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Circuitbenders Forum => Circuitbending discussion => Synths & Samplers => Topic started by: Signal:Noise on August 20, 2006, 12:53:48 PM

Title: Casiotone mt-55
Post by: Signal:Noise on August 20, 2006, 12:53:48 PM

got one of these yetsreday for peanuts, I've found a few interesting tones and distortions, but I can't find any info anywhere on the net, anyone ever happened to bend one of these things? Or even have a clue how it genertaes the rather reedy noises it makes.

Title: Re: Casiotone mt-55
Post by: andy_wheels on August 20, 2006, 08:56:28 PM

square wave synthesis i would think.

it will probably be a bit of a subtler bender than a sample based synth but you should find some lovely distortions and sound tweaks in there. does it have a tempo slider? awesome for pitch/tempo related bends. also look out for bends on the drums. i love opening up the envelopes on analogy blip rhythms and feeling the rush.  :D

i really like the older casio squarewave synths. i find them very musical and quite warm even with that reedy casioness.

sorry not to have more specific bends for you but good luck exploiring!

Title: Re: Casiotone mt-55
Post by: Signal:Noise on August 20, 2006, 11:48:22 PM

I found some quite nice fuzzy distortions and a lovely phase effect, will keep on poking away. bigest issue is the complese lack of space for controls, may have to remove the speaker.

Title: Re: Casiotone mt-55
Post by: Signal:Noise on August 27, 2006, 11:05:30 PM

Ended up fining about three bends. A gated delay kind of thing operated by a toggle swithc, a feedback loop set off by two body cotacts and the most interesting bend which is a massive pitch bend down, with a pot to control things it essentially lets you detune the whole keyboard. I'll be posting pics and stuff on my myspace blog.