CASIO SK-10 Sampling Keyboard

This is a demo of the funky Casio SK-10 sampler/synthesizer, by Liz Luttinger.

The SK-10 offers 1.4 seconds of 8-bit sampling goodness, along with some eightiestastic drum beats and synth tones.

If you’ve used the Casio SK-10, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Casio SK-10 Features:

• 9.38 kHz sampling frequency
• 8 bit
• 1.4 seconds of sampling
• holds one sample
• 32 mini keys
• 13 envelope shapes
• portamento
• vibrato
• 11 drum patterns: disco, rock, pops, march, samba, bossa nova, rhumba, 4 beat, swing, slow rock, waltz
• additive synth section.
• 5 PCM tones: piano, brass ensemble, trumpet, synth drums, human voice
• 3 synth tones: flute, pipe organ, jazz organ
• Sequencer: 400 steps of polyphonic programming or 99 step chord sequence with and 198 steps each of two solo voices.
• Loses all sequence and sample memory when turned off.

Casio SK-10 Resources:

• Casio SK-10 resource site.
• Details circuit bending photos of a Casio SK-10
• Highly Liquid carries a MIDI retrofit for the Casio SK-10
• Video demo via zachknows