Casio MT 540 & Space Quest III

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  • @walterheukels
    @walterheukels 4 роки тому +700

    Speaking of false advertising, this thing actually has 30 instruments, not just 20, but there are no buttons for them so they can only be selected through MIDI. This includes instruments used in its built-in demo song!

    • @ian_b
      @ian_b 4 роки тому +52

      The Casio CT-6500 has a complete CZ 3000 equivalent synthesizer inside, only accessible through MIDI!

    • @U014B
      @U014B 4 роки тому +45

      Not to mention the fact that only the drums/SFX and piano were PCM samples. All the other patches were FM-generated.

    • @tohopes
      @tohopes 4 роки тому +10

      But can you PolyMix them?

    • @kilianhekhuis
      @kilianhekhuis 4 роки тому +5

      @@U014B What kind of FM chip was used?

    • @benanderson89
      @benanderson89 4 роки тому +18

      @@kilianhekhuis Casio didn't use FM synthesis at the time. They used their own synthesis engine called PD Synthesis. That'll be what everything else is generated with.

  • @CubicleNate
    @CubicleNate 3 роки тому +497

    I watched this again, just because, and I must say, I really miss these 8-Bit Keys videos. They are so much fun and bring a smile to my face every time.

    • @saddlebag
      @saddlebag 3 роки тому +14

      Yeah, I hope they’ll eventually return.

    • @dougradtke
      @dougradtke 2 роки тому +6

      Still waiting with anticipation

    • @dougradtke
      @dougradtke 2 роки тому +3

      @Wilmer Waarbroek crossover episode with LGR’s setup maybe?

    • @lissybug0176
      @lissybug0176 2 роки тому +7

      I’m surprised he hasn’t done a video on the Stylophone those to my knowledge have been around since 1977 it’s a handheld synthesizer though so not a keyboard so that could be why

    • @theotimeyt
      @theotimeyt 2 роки тому +4

      Same here bud, same here.

  • @JDelwynn
    @JDelwynn 4 роки тому +376

    Fun fact: The composer of Space Quest III was Bob Siebenberg, the drummer of Supertramp.

    • @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730
      @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730 4 роки тому +19

      explains why i like supertramp

    • @scottcupp8129
      @scottcupp8129 4 роки тому +4

      OH sweet :)

    • @diezgp
      @diezgp 4 роки тому +9

      It is funny that just 2 days ago i finally discovered the name of this band and i was listening to some famous tunes. Funny and spooky, all at the same time.

    • @-taz-
      @-taz- 4 роки тому +2

      Sierra always mentioned that, like in their awesome MT-32 and gross ad-lib demo tape.

    • @IvoryTowerCollections
      @IvoryTowerCollections 4 роки тому +5

      @@-taz- I had that tape at one time and it made me drool for the MT-32 back then. But it was WAY outta most normal people's price range!

  • @seshpenguin
    @seshpenguin 4 роки тому +793

    Matt Parker was quite the surprise and I'm so happy.

    • @WeedMIC
      @WeedMIC 4 роки тому +4

      Woot!

    • @teddyboragina6437
      @teddyboragina6437 4 роки тому +4

      I saw him in the thumbnail video preview and was so confused! glad to see the collab!!

    • @VinTheFox
      @VinTheFox 4 роки тому +2

      Same! 😍

    • @finthegeek
      @finthegeek 4 роки тому +3

      Totally awesome

    • @jgurtz
      @jgurtz 4 роки тому +4

      Such a great viz with the triangle! I sure with my math teachers would have utilized that. n choose k bay bee

  • @hodgepodgegarage1
    @hodgepodgegarage1 2 роки тому +124

    It's sad there is possibly never going to be another upload, but it will forever remain the greatest keyboard channel on UA-cam

    • @cooljoescott
      @cooljoescott Рік тому +2

      What happened to him?

    • @DMARrecords
      @DMARrecords Рік тому +4

      ​@@cooljoescott lost password if i recall.

    • @illegitimate-egg
      @illegitimate-egg Рік тому +2

      @@DMARrecords You can reset passwords though?

    • @DMARrecords
      @DMARrecords Рік тому

      @@illegitimate-egg yes, that's just what i know.

    • @serhio4275
      @serhio4275 Рік тому +8

      He ran out of free space to continue collecting keyboards. Main channel, 8-bit guy, is more than alive with fresh uploads

  • @fwgmills
    @fwgmills 4 роки тому +228

    Gotta love Anders. It’s so 80s sitcom-y. I love it.

