Only a skilled musician can take an "antique" kids toy and make real good sounding music come out of it. You have done that. I look forward to many more videos!
@riso90594 жыл бұрын
Its a very simple piece of music but it works
@picapica2013 жыл бұрын
or perhaps it is a rather advanced kids' toy
@bangerbangerbro2 жыл бұрын
@@picapica201 Yeah the PSS-470 is far from the most limited keyboard amateur keyboard. There are tonnes of keyboards that could have limited him more, with less sounds, more boring sounds, and no sound customisation. And I don't really like hearing "antique" attached to post-war things, it just sounds wrong to me even if technically true.
@dominykaskruopis51268 жыл бұрын
"This is not a masterpiece" meanwhile I'm wowing at how good this sounds.
@Mik3l248 жыл бұрын
This is actually a good piece of chiptune.
@Mik3l248 жыл бұрын
"Piano" part is my favourite.
@Ditto-js1or7 жыл бұрын
I want to make a game with my brother but use this keyboard for every sound effect. It would give it a more old fashioned feel.
@FinalBaton7 жыл бұрын
Same. the Piano part conveys a lot of tension, it sounds so cool
@TheEmeraldMenOfficial7 жыл бұрын
Piano Dude the piano he used has at its core a YM3812 chip, also used in the Sound Blaster and AdLib sound cards! Those dominated sound on pcs for 15 years!
@TransistorBased6 жыл бұрын
It's not chiptune. It's not using any game console chips, and isn't 8-bit (usually the main focus of chiptunes)
@EYTPS7 жыл бұрын
Dude, "No Masterpiece," I FUCKING LOVED IT!! IT'S SUCH A CRIME THAT IT'S ONLY ONE MINUTE LONG IT'S SO GOOD!
@AndyLifeInVideo7 жыл бұрын
00:42 - Damn, making me feel old for having this "antique kids keyboard" growing up... :'(
@AllThoughts3rased7 жыл бұрын
"by no means a masterpiece" are you *KIDDING*
@marcsm20086 жыл бұрын
"It's no masterpiece." Nah man, you are wrong. This music IS a masterpiece!
@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet8 жыл бұрын
Speaking of musical challenges. When I first started creating music on PC back in 1998 I didn't even have a sound card, so I routed my newly acquired FastTracker II into the PC speaker. It basically made every instrument sound like an electric guitar and volume control just didn't exist , everything was max volume (or making equally loud noise). All this trouble didn't stop me and I produced quite a few songs before I learned that I actually did have a sound card but needed Windows 95 and a driver to make it work lol. I'm still a musical producer up this day, and it's very fascinating to listen to my old-old tracks, start of the path, even thinking of making a remake for a couple of songs.
@8BitKeys8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the PC-Speaker was so difficult to do anything with.
@dominykaskruopis51268 жыл бұрын
WoW That must've been pretty sad to figure such a thing out... Luckily for me I wasn't even around when pc speakers were a thing. But i still had to use a computer that didn't have an ethernet port on the motherboard, S-video out, composite out and a some more old bulky connectors that were dead by 2005 or earlier
@Skelldr7 жыл бұрын
Alexey Filippenko I saved up for months to buy my soundblaser 16 multi cd. The first time i loaded up FT2 and realized what i could do was soooo satisfying. Good times.
@TheEmeraldMenOfficial7 жыл бұрын
Houdonical Guy same... my first PC was from 2003. The hard drive died in it Christmastime, so I'm trying to fix it and put Windows 98 on it when it was designed for XP.
@penfold78005 жыл бұрын
Ha! @discovering the soundchip on your PC (most of them were Ensoniq ESS -soundblaster 16 clones back in the day). It was like that with graphics cards too. I've often found that the onboard graphics chip (usually an S3 or TRIO) did a better job than the graphics cards people installed themselves. It was sometimes easier to buy a new sound/graphics card with its own installation disk than it was to get the original drivers. Made for some truelly hideous mishmashes of junk software and conflicting hardware that didn't work properly. It was easier to make a drum track with a wooden spoon and a bucket in those days. Lol. Kudos for persevering with making music.x
@catsdgs7 жыл бұрын
Best intro song I have ever heard!
@youwantmeh4567 жыл бұрын
3:54 i love the twang when he says by meh self lol
@sirbyron0077 жыл бұрын
Awweessssooommmmee! Love the 80's!!! I had a PSS570 back in the day and recently purchased a PSS470 to recreate the memories! Thanx for this!
