Casio CT-S1000v: Is This The Funnest Synth?
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
4:27 - Vocal synthesis
9:00 - Rompler Instruments
9:50 - Can It Jazz?
11:26 - Lots of accompaniments
15:39 - Intermission
16:02 - Looots of instruments
18:00 - Customization/Other Features
19:25 - Notably Unique Patch
21:05 - CUSTOM vocal synthesis
24:09 - Price, conclusion, snakes
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Casio's industrial designer might have been a tad nostalgic for the Sega Master System
Good eye, I didn't notice that until you mentioned
I see it now! 😆
Old school synth guy here. Must be honest, I’ve just become really cynical and bored with modern synths but this is cool 😂 never thought I would spend almost 30 minutes watching a review on the new Casio keyboard! Thanks Ben
Just out of curiosity, why are modern snynths annyoing to you?
Same.. I was watching the 3rd wave synth review thinking how much money? When really this thing interest me more..lol
Everyone: Why?
Casio: Why not?
Everyone: Fair enough.
Fun instrument.
You're polite.
Instruments are supposed to be fun after all, are they not?
@@JayKaufman As fun as an electronic organ with auto accompagnement and a fun feature bought in a supermarket in the early 90s.😀
@@FLH3official if it inspires you to create, then sure why not?!
This particular Casio doesn't appeal to me or my tastes, but I can see a purpose for it... Which is a far cry better than a lot of things you see on the Bad Gear channel on here. ;)
@@JayKaufman Maybe in 40 years it will be the Casio Rapman, why not, the cult instrument of the early 2000 everybody ignored; and we'll all regret not to have buy one when it was 500 $/€.
Or not.
We'll have to see that on the BadGear channel of the 2060 if we can still buy AC electricity to run our computers.
I take the risk, I wait 2060
😀
I know there’s probably a lot of professional musicians who will stick their nose up at this thing, but to me it looks like a lot of fun! Isn’t that part of why people create music in the first place? Awesome review of this new keyboard, I just ordered mine yesterday and am pumped to get my hands on it!
if a unit came out like this in the late 80s or early 90s it would be top of the line professional, the same people who turn away from these units, buy less capable vintage synths for a lot more money. They don't like it because it says casio and costs less than $1500 and it has built in speakers
Casio Privia line is for pro musicants. CT range is literally made for fun and in the store you would find it between yamaha PSR and such.,
Thank you for always having the most entertaining product reviews! There's definitely a lot of potential with this synth. This is something my son (and I) would enjoy exploring.
What a great review and a lot of fun! Looking forward to more!
if they made a compact desktop version, without a keyboard, but with full midi in, out & thru, i would buy it right away. i just don't have the desk space for this. thanks for the demo.
For that you can use the tc electronics perform ve
@ thanks for the tip. i had not heard of the tc electronics perform ve. it looks pretty good for sampling vocals through a mic and manipulating those samples, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have a speech synthesizer like the CT-S1000v. keeping my fingers crossed for a desktop CT-S1000v without keys & speakers, but with proper midi. if not, maybe Behringer will make something similar hehe. cheers :)
Why is there always one guy whining about a desktop version for any given keyboard
@@leecheneler6202 You can record any phrase and play it back and has extreme ways to manipulate the voice, check it out! TC is Behringer!
@ thanks for the tip! i'm going to check it out, sounds great!
Awesome video! Casio kills. Here In Taiwan the accompaniments is a must at many social events, weddings and funerals. There’s a whole culture of live karaoke with a keyboard man playing hundreds of songs so the attendees to these events can sing their hearts out. One small detail: Tango from Argentina/Uruguay, Cueca from Chile. Abrazos Benn.
Yeah I think Casio really knows their global market.
As a cat from the Andes mountains, I can vouch for the Tango/Cueca info here.
Same in Balkans only except funerals and people love accompaniment synths in general
Casio puts out fun keyboards still but God I hope they come back with the CZ series some day.
Been asking for this for years but they just won't bite
Or the Casio 1000p. Underrated keyboard.
A modern CZ would be great. Casio would rather make more Casiotone devices than serious gear. You can sell them like sausages.
@@matthewgaines10 Plus the name" Casio" and" synth" just isn't taken seriously for people who associate synths with names like" Moog" or"ARP" and"Prophet" etc, etc.
@@roncolem4558
That may be true but the CZ was nothing to sleep on. Extinct brands not withstanding.
*LOVE IT* -- was mesmerized (had an SK-1 also *YEARS* ago). Thank you for showing off so many of the features and having so much fun!