    • @weasel2htm
      @weasel2htm 4 роки тому +16

      You beat me to it, I also thought Anders' composition sounded like the opening theme to a 1980s or early 90s sitcom.

    • @ian_b
      @ian_b 4 роки тому +11

      Opens with establishing shots of the city they live in, then little vignettes of the characters going about their lives, and smiling a lot, ends with them all meeting up for a group shot!

    • @JesusisJesus
      @JesusisJesus 4 роки тому +8

      Imagine how many ‘80s tv show intro credits you could throw this on top of, and it’d work!
      Even The Simpson’s.

    • @CrimsonSanX
      @CrimsonSanX 4 роки тому +5

      He's more or less the co-host at this point with how much he's contributed to this channel.

    • @scottcupp8129
      @scottcupp8129 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah I agree

  • @nneeerrrd
    @nneeerrrd 4 роки тому +275

    @David, try to use the .DRV driver file for this Casio with other Sierra games of that period! It could be fun!

    • @BertGrink
      @BertGrink 4 роки тому +19

      This needs more upvotes so that David will see it.

    • @IvoryTowerCollections
      @IvoryTowerCollections 4 роки тому +18

      I was going to suggest the exact same thing. Back when I first got my SCB-55 back in the early 90s, I only had a few Sierra games that had a GM driver to support it. But found even back then I could copy over the Genmid.drv file along with the help files etc so the installer would see it and know how to show it on the install screen. In many cases, it would work just fine with the games even if they didn't originally support it.

    • @theaveragecactus
      @theaveragecactus 4 роки тому +1

      @David?

    • @nneeerrrd
      @nneeerrrd 4 роки тому +7

      @@IvoryTowerCollections you were one clever and rich boy having SCB-55 in early 90s ;)

    • @IvoryTowerCollections
      @IvoryTowerCollections 4 роки тому +17

      @@nneeerrrd Actually no. I was a soldier in the ARMY and instead of drinking my earnings, I saved it up so I had a nice gaming 486 that got frequent upgrades back then.

  • @Thohean
    @Thohean 4 роки тому +341

    That was a nice square by Parker, but it certainly wasn't a Parker Square of an answer.

    • @DanielBartholomew
      @DanielBartholomew 4 роки тому +8

      For those that don't get this reference: ua-cam.com/video/aOT_bG-vWyg/v-deo.html

    • @01k
      @01k 4 роки тому +4

      haha

    • @EddieBurke
      @EddieBurke 4 роки тому +6

      Quality numberphile/Matt Parker meme

    • @ericstoverink6579
      @ericstoverink6579 4 роки тому +5

      So in other words it was a Parker Parker square?

    • @Hagledesperado
      @Hagledesperado 4 роки тому +4

      @@ericstoverink6579 Huh, that's strange. A Parker Parker square is a Parker² square. Which is a Parker square square. Which is a Parker square². Mind blown.

  • @vicr123
    @vicr123 4 роки тому +144

    Never in my life did I ever think I'd need an 8-bit Guy + standupmaths collaboration :)

  • @Gappasaurus
    @Gappasaurus 4 роки тому +119

    9:30 Step 4, pressing CH4 presumably assigns the bank of sounds to draw the needed files from (in this case CH4 is “Space Wars”, which seems appropriate for Space Quest), but does that mean selecting a different bank, say CH3 “Street” would give you car horns and revving engines in place of the intended “space” sounds? Or CH1 “Forest” would give you animal & bird noises? If so, that would make for some amusing game play 😄

    • @AndersEngerJensen
      @AndersEngerJensen 4 роки тому +64

      Gappasaurus No, when in MIDI mode, these buttons select the actual part you can control in this mode. Sound effects are disabled here, only available from the two Sound Effects from the sound bank. These effect buttons are sequenced sounds built upon those in these two banks.
      In MIDI mode you can set up the MT/CT/PSK to receive data on the first four MIDI channel by pressing each of these four soft pads, then select a sound for each of them. You can change these around when the game is playing and have fun and screw up the music indeed.
      The reason you have to press CH4 before start, has to do with how the game sends initial settings to the keyboard. CH4 is often used for drums so I’m assuming there is something they found out the user had to do manually which wouldn’t work by sending data. As mentioned, these are very limited in the MIDI protocol. :)

    • @Gappasaurus
      @Gappasaurus 4 роки тому +17

      Thanks for the information Anders! It’s a little disappointing that cheap laughs through an easy exploit are not as simple as i imagined in this case, but I’m glad for the explanation anyway 😉

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L 4 роки тому +10

      @@Gappasaurus I too had hoped for chirping birds instead of sliding door noises. Ah well

  • @WildcardZwei
    @WildcardZwei 4 роки тому +72

    Anders is such a talented guy. He can make any old keyboard sound good with the right sounds.