@ErinIsBlueBlue2 жыл бұрын
I love this keyboard ! I use it with huge reverb, bit crusher, phaser etc. It's a bit of kit i won't part with. I love to mix it with more contemporary and expensive gear. Sometimes i'm asked «how do you did this sound ?» or «Cool, DX7 hu ?»... «Nope ! Pss-470 my friend !» I love how you did it raw, your score sounds excellent ! Well done !
@pfontaine239 жыл бұрын
That was lots of fun! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with various 80's keyboards.
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
YM3812 is the GOD of synthesizers!! I LOVE THE SOUND! It's internal sampling rate is still higher as any CD or DVD audio!
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
ProCreeper 2000 It actually is. It's FM synthesis. You need high rates.
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
ProCreeper 2000 Yeah the sound even tops at 40 KHz. But you can't hear it. :D
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
ProCreeper 2000 Unlike CDs, DVDs hold 48 KHz sampled audio. PCM (uncompressed), 5.1 DD (A/52 aka AC3) or MPEG Audio Layer 1 or 2 as well as DTS. Everything 48 KHz. CDs have this odd rate because they wanted to fit a symphony on one disk. The open source audio codec OPUS offers 48 KHz only (only for music part of the codec called CELT).
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
ProCreeper 2000 Both is wrong. The actual audio frequency of CDs is 22.05 KHz and for DVDs 24 KHz. #NyquistShannonSamplingTheorem
@kyoudaiken8 жыл бұрын
ProCreeper 2000 Correct.
@SugarBeetMC8 жыл бұрын
Challenge: Play your intro song on floppy drives!
@SlavTiger4 жыл бұрын
I could do that for you if you can provide the song in midi format
@jacksong62264 жыл бұрын
the floppytron!
@authorlilhyz71213 жыл бұрын
@@jacksong6226 opp marble machine wintergatan
@moonlover55443 жыл бұрын
Floppotron? :D
@guitarsinger73824 жыл бұрын
The Chimes at 3:10 reminds me so hard on the Dragon Ball Z Intro!! 😂💪
@DanLoudShirts5 жыл бұрын
I've only recently discovered this channel and to my utter delight the theme is done on a PSS-470 which I still own! I got it as a birthday present 32 years ago today! Lovely and nostalgic. Loving your work!
@sudoscoobs13737 жыл бұрын
Twas this video that got me into these keyboards. I thank you now, as I own a Yamaha PSS-460. One of the best purchases I ever made. If anyone is wondering, shop goodwill is your friend. thats where I got mine.
@squishygaming5456 жыл бұрын
Sudoscoobs a
@wereldvanriley7 Жыл бұрын
been watching 8bitkeys for about 4 and a half years almost and have always wondered where the intro originated from. Scrolling through and came across this vid. Nice
@gideonwaxfarb6 жыл бұрын
This was my very first synth back in the day. In fact, I got this and the NES the same Christmas, which was one of the best Christmases ever :) Hearing those sounds is quite nostalgic for me.
@diablo666morgan8 жыл бұрын
As someone that was born in the 80's it is great to see tech from that time still being used today GREAT WORK
@LilyRoseTerraharuka6 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I have this keyboard and my sister and I used to play that Yamaha PSS470. Memories!
@pianoandwhisky4 жыл бұрын
Yamaha FM synthesis 👍 PSS were like the poor man's DX-7 in those days .. 😅 I had the PSS-680 which had a built-in sequencer and drum pads.
@anslyto4 жыл бұрын
I had this keyboard in 1994, i learn to play on it. i have a lot of gratitude toward it.
@NealMiskinMusic8 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a series on the history of DAW software. I think there is a lot of interesting history in the world of digital audio software. How, for example, Pro Tools and Logic started out doing completely different things, but gradually evolved to the point where they both pretty much do all the same things. There were a whole set of interesting problems to be solved in order to make digital audio a reality. There was a time when MIDI worked pretty well, but even though the sounds were generated by computerized synths and all controlled by a master computer running a MIDI editor they were still recorded to analogue tape. Digital sound synthesis preceded digital sound recording by a decade or so. Stuff like that could be super interesting... at least to me.
@dronespace9 жыл бұрын
I'm now the proud owner of a PSS-470 thanks to your great videos. I was doing a lot of reading beforehand to see how I could best emulate the classic Adlib sound, and discovered it was essentially down to the YM3812 sound chip
@honestlyidk25855 жыл бұрын
Amazing piece of musical art
@jewishzombie9 жыл бұрын
One word: Neat. Request: Music to Sonic the Hedgehog 2, specifically the intro and first zone.
@marsmediaproАй бұрын
Wow I just discovered this channel. I've watched your other channel over the many years. The song you played just now it actually sounds pretty good!