Seven-year-old Benn praying his Christmas list to 🎅 is my emotional rescue this third week of January, 2022. My first Casio 🎄 🎁 was a VL-Tone 🎹 and I used to play The Beatles’ version of Till There Was You with a Bossanova rhythm. Later, I bought an SK-5 and a CZ-101. So, yeah, this video hits it out of the park for me. Thank you, Bennio.
Thanks for this review. This is really cool, can’t wait to get my hands on one.
Thanks Benn, hope you enjoy those vids as much as we do. Cheers 👋🏼
Fantastic demo. Using custom waveforms in the vocal synthesis engine could be a fun way to get some unique sounds. I really wish casio made a full blown iPad patch editor for this. I think it would help with the sound editing and be a much nicer screen to look at than the dated design on the keyboard itself. I can't wait to see how they iterate on this tech in the future, but it looks very interesting to me right now.
I think thats how the korg DVP-1 worked, except they tied it to a microphone.
Pretty advanced idea in 1986.
I want one! Thanks for the demonstration. it was really fun and inspiring to watch AND listen to. Thank you!
I do not understand how didn't I stumble upon this gem of a channel before. You, sir, are the peak of comedy and information in one. Good job, thanks for the content and stay healthy!
Wow, I didn't know this is what I was looking for!
Great video, persuaded me to get it and glad I did. Great fun synth with lots of quality useable sounds and the vocal synthesis is really well implemented.
Great Vid Benn! Aces
I’m going to use this as my way to talk in public from now on haha
😂🤣😂
It would be outstanding if they introduced a desktop version of this. I hope that Casio has plans to do so in the future.
Great video, I was just reading about this synth yesterday and was intrigued by it. Seems to be a great instrument, thanks for the in depth review.
Really good review I loved it!!
Excellent!! Thank you for sharing 🤠
Great demo.
nice one Ben, cheers
Casio are the masters of cheap fun! I love them especially used!
Hey, having owned every synth that mattered in the last 20 years, Im really looking to find something that brings back the fun in making music. I own a MODX and JDxi and think this will make me smile so thank you immensly for taking the time to make me feel involved and invested in a video. I seldom get past 10 minutes with a review of a Poly Brute or Take 5 so well done bud. :-)
Classic Casiotone sounds!! Ok NOW I want this..
I love it thanks to share this demo🙏👍😏
Cool stuff!
Awesome and super tight video man, thanks! Funny as stitt, bright, extremely interesting and the last boss film of all other takes on this artefact by now... I also need to see this again now, I'm sure I missed half of the features on that thing. And again :) .. solid stuff! Mezmerizing, thnx.
Randomly found this video and I can't play an instrument but just the amount of features and how much I enjoyed the music for a "funny" keyboard is absurd for me.
I think this keyboard has a lot of potential for just interesting music just fussing about trying stuff like this review shown. I mean I ended up watching all of it because the features.
Great work and thanks for sharing this video.
This is the best video that explains the vocal synthesis part of this keyboard. I'm already familiar with the Casio tones and rhythms but the vocal synthesis part is mystery until now.
Bahahahah love you dood!!! Glad to see both Casio back in the Synth game (I have a Casio XW synth (1 of a pair of Casio synths that I believe were before this the last synths Casio has made in over a decade) which is amazing & super underrated. & always glad to see a new type of synthesis, especially when in hardware form!!!!
Really surprised by the price. Thanks for sharing this, Benn.
Very detailed! Awesome!
Really enjoy your video, this made me laugh and smile, so please keep up the good work🙏🏻❤
this thing looks like a boatload of fun! i was half expecting the lyrics for "come horn" when you mentioned the first thing you did when you turned it on! your choice was far more tactful. the voice synthesis on here kind of reminds me of what plogue is doing with alter-ego and chipspeech, epecially the way it handles reading back lines of text with midi inputs. i'd assume you've checked those out by now what with your liking of quirky voice synth stuff!
Spent and afternoon at Guitar Center.
THIS SYNTH was the most fun instrument in the store, hands down.
Inspiring as hell. ALSO, keys have a great feel, much better than arturia, m-audio, novation etc at similar price
Are you comaparing casio Ct-S1000v to 61 or 88keys Arturira ?
I am so confused 88keys has semi weight key.
Excellent review ! I just bought the Casio WK-7600 two days ago. Now I want to add this one to my collection.
I just dug out my wk200 😂
Great vid, thank you. Just bought the CT-S500.
That Casio love right here. Rocking the Casio Privia PX-5S. 88 Weighted keys, lots of sounds, also a MIDI controller. Love it!
