Casio MT-205 Keyboard

[@BokBarber]

I used to have this same one as a teenager. These don't get as much love as the earlier Casiotones, but were still pretty great for what they were.

[@sarahheadinclouds]

Thanks Michael for sharing this, My mate Thomas pointed me in your direction, I too noticed the "Pitfall" moment, We do enjoy your presentations and are also becoming a bit keyboard krazey! Keep them coming and best reguards :)

[@semectual]

I have one of these keyboards! This keyboard as for basics it is the same as the Casio Casiotone CT360. What differs this from the CT360 1) Drum Pad Jacks, 2) Variable Rytm, 3) Separate Accompaniment Volumes for Melody and Percussion 4) Stereo and finally 5) Sall Size. For such a small package this Casio MT-205, Retro Keyboard packs a Punch! And Yes, I do have the Casio Casiotone CT360 as well, that was the first keyboard that started it all for me.

[@donaldswan1587]

Very nice review, thank you. I had the opportunity to buy one, and your review helped me make the decision to go ahead

[@alphalux]

I used to have one of these. Thank you for sharing this wonderfully comprehensive video.

[@TMundohere]

had one when I was a kid. used to love that thing.

[@josephjones2410]

Got mine in a slick casio soft case at a thrift store for $7. I love "human voice" preset filtered and overdriven.

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Nice! I got mine for £5 from eBay which is almost the equivalent to $7, I’m not sure how much £5 is in US currency but you got a great bargain there, especially that it also came with a Casio soft case!

[@CJODell12]

My family had this exact model keyboard

[@RobertoGinsburg]

The Drums sounds here are *PCM sounds* (equivalent to AWM in Yamaha ir AAC on Roland), like in RZ-1. Sounds for Drums on MT-52 and MT-85 was analog.

[@Inivican]

I am not familiar with AWM. With the Yamaha PSR 31 there were PCM sounds.

[@donaldswan1587]

Ah that's interesting to know, thank you

[@thomasgrant6909]

I certainly did enjoy that! In the future, if there are keyboards with a lot of sounds, for example, the Casio CTK-120, it would be nice to know what the different sounds are called. I can't find any manuals anywhere that are accessible to me. My screen reader struggles with PDF's! I liked the little fanfare you did on one of the sounds there, it's like a game called Pitfall for the Atari 2600!

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Thanks for your comment :) I know the game pitfall, I got the game and it is quite difficult to find all treasures on the game, got it nearly a year ago with the box in good condition :)

[@mitinovomatic]

There are also drums from Casio MT 2025

[@jangtheconqueror]

With all the multi thousand dollar keyboards it's funny how sometimes we like to just go back to the basics

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Abraham Im thank you for your comment! Yes I know exactly what you mean, there are expensive keyboards nowadays when it comes to the top models, but sometimes we all like going back to basic keyboards every now and then as they are more easy to use and don’t have so many technical features, this keyboard only costed me £5 (UK Currency) on eBay and it was in my home town so I went to pick it up, quite a great bargain for this keyboard! Thanks for watching!

[@Nlorgpipemusic810]

I like the sounds better

[@xsamairaiscoolx7593]

I got one yesterday and I know everything about it thanks to you. I will soon start taking lessons. Roses are red Violets are blue If this video helped Make this blue

[@thefastandthefurious1]

Michael and Marcus would kill me for saying this but I'm drunk and don't care... this is one of BOC's secret weapons.

[@forgottenmedia5172]

Ha!

[@bigdvinyl2012]

hi mike its your mate david here another great vid here of yours i think i remember this keyboard been out hope your well did you see my vids of the casio ctk- 1150 and yamaha djx 2 vids i made recently?

[@blauwolfenduro]

good demo !!!!!

[@Micahdebick]

Preset beats and melodies sound so much like Earthbound! :D I just saw one of these at a thrift store for $20.. not sure if it's worth going back and grabbing or not.

[@falconfx4042]

Awesome video! Am I hearing it right that for example on the synth sound voice, the higher notes are quieter than the lower notes? Because with mine they are, and it sounds pretty similar to the video.

