MAKING LO-FI SYNTH SOUNDS WITH THE CASIO SK-1 / How I use the SK-1 in my dreamy indie music.

[@leopardtuesday8140]

Wow Matt, thanks for shouting out my band.

[@grantwindsor6814]

wow this guy really knows what he's talking about! plus handsome

[@mattmink6491]

Oh yeah baby ;)

[@stevenluna3756]

that white juno looks crazyyyyyyy

[@djshire1984]

Good little tutorial. Just got a Realistic Concertmate-500 (the Radio Shack clone of the Sk-1) and plan on working on an Autechre-like techno album with it.

[@stargutter4725]

Cool synth, cool intro cool mustache and cool dance moves. Thanks Matt :)

[@mattmink6491]

Thank you! Come again soon :)

[@lachlanf6808]

Awesome video dude, my auntie had gave me one of these years back as she was going through old stuff she was gonna throw out. Can't believe how good it is.

[@meritbadges2687]

I wasn’t prepared to like this as much as I did

[@RobbieRyanLMF]

Very cool...I used one of these for a bit in the 80s but I do like your approach, and I was naive to the different envelopes.

[@mattmink6491]

Yes, mine luckily came with the owners manual, so i got to RTFM. There’s also an additive synthesis section.

[@_reallyjustinlikeig]

i was sold from the intro music 🤧👍🏾

[@shonthelawn]

Thanks Matt! I've had a circuit bent sk-1 for about 5 years (my favorite piece of gear I own) and somehow never took the time to learn how to use the envelope select feature. The circuit bent features provided enough of variety but now I'm excited to incorporate envelopes and see what kind of new sounds I can come up with.

[@DCRSPG]

This makes me so happy.

[@astroedsastrophotographych4562]

Awesome! You’re the best Indie producer I know!! Great video, now I know so much more about sk-1 than I ever imagined!

[@mattmink6491]

Thank you AstroEd!

[@waynesilverman3048]

@@mattmink6491 My first electronic huge with reflex speakers general midi in the drum pads .2 voices in the sequence arp but only on 2 sounds -square wave pattern and a awful (to me) saw pattern .I wouldnt call it a synth as u couldnt de tune the saw and it has no knobs to turn like attack. Ect.The best thing id use it today as its in my dads cupboard ,is the synth strings pads .808 state used one in Pacific state some casio.I like the techno sound on rhythm sounds .its named ENCA when its played on it own -very powerful sound

[@waynesilverman3048]

And world pop sound my guitar teacher loved the ravey crystal added chorus sound .

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

Jan 2023: Loved mine - got it that same holiday it came out - '85 or '86? Muffly 8-bit sampling but was a hit at family reunions and just experimenting around. Eventually found a used SK-5 and enjoyed it similarly. Wish I didn't sell them 20 years ago on Ebay. :/

[@theVHSvlog]

I adore wondrous bughouse, had no idea Trevor used an SX1000. Awesome stuff

[@SoumaMondal]

That was so great, i'm feeling relaxed an inspired

[@mattmink6491]

So good to hear!

[@JurassicJordan808]

I never knew about the envelope feature thank you man im gonna use mine now like crazy!!

[@mattmink6491]

I hope you become enveloped in possibilities ❤️❤️

[@MondoSchizo]

god I love the sk-1. It has such a homey welcoming sound, and when ever I hear anything come out of it I feel safe. it's a bummer they're so damn expensive, but I understand why

[@NotReallySureOk]

Do you know where I can buy one

[@MondoSchizo]

@@NotReallySureOk you can usually find them used online for like, $90-150. Anything higher than that is too much

[@forrestperkins6237]

RIP I spent 3k on my dream the korg kronos 😅

[@SunnyBear]

I'm very happy to be your 300th subscriber, I think your channel is awesome! Nice shoutout to the Wondrous Bughouse album, my man

[@leopardtuesday8140]

Thanks so much!! I appreciate the support :)

[@SunnyBear]

@@leopardtuesday8140 Wrong account reply but I'll take it ^^

[@facio.]

dude your music is insanely nice bruh wow.

[@mattmink6491]

That’s so nice! Thank you!! :)

[@tukushtacos2518]

I like the baby Juno sound, it was cute yet compressed edgy

[@ncmartinez_his]

Thank you for explaining to me how to use my SK-1

[@mattmink6491]

Of course! :)

[@tonetruiz]

Thank you so much, Matt. You teach us lots of tips about this great keyboard.