@AurojitDas8 жыл бұрын
Hey you are a awsome guy. .I like all of your videos.....keep going..
@SharpblueCreative9 жыл бұрын
So good hearing those old sounds. Definitely reminds me of the DX era. Now re visited by the Reface series, so now you can get classic DX synths for little money (though I think they aren't that great). Nice to see this channel.
@ssupertutorial9 жыл бұрын
I really like this music 2:45 ; you are the best!!!!!
@scambroselauntrellus36817 жыл бұрын
I've been binge watching this channel and now this jingle is stuck in my head.
@twicethemegapower39956 жыл бұрын
I have that same Slurm shirt! I love it but wish it wasn't pre-distressed. I still own all my band tshirts from the 90s and none of them actually wear out the way 'pre-distressed' clothes are designed. Real tshirt ink cracks and flakes overtime and looks way more badass. Anyway, love your channels and content. Your crossover episode with Techmoan brought me here
@devoicedmusic8 жыл бұрын
this is the sound of my childhood! My brother and I played around with this a lot. We had some book with keyboard songs and would always learn a few christmas song for the holidays…After 10 years of making music with actual instruments now…i recently rediscovered this thing. hooked it up to some effects pedals: great source of lofi/retro sounds. this channel was great find :)
@xiaochicash9 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, I grew up with the same keyboard! Did yours come with the same spiral bound users manual and that strange pull-out record?
@Claydood4 жыл бұрын
I have so many hours put into playing this keyboard, this brings me the feeling of nostalgia.
@sheilaolfieway18853 жыл бұрын
i don't care what anyone says, this is good and reminds me of old games on 16 bit systems. and even some earlier game music.
@evilwarcow4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could go back in time and give you as a child ALL the keyboards that you have reviewed here on this channel. And have your current self taken back to interview your child self. I'm talking about age 9 or so.
@vksasdgaming94722 жыл бұрын
At 3:43 we can admire face of exhausting concentration. Only complete focus and control creates such expression on human face. impressive song as well. True master knows how to make limitations his focus.
@toberkitty9 жыл бұрын
Major props for making the whole song on that keyboard! I really like the synthesizer section on it.
@sadrhogollsodia9505 Жыл бұрын
Hearing this piano brings me back in time. I use to love messing with the different attack and decay sliders. Pretty cool stuff for a "kids toy". Maybe more accurate to call it a child sized(or small hand) synth.
@MarcusTDM6 жыл бұрын
I’ve literally just found this channel after comment on another keyboard video. Shows KZbin’s recommendations work sometimes! Great stuff am going to start watching all of your vids. I have a Yamaha PSS780. Is quite a cool keyboard. Bought of eBay for about £40!
@timwood87734 жыл бұрын
I loved this episode!! I used to have a Yamaha PSS470! I LOVED using this keyboard, however I just didn’t care much for the mini-keys. Listening to your intro-music will not be the same!! Thank you so much for your channel! I am enjoying it so very much!
@bangerbangerbro2 жыл бұрын
At least it has a fuller set of keys than other keyboards. There are a bunch of Casios with much smaller and less useable keys than the pss-470, though I admit the pss sized keys are still a bit difficult.
@Fluteboy6 жыл бұрын
Piano with vibrato creates this lovely Fender Rhodes type sound. I used to play that sound and try to sing like Paul Carrack!
@pappachook8 жыл бұрын
My first ever keyboard back in the day. Great to hear some of the sounds again. 😃
@le5tat589 жыл бұрын
Very relaxing channels btw. If I just have enough of those "how to play solo from Holy Wars" and be fed up with the overflow of those viral funny action loud videos, it is very relaxing to just watch a guy with a calm voice just doing what he likes and doing it good.
@MurrayPearson9 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff! Here's a challenge for you: take an old toy synth, maybe one with a defective keyboard, and build an Arduino-based MIDI interface for it to bring it back to life!
@echristopherson786 жыл бұрын
Great song, and I really enjoyed seeing this particular keyboard, since it was my first. I got it for Christmas in 1987. I still have it in my closet, so I had to look and verify it was the same one. I remember writing down various custom waveform values I had come up with in a notebook. Sadly I never became a famous player or composer ;)
@Minecraft101ToonLink8 жыл бұрын
Oh. My. Goodness! This piece is AWESOME!!! You do have some AMAZING music talent!!! 10/10! And you say it's not a masterpiece? IT IS!!! This is AMAZING!!! 😅 Edit: I managed to play the Funksynth melody part in GarageBand on iOS. And half a year later, this song is still amazing! I even love the remixed version, too!