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Hey buddy, thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply, I don’t think I have noticed the higher notes being quieter then the low notes, but you could be right as they are higher notes and for example: on a piano the high notes are high pitched and doesn’t make a full on noise, but with the lower notes you get a full on loud sound with a lot of bass when they are struck hard enough

[@falconfx4042]

@@KeyboardKrazy49 thanks, its not a big deal except for the "synth" sound which is annoying to play because I cant hear the high notes when I play simultaneously with the low notes xD

[@gjc82071]

They're basically the same drums sounds/samples, as those found on the HT 700, 3000 & 6000, MT 600 & RZ-1 drum machine. (& probably a few other Casio keyboards as well) As for the sound quality....it's ummm....distinctively, 8-bit "Casio". I've often wondered what type of drum kit they used, to make/record the actual samples.

[@HavenMarches]

*16 bit Casio technology in these kinds of keyboards is close to that of the Sony chip found inside a SNES, which is essentially a sampler

[@robertgapatas]

3:06 What music is this? It's like the music of The Lion's Guard or Lords Mobile or Bomberman Even the Timelapse of "Em Busca da Casa Automática" #206

[@snyper50]

it's skyrim theme i think

[@bassescovered7037]

it’s the dragonborn theme from skyrim

[@TriangleWaveRecords]

@@bassescovered7037 Morrowind theme. They rehashed it for Skyrim :p

[@masondewitt5503]

Is there a way to reset the keyboard, because I think the tuning is messed up on mine.

[@stankydanky]

there should be an adjustable tuning knob on there somewhere

[@orincat10]

14:58. favorite style

[@gjc82071]

I want to say mid 1980's....like maybe 1984-6. I remember my parents buying me 1 around that time. I know it was definitely after 1983, but BEFORE 1987, because I got a Casio HT-3000 in 1986. If I HAD to bet, I'd say 1985....maybe '86

[@Nickos336]

Does anyone know the original price of it? I literally found one on the ground when I was hanging out with my friends and I want to learn some things about it, I know it's really old and it's nearly impossible to buy it brand new, I'm just curious for it's worth

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Unfortunately I don’t have a clue how much it was when new, I paid £5 for mine on eBay as a local pick up

[@frankmueller77]

PS 55 and 6100 have been a few generations earlier probably. I'm also not sure when this MT-205 came out. I haven't seen about this model at all even. But the implementations and sounds let me assume it's rather 87. I think some of the first Yamahas with Intro/Ending was the PSR-60 or at least the 70.

[@davidetambuchi5722]

are there differences in sound quality between this one and (my lovely) MT-65?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

There are some differences, the drum sounds as you can hear are PCM whilst the drums on the MT-65 are analogue, I prefer the sound of the MT-65 myself personally

[@davidetambuchi5722]

@@KeyboardKrazy49 thanks. Are piano and organ similar to MT-65?

[@kennyclark2159]

How do I record again

[@jacobdane]

Unintentional Battletoads theme song @ 7:00

[@JamieClark]

Thumbs up for Morrowind world theme!

[@____stu____]

I remember when I first heard this keyboard back in the day, I thought the drums sounded aweful compared to the Yammy`s at the time.

[@danielson7576]

How do you erase a recording on the Mt-205?

[@xsamairaiscoolx7593]

Yeah I want to know too

[@marcosmarques982]

casio mt or yamaha pss?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

@@marcosmarques982 probably Yamaha PSS, but both brands were as good as each other

[@dulcetentacion.3833]

Buen día, como se conecta el piano a un pc

[@mariodengue]

A través de una interface de audio

[@TMundohere]

had the drum pads too

[@YoTrigga]

Got one for 1 dollar.. I diggit.. tryna learn me how 2 play it!! Slash use it haha lol ty much luv.. I can't play piano... yet Mac miller inspired me!!

[@spc_wmn]

Es polifónico?

[@KeyboardKrazy49]

Sorry, what was that in English?

[@marcosjunior2868]

@@KeyboardKrazy49 he asked in Spanish if the keyboard is polyphonic

[@brunoazevedo7690]

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