Thanks for talking about the Casio line.
Casio definitely deserves more love than they receive, esp like the hate from some gear snobs...
OMG this thing is awesome. It would be perfect for my recent Acid House live jams
OMG - I just discovered you because I wanted to watch a few tutorials while my 1000v is being shipped to me and I DO FEEL beyond entertained. That portable jail idea for your Grand Ma did sound like the ultimate level in practicality in one's expressing themselves as a self-revealing genius prior to turning 7, EVEN!.. Give yourself a kiss on the shoulder for choosing to be vulnerable although your purpose was to review a phenomenal product by a phenomenal brand; which is not only BIG IN JAPAN.
You finally convinced me to finally pull the trigger on an electric piano after well over 2 years of sitting on the idea. I ended up getting the CT-S1 for my first "real" keyboard to learn piano on. I had no idea about it and it fit the bill for what I was looking for. Thank you!
I also got a CT-S1 for my first keyboard to learn ~4months ago. I think it's great, nice tones and good features once you learn the functions. How are you finding yours?
thank you for the video
what a great review!
Hi Benn, thank you for the video. Are you able to touch on it’s midi output? Does it just send what is played physically on the keys or will it send arp, sequencer, and/or arranger notes and midi out?
"raise your hands up" is definitely the Casio version of "errbody put your hands in the air" ... and I absolutely can't wait for this split in the timeline.
I actually heard "Raise your cancer" D:
Love the product review
So a 1978 Speak and Spell has been updated, put into keyboard format!
The bossa nova synth demo was so good!
Great review
Happy to see the VL-Tone preset and all those classic drum patterns from the original VL-Tone VL1!!!
Some of the features on this Casio remind me of the 'song-writing' tools that were included on the Ensoniq MR76. Casio have their own vibe of course and the vocal tools on the CT-S1000v are completely unique. Well done - this was an outstanding overview.
Loving the shirt bro great content
Cool sounds and jams :) Is there a VST version of this? Or another existing VST that has cool comparable sound synthesis features?
Nice video as always! Very entairtaining and informative. Makes me wanna buy it and I am not a keyboard player but I always though I should learn the pianno basics for improving my composition skills. So, thanks for that.
Question: is it possible to outout these rythmic paterns and/or arpeggios via midi in order to drive external instruments?
I just don't know how they developed a whole synth around the exact lyrics I was struggling to express for over a year
I’ve recently been inspired playing it again and the have had a pleasure playing with it writing melodies
My very first keyboard was a Casio PT-87, then in 1997 my paternal Aunt loaned us a Casio MT-210. Then in 2004 my Dad
bought a Casio LK-35 at Big W which was being sold off thinking £150 was cheap ( I can't believe the LK-35 was over £200
when it first came out! ). After getting the Casio LK-35 my parents decided that it was time to give the Casio MT-210 back
to my Aunt and thought maybe my younger cousin might like it but unfortunately in 2005 my Aunt sold the Casio MT-210
so that my cousin could have a piano as my cousin took piano lessons as a child. In 2005 my maternal grandparents got
thier Yamaha PSR-18 out of the cupboard and as I liked the PSR-18 in summer 2005 I also decided to buy a second hand
Yamaha PSS-16 as it was a mini version of the PSR-18 and has quite a few instrument sounds the Casio LK-35 lacked
even though I wasn't yet there with doing multi tracking.
I used to like watching Casio LK keyboards and Privia digital pianos when they were shown on Ideal World and the Casio
digital pianos sounded really stunning ( In December 2005 I remember being very jealous when they demonstrated an
LK-93 as it was similar to the CT-S1000v although the LK-93 didn't sound quite as good but I was already planning to buy
a Yamaha PSR-295 in the future ). So in March 2006 I decided to finally get a Yamaha PSR-295 as that model was going to
be discontinued ( I also bought a Yamaha PSS-280 in March 2006 to use with the PSR-295 as I wanted the PSS-280 mainly
for it's celesta sound and it was also fun to have another cheesy lofi sounding keyboard ). In May 2006 I finally bought one
of the last Yamaha PSR-295's even though my parents suggested I waited for the new E403 but I think I made the right choice
getting the PSR-295 as E403's are known for having intermittent fault and some E403's didn't even last 5 years plus I had already
got acquainted with the PSR-295 and it's what I should have started out with in 2004 instead of wasting money on the Casio
LK-35.
The next keyboard I bought in 2008 was my first of 2 Yamaha PSS-790s, my main motive for buying the PSS-790 was
because I needed a midi keyboard for my Roland MC-505 groovebox which my older brother got as a gift from one of my
uncles for Christmas 1999 but in 2007 my older broher was no longer interested in the groovebox so he let me have it!