[@leopardtuesday8140]

Of course!! :)

[@spdhc]

Ive recently found one of these on my local marketplace. I like to use it as a chord base with my Casio VL-1 and it really sound dreamy/lo-fi, 80s' vibe. So far, I havent used so much the sampling function, bc on board sounds are very useful for the music Im trying to make

[@heyblondie28]

best walk through of this synth on youtube! thanks :)

[@Officialzanky]

Just got one of these and I can’t find too many videos on it so thank you! I make edm with my SK1

[@mattmink6491]

Heck yeah man! Enjoy! :)

[@abkone92]

Godamn that Juno sound its amazing

[@indigoeliora]

this is my fav lil keyboard i’m playin it right now! 🐇

[@kennynvake4hve584]

I really love that sound at 5:00, and at 5:10 sounds like wild ellie, ellie's delight.

[@jACoB-ln8ls]

Nice job Matt, that was so cool

[@rabbitspirits2027]

Thanks Matt. Now I know what it can really do. And I already loved it😇

[@tukushtacos2518]

All cute sounds and nostalgic dream vibes set aside this thing is a beast and way more flexible and full of pad features

[@kgbinfo]

I love the Prophet 5 badge on the back. 😂

[@jcameronlaycock2726]

Wow. I’m in love with this.

[@kentaccordionist]

My first experience with sampling. And that sx1000 is great, my bass player owns one so cool and 1980s.

[@leopardtuesday8140]

Yes, i unfortunately am selling my Jen right now

[@kentaccordionist]

@@leopardtuesday8140 wish I had the money to buy it but I ain’t worked as a musician since March 10 last year and will not do so until I have had the vaxine against this stupid virus. Still I have an uno, a crave, a ms101, a model d, a microKorg, and a triton taktile plus over 100 ipad synth apps to keep me going. Back in the 1980s they used to sell cardboard overlays for the gen to Mark off your patch settings, in the days before mobile phones and digital cameras. If I create any patches i want to keep on my analog gear I just sample to my iPad which has the added advantage of allowing me to use them polyphonically

[@funfactswithmaxx]

I have this wonderful keyboard!! Always a great old synth.

[@supernothing77]

Wow I never knew how many features this had or how t use them. thank you!

[@matthewwilson3673]

love that intro jam

[@lrackirkwood7598]

You gatta make more videos I love your content ❤️

[@mattmink6491]

I know, it’s been hard balancing work and KZbin but I’m gonna work on some stuff soon!

[@lrackirkwood7598]

@@mattmink6491 good to hear!!!

[@em6878]

Genius Matt

[@scottywalkinghere]

super good video, exactly what i was looking for! thanks a bunch. i was so amused at your Runescape comment also, i thought the exact same thing as soon as i hit the trumpet button hahaha

[@reazallykhan8614]

This keyboard sound nice... it’s got a trippy vibe ...

[@maartenblokdijk]

Love the piano!

[@joseph395]

You can make some mellotron type of sounds with these old Casio samplers.. the stock presets aren’t all that but add some cool samples and some reverb and you can make some awesome lofi sounds..👍

[@HenritheHorse]

Yes really beautiful, I like sampling synths and guitars with delay/flanger etc.

[@gaydeerinc]

that was lovely. really enjoyed the video!

[@Thebirdfromreo]

On leopard Tuesdays track how did you create all those sounds? With the sk? And what specific reverbs and delays do you use god it’s beautiful

[@mattmink6491]

Thank you! I ran it through my Teisco delay and hall of fame reverb pedal! The chords were played on the D-50 then sampled into my volca sample. The synth pad is from my Kawai K3 :)

[@enterrupt]

Great content. I love your aesthetic. I subscribed!

[@MilesComstock]

you convinced me I now own one of these beasts from the weast

[@connerhoward2567]

Awesome stuff man! Keep it up

[@treyjohnson672]

Yup. Copping

[@davidetambuchi5722]

found one yesterday for only 4,80 euro. Seldom used, near mint, with a like new manual! So fun to use!

[@calibomber209]

I bought a sk-8 today at thrift store. Hopefully it’s as cool as this! Great vid

[@svenmacher303]

Your intro is one of my all time favorites! Have you ever tried the CASIO SK-8?

[@mattmink6491]

Thank you! I’ve never tried the sk-8 but i bet it’s fun!!

