL GRAINY AND IMPULSIVE TIMBRES, WARPING BASS TONES AND ELECTRO GLITCH LEAD LINES
MODIFICATIONS
TOP ROW MODS, LEFT TO RIGHT:
BASS MAKER/OVERDRIVE CONTROL
provides extreme overdrive to all aspects of the synthesiser, when used with the casio chord function,producers excellent basslines
VOICE TWIST SWITCH
applies distortion and ring modulation style fx to the voices
GLITCH LEAD CONTROL
turns the chord melodies into electro fm noise
bottom row mods,left to right:
OVERDRIVE BOOST CONTROL
ELECTRO FUZZ SWITCH
adds a nice backdrop of fuzz great when used with the rhythms, as this will modulate in time
FILTER CONTROL
this provides a subtle hpf and works great when the other controls are used, as it allows you to shift and sculpt the overall output sound
RED LED ENVELOPE INDICATOR
provides a visual of the changing ouput sound, flashes in time with key presses and drum rhythms
1/4" JACK OUTPUT
ALL HOUSED ON QUALITY CIRCUIT BOARD CONTROL PANELS
internal speaker has been removed, to house modifications
KEYS HAVE BEEN PAINTED WITH THREE COATS OF QUALITY GREEN ENAMEL PAINT
ORIGINAL FEATURES
32 MIDSIZE KEYS
8 NOTE POLYPHONY
4 NOTE POLYPHONIC CHORDS
8 VOICES
8 DRUM LOOPS/RHYTHMS
VOLUME SLIDER/TEMPO CONTROLS/DEMO MODE
CHORD FUNCTION ON/OFF
POWER SWITCH
POWERED BY 4 1.5V 'AA' BATTERIES OR 6V DC INPUT"
Like most Russian analog gear this signal processor produces sound that differs from well-known processor brands. Unit sounds really fantastic - very wide, warm and clean delay! Soviet technologies in 80's were absolutely different from their western analogs.