The Yamaha PSS-790 was what really got me into doing song covers and I had always wanted a keyboard with lofi PCM
sounds and drums so it the was perfect all in one solution for lofi PCM sounds. Also in summer 2008 I inherited my late
maternal grandparent's Yamaha PSR-18, in 2009 I also bought a Casio SA-10 after kicking myself way back in 2005 for
not buying a Casio SA-1 I saw at a market stall.
In 2011 when my Great Aunt passed away I was given an Acoustic Solutions MK2054 which was pretty rubbish keyboard
but in 2018 I decided to sell it and buy a Yamaha PSS-470 as I was really into the Yamaha Porta Sound keyboards with
digital synthesizer. In November 2020 I finally bought a Casio CT-700 after playing on one at afterschool club way back
in August 2001 and I'm still having fun with my Casio CT-700! In April or May 2021 I also bought a Yamaha PSS-680.
In 2022 I bought a second Yamaha PSS-790 as one of the buttons on the original PSS-790 no longer works so it's in
the garage as a spare and the Casio LK-35 was also put in the garage after I bought the Casio CT-700.
Casio always had slightly better E pianos, clavis and organ sounds than Yamaha at least in an entry level keyboard but
now I'm more interested in the lofi 80s Casiotones like the MT-500 as it's basically a keyboard and a drum machine in
one along with several other models, I'm hoping to get an MT-500 for my birthday soon. I might also get a CZ-101 at
some point in the future. I think unless your a songwriter or someone that plays at venues I would reccomend a
consumer level arranger keyboard like this Casio CT-S1000v or an E473 over something like a Tyros 5 or a Genos
( I have seen some amateurs using flagship keyboards thinking that they sound good just because they have the most
expensive keyboard yet their playing skills say otherwise, I very nearly fell into that trap myself with the Tyros 5 but
fortunately I didn't get one in the end ).
I've been working on this electronic/pop record for 5 years, using all kinds of vocal synthesis and processing and now that it's almost complete, THIS comes out.
Argh.
Great review.
It's all because of you Matt, Casio has been spying on you and just knew this what everybody wants and needs.. 😆
Just make another Album and use this thing for it :P Maybe it's a sign.
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 that's a great way to look at it, just use it as forward momentum and motivation, and keep on keepin' on.. ✌️ 💕
Well, minor update. I ended up buying one of these AND! ...it's still in the box in my closet BUT I guess for that next album I am all set. :)
I think this is the first gear review video i have ever watched all the way through.
Okay okay okay. I’ll get one! Lol just found your channel today, perfect presentation. Now where’s that old Casio I had when I was 7?
My first Keyboard was a Casio mini, my first Synth was a Casio CZ230S. That is about 35 Years ago.
My next HardwareboaRD WILLBE A CASIO:
AMAZING!.
thanks for the jazz part
Hi Benn, glad I found your channel. I was looking for demos of this keyboard and you are having too much fun haha. New sub here... I read another comment and kinda feel the same, Casio should offer this in a modular form. I don't have or care to make room for anything like this right now. A smaller footprint would be great but I get the target market. So far for the price I'm still gonna wait till I save up for the Alesis Strike Multiple Pad. Great review! Looking forward to watching more of your videos. :)
My life doesn't feel complete without an arranger keyboard. This rocks!
Sweet ordered will get it in 3 to 5 days
Great enthustiastic demo! And YES, the Casio pianos are super and generally underrated! They're my standard recommendation, excellent sound and quality at a beginners price point.
Some of the toy casios have INSANELY cool sounds on them. The SA-10 for instance has some sounds that I use to this day, and it has a jack out! I've used one of the bass patches on a bunch of my tunes, and the lead guitar makes for the craziest deep house chord-sound. Partly due to the sounds themselves, partly due to the converters and sound of the synth itself - Many low res digital sounds are a staple in many sub genres of electronic music. Sample a couple octaves and use your DAW to tweak a filter, the envelope and anything else you like, the EXS24 in Logic for instance is great for this. Sampling toy keyboards can give you very unique sounds no one else uses.
Goddamn this is insane! Time to come full circle back to Casio.
I'm such a sucker for vocal synthesis. That and the ring mod and I'll happily disappear into my studio for quite some time just to play.
Can we use the arpeggiator with the vocal synth phrases?
Yes, you definitely can. The arpeggiator can repeat a single syllable, or go through an entire phrase.
