Casiotone
MT-68
"Electronic Musical Instrument"
Casio Casiotone MT-68 audio demos in .mp3
No external effects were used except an Alesis Quadraverb 2 in the last three examples
| Sound name with .mp3 demo | My comments |
| Performances | |
| performance 1 | The MT-68 in full effect. Organ tone, accompaniment, then switching to different tones. |
| performance 2 | Ultra-cool retro-disco setup. |
| performance 3 | Slow rock featuring the syncopated arpeggio. |
| Tones | |
| organ | Retro organ, warm and analog - similar to a Farfisa. |
| pipe organ | Honest pipe organ representation. |
| flute | Beautiful and gentle tone - great for New Age. |
| clarinet | Nice nasal tone. |
| trumpet | Plastic cool |
| horn | Pleasantly analog sounding. |
| oboe | Realistic emulation. |
| accordion | Highly expressive sound. |
| violin | Realistic. |
| cello | Warm and fuzzy. |
| piano | Totally retro and a signature Casio sound. |
| elec. piano | Fake Rhodes. |
| harpsichord | Hip! Similar to the harpsichord used by The Doors and other bands of the era. |
| vibraphone | Ok... |
| celesta | Hypnotic |
| harp | warm affair. |
| mandolin | Mega-cool sound with repeat. |
| elec. guitar | Surprisingly realistic when played in a certain style. Add distortion. |
| funny | and cool! |
| cosmic tone | Digital sounding, fuzzy waveform. |
| Rhythms | |
| rock | The rebirth of cool. Typical analog hip hop style. |
| bossanova | A la Roland CR-78. |
| pops | Retro pop. |
| samba | Awesome for lounge music |
| disco | Classic rhythm |
| beguine | More CR-78 |
| 16 beat | Extremely groovy rhythm! |
| tango | Simple and effective. |
| swing | Lacking a ride cymbal emulation in the machine. |
| waltz | Ok. |
| latin swing | Nice Latin beat. |
| slow rock | Classic '60s beat. |
| Tweaked preset sounds | |
| clarinet + envelopes | Hollow and mysterious |
| cosmic tone + envelopes | Quasi-synthesized!!! Great for vocoding, probably. |
| elec. piano + envelopes | Gentle and relaxed sweeping tone. |
| pipe organ + envelopes | Great for soundtrack scoring. |
| + FX | |
| cosmic tone + Quadraverb2 ''Crystal Delays'' | Delayed mayhem.. and ultra-mega-cool. |
| organ + Quadraverb2 ''Dream Stalker'' | '70s style mix. |
| piano + Quadraverb2 ''Run Like Hell'' | This keyboard is good for Kraftwerk. |
Casio MT-68
pictures
Casio MT-68
manual
Resources:
- Review in "Keyboard magazine" Janfebmarch 198___
Features
- portable;
- Totally retro sounds and beats;
- Easy to use;
- auto bass, chord and arpeggiator
| Features at a glance | |
| Year of release: | 198_ |
| Polyphony: | total (?) |
| Sound generation method: | analog |
| Preset memories | 20 tones + 12 rhythms |
| MIDI: | no |
| Sound expansion capabilities: | no |
| Sequencer | no |
| Arpeggiator | yes |
| Effects | vibrato, sustain/reverb |
| Touch sensitivity | no |
| Aftertouch | no |
Links
| SITE | Type of resource | DESCRIPTION |
| Home page | website. | |