@exoticcar54828 жыл бұрын
That's why you're mistaken in calling it a masterpiece. Because you're not a musician. Being a musician myself, i can tell you any average musician can easily create music like this by just taking a simple repetitive chord progression and adding a melody on top of it. It only sounds like a masterpiece because it's catchy. A true masterpiece would take tons of time to compose. He threw this together much faster than that
@Minecraft101ToonLink7 жыл бұрын
ElevatorMan5482 ElevExperiencing Productions - Well, since you're a musician, you might have experience in that profession, but since I'm not, I just listen to music and see if I like it, or not. But there's no denying that this is one of the greatest pieces I've ever heard. And this is just my opinion. Everyone has opinions. It's just natural.
@PlayExe-jl5fi4 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite channels. Been a fan since the ibook guy! Im also in Texas!
@asdcdweadasd9 жыл бұрын
This song is so frigging awesome! I love how lively it is
@ephraimwarrior676610 ай бұрын
Sick I fill like I'm playing old Nintendo games when I was a teen in the 80s nice music brother
@D2SProductions3 жыл бұрын
I used to have one of those keyboards. I miss it. I loved using the synthesizer settings to create my own sounds.
@Zack-xz1ph3 жыл бұрын
just picked one up on ebay for 20 bucks (USD), can't wait
@bangerbangerbro2 жыл бұрын
@@Zack-xz1ph I just got one for 4 GBP from a car boot sale. Had obviously wrong PSU with it so it was a gamble if it worked or not but it does, albeit with a bit nosiy output. If yours was CIB or something you beat me though.
@TeaAndFloppyDisks Жыл бұрын
This is a masterpiece! I will have this stuck in my head for days. Awesome song!
@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST5 жыл бұрын
That thing with a Strymon BigSky would sound EPIC!
@Joefisx20s8 жыл бұрын
Nice Slurm t-shirt
@henryjohnson10718 жыл бұрын
Also try Soylent Cola. It varies from person to person! :D
@verbicide47368 жыл бұрын
I almost wish I didn't get that joke...
@tommysalami288 жыл бұрын
hello fellow futurama lovers
@twicethemegapower39956 жыл бұрын
Wormy Wham Wham Wozzle!
@davidosolo5 жыл бұрын
Back in 1987, as a kid, I had the the Pss-570, it came out shortly after the Pss-470 had been released and was an improved version, but very similar. These weren´t considered kid´s keyboards at all! Actually, you can make the Pss-470 and 570 with their editable FM-synthesis and onboard effects section sound rather great, if you want. Despite the mini keys, It wasn´t cheap back then and only the more serious musician would consider buying it.
@benharyo3 жыл бұрын
It sounds very good..I once played PSS680 Yamaha to perform Rush's 'Subdivisions' in the 90s, on a band meet event.. 2-Op FM sounds good when used properly 🙏🙇♀thank you 8 Bit Guy🙏🙋♂
@GavinRemme9 жыл бұрын
Cool! I'm thinking about maybe getting one of these and trying this!
@davidlr977 жыл бұрын
I wasn't sure if I was interested in your keyboard channel, but this is neat
@TehPolishPanda9 жыл бұрын
Really, really cool! That tune reminded me from something straight out of old school runescape!
@aristoshd7 жыл бұрын
It is very good channel. I am currently going through all of the episodes. Keep up good work!
@minnescanada9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. and look forward to seeing and hearing what you can do with old keys.! Well done!
@NPrescott5 жыл бұрын
This is episode 1 of 8 Bit Keys! I have never seen this and I have been watching you since ibook guy :D
@tterbo1287 жыл бұрын
Great Futurama reference with that Slurm shirt. :)
@sam64evo8 жыл бұрын
I love your new ish channel it illustrates that you don't have to go and buy something expensive I have an old bass guitar always thought it was crap an old bass player who is professional played on it I thought my bass guitar sounded amazing most of the time it's not about the age the instrument it's how you play it I always thought that old keyboard sound like crap and didn't sound realistic enough I thought midi was the way but you have opened my eyes old 80s keyboards are the best you know how to get the best out of a keyboard next time I see a 80s second-hand keyboard I'm going to pick one up :) all thanks too you opening my eyes and making me realise that you don't have to fork out loads of money to get a realistic sound or use a MIDI keyboard
@AcrOfSpades9 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Try to play Darude-Sandstorm with an 8-bit keyboard! XD
@exoticcar54828 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, what song?
@Evan4208 жыл бұрын
kyselves
@Gary-Eng6 жыл бұрын
but what song?