[@billy_avila]

Synth Master Mink

[@PrototheDodo]

the artist Kitchen inspired me to get one of these!

[@pianokeyjoe]

Brass Ens is my favorite SK1 sound which is a 8bit resample of the CZ3000/5000 Synth Brass preset. I do love that sound along with the drums. I own this keyboard still and the SK2100. Take a guess which one I prefer to play with?

[@axelgray260]

Hello I'm trying to find a power supply for this synth after buying a deceptive one listed for casio sk-1 that doesnt even match the voltage, what power supply did you use?

[@lofijunky]

this is so cool. great video

[@mattmink6491]

Thank you! ❤️

[@billymcfeely2048]

Hey. When you record a sample via the mic is there always a click during playback?

[@brysonharvey7551]

The synth should be called the casio sexy 1

[@HJHawley7677]

5:20 ❤️

[@GL-uy3fd]

Do a demo on that other synth! Subbed just for that!

[@mattmink6491]

You got it!

[@SadiePeterson-f4c]

Nice Vox amp! Is that the VR15 or VR30?

[@stoatystoat174]

Some of the intruments especially pipe organ sound huge through a bass chorus pedal (i had to pt the vibrato off for it to sound good with chorus though)

[@iancain6647]

Love this

[@ChavJag]

The SK-1 was my 1st xmas present my dad got me after my mum died when i was 8. Literally hundreds of hours was spennt messing about with it. Hit the demo button :-)

[@Metamophisis]

Dope demo funky cut from your artist! I got one on the way from Ebay.

[@LikelyLoops]

Well done!

[@mattmink6491]

Thanks!!

[@beaueatbutterflyyummy4151]

A Young king

[@mteixido9]

The prophet 5 sticker is hilarious hahaha

[@jayedeemusic]

Thanks for the great video! Just got mine. How do I allow for recording through the sk1 into my DAW?

[@mattmink6491]

It’s got an output on the back :)

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

prophet5 your hilarious thanks for this :) alsooo i accidentally came across a beach house organ trick by double tracking organ with vibrato that is organic and therefore beats against the other organ's vibrato then it seems thats how they got some of their sounds. esp farfisa obv. did that make any sense?

[@mattmink6491]

Yes that makes total sense! I’ll have to try it with the Casio, but i do it with my tape delay all the time and just slightly adjust one sides delay speed and it sounds so cool! Cheers!

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

@@mattmink6491 YES. Gotta try that sometime thanks :) :) :)

[@elviejoluna6184]

Wow! Loved it. Man, you're so weird, yet cool!

[@TheHitchcockBlues]

Hey this is a great video! I recently purchased one of these Casio samplers. I’m wondering how you connected your synth to the Casio to sample the note? What cable did you use? Thanks so much

[@mattmink6491]

Hi there! So the Casio has both a 1/4” input and an aux input. To connect my synth i just used a guitar cable (1/4” cable) between the two, via the mic input.

[@TheHitchcockBlues]

Matt Mink thanks Matt! So to clarify you plugged your guitar cable into the mic input not the line input? And did you have to adapt it to 3.5mm as I don’t think the Casio’s inputs are 1/4 inch

[@TheHitchcockBlues]

Maybe mine had the 3.5 and yours has the 1/4 inch

[@mattmink6491]

Sequoia Creations no adapter needed the mic input is guitar cable size. :)

[@TheHitchcockBlues]

Matt Mink thanks heaps!

[@ravenwav]

Dope video, inspiring me to use the one my friend gave me! Quick question, do you know the note that it sets the sample to? Is it c? Thank you!

[@mattmink6491]

I believe it’s an A actually!

[@ravenwav]

@@mattmink6491 awesome thanks!

[@treetopjones737]

You can find it by ear on the keyboard, the note that doesn't sound slower or faster.

[@ClydeH777]

I just picked one up from a thrift store… do I need the cable in order to just play it? Looks portable with the batteries!

[@leopardtuesday8140]

It run on batteries or a cable :)

[@RetroPlus]

This keyboard is a bedroom musician's best friend

[@buddy94445]

thank you so much for this

[@ProbeRoket]

My first synth.

