33 Tones in 10 Minutes - Casiotone CT-S1000V & CT-S500

A compilation of short audio demonstrations using a variety of Tones selected from the 800 presets available in both the Casiotone CT-S1000V and CT-S500 models. The CT-S1000V is the model used in this video. Note that only the CT-S1000V has the “Vocal Synthesis” feature and that is NOT being demonstrated in this particular video.
Despite their compact size and “home keyboard” design, both these Casiotones have a vast range of great sounding, useful, colourful, characterful and also powerful Tones available. Everything from traditional acoustic instruments, electric guitars/ basses, synthesizers, ethnic, GM and drum/ percussion Tones, plus also a selection of iconic Classic Casio Tones from vintage Casio models.
All Tones used in the video are standard CT-S1000V/ CT-S500 presets - there are additional tone shaping, DSP and layering features available that can take the tones even further.
Time Stamps:
0:12 - 001 Stage Piano
0:26 - 008 AdvPianoPad
0:39 - 009 Grand Piano
0:50 - 032 Harpsichord1
1:12 - 036 StageE.Piano
1:20 - 093 Velo.Organ
1:32 - 127 Pipe Organ 1
1:46 - 143 NylonGuitarV
2:04 - 212 Acous.Bass 1
2:12 - 219 Slap Bass 1
2:21 - 253 Synth-Bass 6
2:29 - 256 Synth-Bass 9
2:44 - 257 Synth-Bass10 (with filter cut-off sweep)
2:57 - 263 Violin
3:21 - 272 Mellow Str. 1
3:41 - 276 Strings
3:59 - 293 Trumpet 1
4:10 - 383 SuperSawLd 1
4:22 - 399 X SynthLead1
4:41 - 457 Syn-Strings1
5:14 - 491 Fat Saw Pad
5:35 - 496 Poly Saw
6:02 - 502 Sweep Pad
6:41 - 511 EDM Pad
7:08 - 519 Slow Choir
7:34 - 544 VL-Tone (VL-1)
7:44 - 545 CT E.Piano
8:05 - 554 VZ Seegod
8:32 - 560 to 636 - Ethnic Tones
9:05 - 637 to 764 - GM Tones
9:31 - 765 to 800 - Drum/ Percussion sets
10:03 - 801 SamplingMldy (User Melody Sample)
10:12 - 802 SamplingDrum (User multi drum or any short samples)
All raw audio from the CT-S1000V was recorded directly from its line-out sockets into a Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD sound interface, and then directly into a DAW (Mixcraft Pro Studio 9). No VSTs/ effects were used on the raw audio, other than a Limiter to prevent any clipping.
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[@docroxchannel]

Some beautiful sounds

[@markhumble]

Thank you for sharing the sounds!!

[@CasioChaosTheory]

You are most welcome! Thank you for watching! :-)

[@Acrimonious_Snake]

I just want to say that I've got the CT-S500 because of your videos. Thank You.

[@CasioChaosTheory]

Glad to be of help, and I very much appreciate the compliment! :-)

[@cosmowerkstapes]

nice instrument.🤩

[@apislapis]

Love the nod to the Human League CCT especially with their links to Casio back in the 80s. Nice video. Cheers!

[@MartinMusicMaker82]

Hey love all your videos on this board. Can you tell me if someone the organ sounds (pipe organ in particular) can be modulated to change or enhance it? Might might be the thing that makes me cave if it does!!

[@CasioChaosTheory]

Thank you and I'm glad that you are enjoying my videos! Yes, you can change/ modulate the organ sounds, and in fact you can change and modulate all the tones using the assignable knobs. Check out page 91 onwards in the CT-S1000V User Manual (link below), where it shows how to use the K1 - K3 assignable knobs to add expressiveness/ modify the tones you are playing. For many factory tones, the K3 is normally set to modulation and K1 and K2 are set to filter cut off and resonance. Page 94 - 95 shows all the different effects that can be applied to a tone and they can all be assigned to one of the assignable knobs. You also have all the Active DSPs as well that can be applied to the tones, and you can also assign their parameters to the assignable knobs also for real time performance controls. On top of this, you can layer two separate tones together and assign the K1 - K3 knobs to one or both of the tone layers. The Active DSPs can be applied independently to each layer also. And of course you have velocity for added expressiveness (with variable sensitivity or switch off entirely), plus the S1000V can use a sustain and volume pedal. As you can see, it's a very flexible keyboard with a lot of possibilities and powerful sonics. Feel free to check out Part 2 of my S1000V review series (The Tones and what you can do with them) as in that episode I cover a lot of what can be done with the tones and how to do it. @13.10 I cover modulation specifically, and throughout the episode I demonstrate many of the other parameters and effects that can be used to modify the tones. Hope this helps! support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/008/CTS1000V_usersguide_EN.pdf

[@michaelmansfield2656]

Hello! Thanks for the video, do you know which voice is the Van Halen ‘Jump’?