  • @dschult3
    @dschult3 9 місяців тому +13

    It's been 3 years. I miss new content on this channel.

    • @guderian557
      @guderian557 8 місяців тому +2

      Likewise.

    • @chriswick21
      @chriswick21 17 днів тому +1

      woah i just realized it has been 4 years! just assumed this channel was still active, there's so many great vids! i wonder what happened :(

    • @mattspeppers
      @mattspeppers 12 днів тому +1

      @@chriswick21 He opened an arcade @TimeRiftArcade

    • @chriswick21
      @chriswick21 12 днів тому

      @ oh wow! Okay, yeah I guess that’s probably a time sink haha

  • @dferr18
    @dferr18 2 роки тому +16

    Miss your content man

  • @TheMarc1k1
    @TheMarc1k1 3 роки тому +12

    "Ander's composed a little diddy for us on the same keyboard! lets have a listen..."
    Anders makes a bloody amazing little tune that perfectly fits the style of the era this keyboard was released and makes it look god damn easy.

  • @hartleymartin
    @hartleymartin 4 роки тому +25

    That composition certainly nailed the sound of the 80s. I was half-expecting to see a series of cheesy shots where the characters faced the camera and smiled.

  • @3dlabs99
    @3dlabs99 4 роки тому +154

    Nobody whatsoever: "If only I had a Wild West ambient sound"

    • @DoctorNemmo
      @DoctorNemmo 4 роки тому +6

      The Escape Club: writes "Wild, Wild West"

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape 4 роки тому +5

      Ennio Morricone has joined the chat

    • @Prizm44
      @Prizm44 4 роки тому +1

      Nobody wanted ANY of those shitty soundscapes 🙄😝

  • @Tarodenaro
    @Tarodenaro 4 роки тому +65

    6:44 the mad doctor head got blown off by sheer mathematics.

    • @GoldenPickaxe
      @GoldenPickaxe 4 роки тому +3

      now we know why his mad doctor spinoff show never went anywhere

  • @shaunmerica
    @shaunmerica 4 роки тому +13

    Dude, I can't wait to watch the 80's sitcom coming up after that song!

  • @ronniepirtlejr2606
    @ronniepirtlejr2606 4 роки тому +12

    I have the Casio CTK- 611.
    I rescued the thing from the side of the road after sitting in the rain for 2 weeks. I disassembled it then cleaned it up real good, oiled what needed oiled and upgraded it with two 18650 lithium rechargeable batteries. It's not a bad keyboard. It has all kinds of stuff on it . 100 rhythms , 200 tones, touch response, MIDI. Pitch bend, reverb, Etc.

  • @NathanielHatley
    @NathanielHatley 4 роки тому +14

    I'm always amazed by the songs Anders is able to put together with a single keyboard.

  • @SoleaGalilei
    @SoleaGalilei 4 роки тому +8

    What, a surprise crossover?! My head exploded just from that, even before we got into the maths.

  • @aksen303
    @aksen303 4 роки тому +41

    Matt Parker was not the UA-cam crossover I was expecting to see here. Bravo!

  • @yamijim
    @yamijim 3 роки тому +24

    I miss this channel 😔

    • @RilGames.
      @RilGames. 3 роки тому

      i dont

    • @igameidoresearchtoo6511
      @igameidoresearchtoo6511 3 роки тому +4

      @@RilGames. You can now safely bang your head at the wall.

    • @RilGames.
      @RilGames. 3 роки тому

      @@igameidoresearchtoo6511 wow why do u want me dead you murderer

    • @lianrobintribunal484
      @lianrobintribunal484 2 роки тому +1

      @@RilGames. Ok. Your friebdschannelisgyingroghtnow

    • @RilGames.
      @RilGames. 2 роки тому

      @@lianrobintribunal484 i dont usderstand what you said so happy birthday!

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo 4 роки тому +33

    The unexpected crossover I didn't ask for and didn't know i needed!
    Would love to see Matt do a Casio Keyboard unboxing and review in the style of his Numberphile calculator reviews #SSAARCASFPA

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L 4 роки тому +2

      I like that idea. I'm not sure if I'd prefer he acted as if it were a strange calculator, or if he simply had enough synthesiser knowledge to cross-apply the style....

