I owned a CT-403 in 1982 (still have it!). When Thriller was released the following year I knew straight away it was the 'Frog' tone 🙂Great video man! thank you!
Thanks to this super-informative video, I was able to know that the Casio CT-403 is the full-size version of the MT-60 with the exact same 'Frog' sound. I then saw an auction for one on eBay UK, bid on it, and won it on 30th January 2024 for £89 plus £20 delivery. It arrived on 1st February and now I can croak along with the rest of you lucky Casio 'Frog' preset owners!
As it gets seen in the opening sequence it is certainly on topic! And I agree, the CZ101 (and all CZs) are superb synths that have been underrated by many, but rightly so, they've been gaining much more recognition and respect in recent years. If you check out my "Top 10 Famous Casio Keyboards Video", you can see how the CZs easily made the upper end of the list.
@@CasioChaosTheory as per Robin's notes on the page -- please don't just link to the PDF, please link to the page the PDF is linked from to have the full context of how it came to be.
Yes. You can't play legato on a minimoog and you can't play octaves on an ARP2600 like the bass in the outro of Thriller. Even the attack is harder and the filter tracks on the keyboard. So the Thriller bass was a Roland Jupiter 8. You will believe it, if you try it and compare it with the original song.
The one you hear on TH-cam is not the bass used on the final version of the song in fact in the “thriller multitracks video” you can hear the engineer say “rod temperton’s starlight” before it begins.
@@JayNoodles I‘m not stupid. I am not talking of starlight demo. I am talking of the final session. And I am talking about things not published on youtube. Thriller bass is not mixed with any other instruments. The sound is clean and Greg is playing some ad libs with pitch bend. It has a keyboard filter tracking you can even hear on the CD or record you buy at the store!
No! He used a Roland Jupiter-8! Please compare it to the original track! It can't be true because you can only get that fatness in unison mode on the Jupiter-8! There are track sheets from Bruce Swedien showing "Bass: JP-8"
I owned a CT-403 in 1982 (still have it!). When Thriller was released the following year I knew straight away it was the 'Frog' tone 🙂Great video man! thank you!
I bought CT-401 and im really happy with that
Thanks to this super-informative video, I was able to know that the Casio CT-403 is the full-size version of the MT-60 with the exact same 'Frog' sound. I then saw an auction for one on eBay UK, bid on it, and won it on 30th January 2024 for £89 plus £20 delivery. It arrived on 1st February and now I can croak along with the rest of you lucky Casio 'Frog' preset owners!
Good score! The CT-403 is probably my favourite of the vintage Casiotone models. Mine is a keeper!
This is such a great channel! Love this.
Haha, I was thinking of you when I watched this video on Anthony's channel!
Thank you for the great infos!!! 🎉
Interesting; nice work! needs me an M-10
The CZ-101 is one of the most underrated synths of the 1980's. I have owned one, since 1989. ❤ Off topic, I know. Sorry.
As it gets seen in the opening sequence it is certainly on topic! And I agree, the CZ101 (and all CZs) are superb synths that have been underrated by many, but rightly so, they've been gaining much more recognition and respect in recent years. If you check out my "Top 10 Famous Casio Keyboards Video", you can see how the CZs easily made the upper end of the list.
That frog sound used to creep me out when i was a kid 😐.
You neglected to add a link to Robin Whittle's page about modifying the Casio keyboards
Thanks for the heads up! Copy and paste mess up on my behalf. Description amended with Robin's links now added 👍
@@CasioChaosTheory as per Robin's notes on the page -- please don't just link to the PDF, please link to the page the PDF is linked from to have the full context of how it came to be.
@@Loscha - Damn, I'm making a mess of this! Amended the description again - hope I got it right this time!
Ribbiting stuff Casio Chaos Theory. One normally associates frog with Prince not Michael Jackson! Many thanks CCT.
Yes. You can't play legato on a minimoog and you can't play octaves on an ARP2600 like the bass in the outro of Thriller. Even the attack is harder and the filter tracks on the keyboard. So the Thriller bass was a Roland Jupiter 8. You will believe it, if you try it and compare it with the original song.
The one you hear on TH-cam is not the bass used on the final version of the song in fact in the “thriller multitracks video” you can hear the engineer say “rod temperton’s starlight” before it begins.
The bass on the final version was an arp 2600 tonus model run through a Harrison eq and an electric bass guitar run through a filter.
@@JayNoodles I‘m not stupid. I am not talking of starlight demo. I am talking of the final session. And I am talking about things not published on youtube. Thriller bass is not mixed with any other instruments. The sound is clean and Greg is playing some ad libs with pitch bend. It has a keyboard filter tracking you can even hear on the CD or record you buy at the store!
No! He used a Roland Jupiter-8! Please compare it to the original track! It can't be true because you can only get that fatness in unison mode on the Jupiter-8! There are track sheets from Bruce Swedien showing "Bass: JP-8"
There are also track sheets that have bass: arp 2600, 2 times minimoog and electric bass.
So no it wasn’t a Jupiter 8 on the final version like I’ve said before.
@@JayNoodles And the moon is made of chese and onion.
@@JayNoodles I habe evidence on what I’ve said.
@@danieljoesch And so do I.