[@kronideus_portfolio]

is it possible to connect the casio sk-1 to an audio interface (for recording)

[@leopardtuesday8140]

Yes it has an aux output

[@jiunha984]

Have you tried out yamaha vss 30 too? That's cool too

[@geltech6490]

very hype williams

[@chrisyoung8093]

Don’t ever change dat intro man

[@amonster8mymother]

That's really a prophet .5

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

you have to use the synth function! you can make fat sawtooth square triangl etc.

[@beigiembro6771]

Would you say that this is a good synth to start on when learning?

[@mattmink6491]

It’s a very simple synth so you won’t have any trouble learning how to use it, however you won’t learn very much about synthesis either 🤷‍♂️

[@valley_robot]

No , not at all ,just use your phone , and on android get caustic, on iPhone get GarageBand , these old things are just for certain frequencies that you can not get any more , they are very lo fi , you can easily replicate these sounds on your tablet or phone

[@kronideus_portfolio]

thank you so much. can u make more videos of sk1?

[@mattmink6491]

Yes! I have one planned!

[@kronideus_portfolio]

@@mattmink6491 thank you! Anyways, do u hav any suggestions on a newer model/synthesizer or something like that, that is similar/can do stuffs like casio sk1? Can't seem to find any of that in my local online store

[@mattmink6491]

@@kronideus_portfolio check out the Korg micro sampler!

[@James.5703]

nice one

[@ZachScruggs]

Watching this as I play Runescape...

[@leopardtuesday8140]

A great combo

[@fishkales4125]

Does anyone have any tips on making the Juno sound around the 5 min mark? Very new to synths but I own a microkorg and I want to remake something similar to that. Sounds like a Sin wave but I don’t really know where to go from that.

[@mattmink6491]

Hey there! That would be a Saw wave with a chorus effect attack at 0 decay at 5 sustain at 5 release at 5.

[@fishkales4125]

@@mattmink6491 thanks!! Really like your content, keep it up

[@fzzorcco]

Hey, the sound at 1:51 is it a preset or did you make it? Thanks x

[@downwardbrainspiral]

anyone know other places to buy it from other than reverb?

[@lundsweden]

Haha Prophet 5, the badge worth more than the Casio?!

[@PAST-TO-FUTURE-REVERBS]

Great video great sounds!

[@mattmink6491]

Thanks! Love your drum samples!!! I Use them on everything.

[@PAST-TO-FUTURE-REVERBS]

@@mattmink6491 Glad to hear that! you sold me on this casio sk1 :) I will check your tape memory album it sounded cool analog from that short sample on the video

[@mattmink6491]

@@PAST-TO-FUTURE-REVERBS that would be so cool! I actually have been sampling some into the SK-1 lately and getting some very cool lofi textures. In love with the daft kit. I think you can hear the disco kit on my song “The Cafe” :)

[@PAST-TO-FUTURE-REVERBS]

@@mattmink6491 is that track on your album? Are you also on the bandcamp?

[@mattmink6491]

@@PAST-TO-FUTURE-REVERBS it is in the album, but i don’t think I’ve ever posted the album onto bandcamp... i need to! New track on Jan 1st uses the daft drums too!

[@tyburvandeezo8218]

Can you do all that envelope editing with outside samples or just with the presets?

[@leopardtuesday8140]

You can do it to both samples and presets!

[@tyburvandeezo8218]

@@leopardtuesday8140 wonderful, thanks... exactly what i need!

[@tyburvandeezo8218]

@@leopardtuesday8140Does the portamento feature work with samples too?

[@leopardtuesday8140]

@@tyburvandeezo8218 yup!

[@supernothing77]

I cannot get the envelope select button to do anything. what am I doing wrong? my keyboard is in great condition

[@mattmink6491]

Hmm... all i do is hit envelope select and then hit the key on the keyboard that has the envelope shape i like above it!

[@supernothing77]

nevermind I realized I have to have it on the "normal" setting no solo. thank you

[@supernothing77]

@@mattmink6491 I figured it out - I didn't have it switched to 'normal' mode!

[@dashxko8921]

Can someone tell me where I can get a Casio Sk-1 please 😭

[@danielgoldstein150]

How do you record sound from this keyboard into your DAW?

[@mattmink6491]

It has an aux output

[@danielgoldstein150]

@@mattmink6491 thanks!

[@DriftersRiot]

Mine wont stop playing only one note :((((

[@Oldpaynes]

So fuckin sick!

[@javig3692]

What song are you playing at 4:56

[@mattmink6491]

Jerry Whiner - Indigo Waves :)