@IvyNakano6 жыл бұрын
Sarude - Dandstorm
@deadbox20035 жыл бұрын
What song?
@ceejayszee7 жыл бұрын
You are a genius, David!
@octoberride3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I learned more about basic music composition watching this then all other KZbin composition videos put together!
@EgoShredder8 жыл бұрын
I had the model above this the Yamaha PSS560 (also PSS570) which had a lot more PCM drum samples, and the Auto Bass Chord section for choosing accompaniment variations on. Great starter 2-op FM keyboard and compared to what was around at the time in 1986, it actually did not look like a toy.
@AlphaSquadZero9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the soundcloud links, I am going to have to listen to all of these songs now.
@TheMegah165 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I don't know if anyone told you that your song is Bizarre similar with a song from a Brazilian rock band from the 80ths. Is call "Legião Urbana" and the name of the song is "Que país é esse?". And if someone already told you about I'm sorry for bring that up again. Just discover your two channels and watch almost all of the videos on both. Thanks for the awesome content. And cheers from Brazil.
@megax50008 жыл бұрын
That was a great song. Good work! Love your channel.
@104d_3rr0r_vince9 жыл бұрын
3:13 living on videooo oo oo :-D
@duckyvirus7 жыл бұрын
i went and shamlessly ripped the video to extract the music before you mentioned the soundcloud bit lol. love the chiptunes
@bestrickie23 жыл бұрын
It IS a master piece you’ve created.
@aeonicbutterfly96629 жыл бұрын
Finally, thank you! =3 It's funny. My sibling picked up a PSS-470 a few months ago, no idea about what it was, just a basic programmable FM synth. Now we're psyched to use it.
@FoxerTails8 жыл бұрын
To me, the song reminds me of the TV theme of Casualty from the 80s.
@mcramp208 жыл бұрын
Your videos of the PSS470 has me wishing I had recorded the suff from the eighties I used to play like The Final Count Down
@zacharykondas97878 жыл бұрын
Love your videos I had this keyboard handed down from my mom I used it all the time.
@alexgochenour87405 жыл бұрын
What a first episode! Great music, too.
@ChoboUnjeon7 жыл бұрын
2:36 Yes I love that piano echo sound!
@vittosphonecollection572894 жыл бұрын
Me too it's amazing even if it doesn't sound much like a piano
@NickSilverstein9 жыл бұрын
This is such a cool idea for a channel! I love it!
@manuelfirpo7 жыл бұрын
hahaha awesome. I used to have one of those when i was growing up. I didn't know how to play but sure had fun with it.
@Herobrine100x4 жыл бұрын
3:20 his current intro part.
@peanutismint9 жыл бұрын
Great first episode!
@randyharrigan47906 жыл бұрын
Just found this synth at a flea market for 15$ and it's clean and works perfectly!
@OvExX8 жыл бұрын
Really liked this, man... the chimes remind me of the 1960s batman, just that there they used trumpets or something like that.
@comradeurod98057 жыл бұрын
its sounds awesome and familiar somehow
@GrantNors9 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for a vid! Pretty cool so far!
@tehcooler3 жыл бұрын
No nasterpiece? Dude i have never hear anything better in my life :)
@cbmeeks8 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear some NES classics like Metroid and Zelda on 5 different keyboards (since the NES has 5 channels). Oh, and bonus points for the Japanese Castlevania 3 that had the extra sound channels for the Famicom!
@donkeyfacekilla19 жыл бұрын
Nice one man! Look forward to more vids. Cool shirt too! :-)
@DanelonNicolas9 жыл бұрын
awesome dudde! I love 80s/games music, great work!
@seppa3408 жыл бұрын
Amazing song! It fits your channel very well. I like it a lot! ;)
@crazyivan0309837 жыл бұрын
Hey... it is very cool :) greetings from Poland :)
@crasheffort9 жыл бұрын
Great tune, and inspiring video. I picked up a pss560 and psr36 because of your other video about this famly of synths. I love the tones and sliders. They really shine routed through fx. I have been recording with them in addition to two Casio SK1 samplers, a Yamaha RX5 drum machine, and a big ol' Yamaha DX7 synth. I love that crisp FM tone. I also really want some of the entry level Casio synths from the period that use the FM-like phase distortion synthesis.
@BBBrooksNerdsauce9 жыл бұрын
This is good! I hope to see more!
@CJWarlock8 жыл бұрын
Nice tune. I like it. Could you play a cover of a C64 tune "Noisy Pillars" and publish an episode about this? Could be fun. Keep up the good work... ehm, I mean fun. :)