My Vsynth GT's vocal designer ain't worlds apart from that affordable kb & I could've easily indulged that charming in depth review longer than it already is.
Benn, thank you for this deep introduction. May I ask if there is a possibility to connect the internal sounds to a DAW such as Cubase Pro 10? If you give me a yes I am the next owner for sure. Take care!
Wow this is really cool, casio have been killing it recently
I have not seen a Ben&Gear vid in a while. The synth looks really fun. A decent price point. I have a soft spot for Casio and Yamaha synths. My Polly synth is a Yamaha PSS 480. 2 operators. I have considered an XW-P1, but now I am going to look into this.
I have. Pss470, my fave "toy keyboard" for sure. I absolutely love mine! Run it through a filter and delay(thank Korg monotron Space Delay for teaching me the ways..), and turn those cheesy drum machine rhythms into some sweet stuff for sure
@@tylerevans1700 I also have a PSS 460, and I think that it is similar to the 470. I love it too. I have not thought to run it it through that Korg delay. I will be doing that soon.
My first keyboard was a Casio ct670 and I loved it... I used it for a few years making beats recorded to a home stereo with cassette tapes back in 1995 till around 97 ..... I really like this new synth... I’m tempted to buy one after watching this vid ... very cool 👌
Excellent review. You gave enough of a demonstration to trigger the imagination - what can I do with this keyboard. Your explanations were on point and the music was inspiring.
I've actually owned one of these babies for a few months now, and I've just been sleeping on it- AMAZING to see what it is capable of in the hands of someone who has some idea of what they're doing 😅 Thanks Ben!
I just wanted a modern take on the lion and dog bark keyboard
gunshot erasure
The B. Meowsic keyboard has you covered.
Those voices sound insane!
cool video! how is the key action on this keyboard? Thanks!
Fun....goood review
Thank you, very useful, helpful and entertaining video ✌️
I’ve got one, yesterday and I’m so noob 😊 my question is,is there any chance to separate rythms tempo from arpegiator, when I slow it down, both of them are the same tempos(
Hey can this output backing tracks as MIDI? Bc that would be super sweet.
this might become the synth I didn't know I needed. Something that doesn't need me to boot up my audio interface / monitors / untangle the patch cables... I can just waltz on over to it on the faintest whim and start toying around.
THIS is what i was hoping the Speech Synth portion of the Electron Monomachine and the Arturia Microfreak could do but couldn't. :O Casio has been quietly releasing some awesome new gear in the past years or so. Basically filling the gaps that other manufacturers of Synthesizers ain't really touching for some reason. I'm glad they are still around and releasing some affordable and interesting gear. After all they basically helped defining the Synthesizer Landscape more than people think and they are just as important as Roland, Yamaha and Korg.
Your sense of humor killed me through this whole video.
Thanks to your video, I now need to buy one of these (and dig out my SK-1 to play with it again).
Even though I just spent more cash than I am like to admit on a Korg Nautilus, I'm getting one of these.
Thanks for the info, this is a great video!
Hey Benn. I ate some hot dogs last night and then I ate a pork chop tonight and I feel like that’s forward progress but also not great because I ate pork two days in a row. Thoughts?
I would be curious to see what they are using - the voices sound similar to the speech synthesis engine in FLstudio that I have actually used on a number of tracks -
sounds wonderful. i want the desktop version...............whenever that shows up
ooow that CT E Piano sound was wonderful 😍 Like a wurlitzer stuffed with muffins
I wonder if they will make a module version?
Casio is awesome. I actually got a *red* CDP-S160 recently, and I am glad they're coming out with cool looking fun synths like this again.
I have one if these in the way from Zzounds. A friend of mine got a Casio that has great sounds, so after looking at some of their synths, this one really caught my eye. 2 more days and it'll be here. 40 bucks a month for a year, I couldn't hold back and ordered one
I picked up a ct-s500 and am really happy with it for a bang around keyboard. One thing I hope gets updated is the Dsp section. Not really sure why there’s no dedicated reverb and delay settings. Lots of amplifier sims with compression or something. Not tons of useful presets. Hopefully we can figure out how to set up our own dsp presets?
Benn, will you revisit the CT-S1000v on a future video exploring the Sampler side of it and (honestly what I'm more intrigued) the... synth side of it (?! if that makes any sense, even) meaning, how flexible it is (or not) as "a synth", allowing sound design using that AiX sound engine... or is that only reserved to CASIO's factory "presets" (almost like a ROMpler) with no preset design possibilities one would usually expect in any other synth?
Also, have you ever tried connecting a USB MIDI controller to it's "TO DEVICE" USB plug? :)