[@CasioChaosTheory]

Glad you liked the video! There's a few Tones in the S1000V that can get close to the Van Halen "Jump" sound. The original "Jump" sound was made using the dual oscillator Oberheim OBX synthesizer with sawtooth waveforms selected for each oscillator. With the S1000V, I found that by selecting Tone 413 (Saw Lead 2) and layering it with Tone 415 (Saw Lead 4), in effect making it a "dual oscillator" synth, and then dropping the "Upper" part of the keyboard by -1 Octave, I was able to get into the ballpark of that famous Van Halen "Jump" sound. There's likely a few other Tones that could also work, and a bit of experimenting might get the sound even closer. Hope this helps!

[@michaelmansfield2656]

Thanks, I’ll give it a shot!

[@Tracks2Jam2]

Does it have a dx7 type epiano?

[@CasioChaosTheory]

Looking at the Tone list, numbers 36 to 64 all come under the "ELEC. PIANO" category. Tone numbers 43 to 48 are "ELEC. PIANO" 1 to 6, and Tone numbers 54 to 56 are "DIGITAL E. PIANO" 1 to 3. I haven't compared them directly with a DX-7 e-piano patch, but I would have thought that some of those in the Casiotone are going to be close in overall sound. If you go to Casio's official website, you can download the manual for free and view the full tone list. Hope this helps! support.casio.com/en/manual/manualfile.php?cid=008023010

[@Tracks2Jam2]

@@CasioChaosTheory hell yeah, thanks man! I’m going to try it in the store. I’m hoping they did that thing where they make it slightly different to avoid copyright infringement

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

I'll stick with my CTX-5000 for a "Board in the hand is better than two on the web" ✊🎹😁

[@CasioChaosTheory]

The CTX-5000 is a great keyboard and so is the CT-S1000V. They both have their strengths and useful features.

[@apislapis]

@@CasioChaosTheory Totally, agree. They both have their similarities, but I think they are aimed at different markets, would you not agree? I have the X3000 which is better suited to sitting in my rack in my studio. I find it bulky but I also don't think it's that robust a chassis that I want to be carrying it around, whereas the 1000v feels much more solidly constructed. I usually lean the 1000V against a wall in the studio, because you never know when you may want to pick it up and carry it arround the house or to a friends to have a play. They've not got the same patches either, so one isn't a newer replacement for the other. If I'm not mistaken the CT-X range have more DSP FX? Good for Mybach too. You'd be penniless quickly if you attempted to buy all the new gear that is released. We've never had so much gear to choose from, or needed more resolve to say thanks but no.

[@eddie1brazil]

Do they have the same tones? I heard the ctx had some cool brass with falls etc but haven’t seen anyone playing those patches in the cats

[@cinepost]

The strings are pretty cheesy. Really have to move up a lot in price to get good strings…

[@CasioChaosTheory]

Cheese is good! And I expect cheese with a Casiotone! Do bear in mind that I demonstrated just three of the many string patches available, and two of them, Mello Str. 1 and Syn-Strings1 were chosen specifically because they have a lot of additional character and colour in their sound, i.e. Syn-Strings1 (aka synthesizer strings) is meant to replicate those artificial 70's string machine synth style sound and is not meant to sound realistic.

[@dwsel]

Don't forget custom DSP and layering 😉

[@jwelsje]

My advice is that before you demonstrate a keyboard, first learn how to play it. Harpsicord has a certain way of beeing played and so does the organ.

[@CasioChaosTheory]

I'm playing a Casiotone home keyboard that has organ and harpsicord presets (among the 100s of other instruments available), not a real organ or harpsicord. I'm also a self taught synthpop/ electronic/ EDM style keyboard player, and I will use any sound that feels good to me and play it in my own unconventional way. That's how I approach playing keyboards, and I make this very clear in all my videos. I put this video together to show and share some of the wide range of sounds available from the S1000V, not to show how to technically play keyboard in traditional styles. If you want to see harpsicord and organ being played traditionally, best go watch dedicated harpsicord and organ videos. A video by a synthpop keyboard player demonstrating the myriad of tones in a Casiotone home keyboard, is most likely not for you.

[@jwelsje]

@@CasioChaosTheory I get you, but to "get" that feeling of an instrument, you have to close your eyes and imagine that you're playing that instrument. My last Casio was a WK 220 and it had a cool brass and reed sound. So every time I took a solo, I closed my eyes and it was like I had a Sax or Trumpet in my hand. With my Roland GW 7 and *, I did the same, because the Harpsichord and Pipe Organ have a certain way of playing the keys.

[@WayneGreiner]

You good, bro. I personally loved your demo in this video.