    • @techgeeknzl
      @techgeeknzl 4 роки тому +1

      @@kaitlyn__L Please don't get him started on the mathematics of FM synthesis 💥

    • @georgeyreynolds
      @georgeyreynolds 4 роки тому +1

      I remember a keyboard with built in sampling so you could record for exams "hello " and play a scale with it and that was pretty awesome

  • @Doctormix
    @Doctormix 4 роки тому +132

    Omg, my head exploded too!!!! Brilliant video my man!!! I’m so gonna copy the detaching head!!!! 😂😂😂

  • @unitedunitedunited_
    @unitedunitedunited_ 3 роки тому +10

    He's done it now, he's abandoned 8 bit keys

    • @pssyalperdna
      @pssyalperdna 3 роки тому

      Yeah since being the 8 bit Guy makes more sense.

  • @JamesSkemp
    @JamesSkemp 4 роки тому +62

    Matt Parker! Nice guest appearance. Maybe talk of Casio will get him to do another calculator unboxing soon. ;)

    • @archivushka
      @archivushka 4 роки тому +1

      Let me guess, you are Patreon member? Because I don't know, the video 1 minute old, and this comment 12 hours old

    • @EddieBurke
      @EddieBurke 4 роки тому +1

      архив канал no shit

    • @JamesSkemp
      @JamesSkemp 4 роки тому +4

      ​@@archivushka I am.
      The real question is, why aren't you a Patreon member? :D

  • @beckbeep796
    @beckbeep796 4 роки тому +33

    6:44 NEVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN DAVE. I"M GONNA BE THINKING ABOUT THIS IN THERAPY.

    • @OMA2k
      @OMA2k 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, that was legit scary! LOL

  • @theaveragecactus
    @theaveragecactus 4 роки тому +70

    6:45 is prime ytp material.
    David, you know it.

    • @santi308
      @santi308 4 роки тому +28

      for Terrible person yeah. Techmoan irritating David and he can't take it anymore

    • @papeleradereciclaje4375
      @papeleradereciclaje4375 4 роки тому +11

      Now seriously, WHY there are so many YTPs of David?

    • @theaveragecactus
      @theaveragecactus 4 роки тому +4

      @Solar Panel good question.

  • @simontay4851
    @simontay4851 4 роки тому +6

    6:45 when David's head blew off his shoulders, i couldn't stop laughing. I was not expecting that.

  • @maniatore2006
    @maniatore2006 2 роки тому +5

    I really miss the 8-Bit Keys Videos. Thank you for the great Videos.

  • @Robin23576
    @Robin23576 3 роки тому +4

    Speaking of false advertisement: Anders Jensen makes this thing sound like nobody ever could at home.

  • @kjrehberg
    @kjrehberg 4 роки тому +8

    I hooked up one of these to my Tandy Color Computer to play lots of MIDI files in OS/9 and lots of these games on regular non-OS/9 CoCo. Fond memories of this excellent keyboard.

  • @MissNorington
    @MissNorington 7 місяців тому +2

    Aww, I found this in my channel in the subscribe list. A relic of the past 🥺

  • @mcmahon31619
    @mcmahon31619 2 роки тому +8

    I really liked this channel. Im sad it's abandoned 😞

  • @zigafide
    @zigafide 3 роки тому +18

    me and the boys waiting for a new 8 bit keys video be like: *dies*

    • @adenarrington7607
      @adenarrington7607 3 роки тому +6

      He said that he isn’t focusing on this channel anymore because he doesnt have any time

    • @TheYorkMan
      @TheYorkMan 3 роки тому +1

      @@adenarrington7607 I can’t recall him saying that…

    • @tlazohtlalia
      @tlazohtlalia 3 роки тому

      @@TheYorkMan agreed

  • @weepingscorpion8739
    @weepingscorpion8739 3 місяці тому +3

    There is another game which supports this keyboard: Leisure Suit Larry 3. I randomly found out when going through the setup of that game.

  • @di0__0ib
    @di0__0ib 4 роки тому +9

    Loved the addition (catch that?) of Matt Parker! Very tricksy. Loved everything about this video. From the explanation of the poly voices, to the integration with the game, to finding out it's not just some sound card (surprise!) to plug in to the computer. Genuine surprises all around. Hope to see more fringe posts up alleys like these. Fun stuff!

  • @JHMBB2
    @JHMBB2 7 місяців тому +3

    I'll throw in my "I want more 8-Bit Keys" comment in here as well. I know you're busy, but I love this channel! Currently binging videos again.

    • @madden8021
      @madden8021 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm hoping that he would eventually do a Yamaha MIE-1 Video since if he did the Miracle Piano then at least do a keyboard that deserves justice and coverage that nobody sees in the history of Yamaha outside a classroom setting.

  • @fortheloveofnoise
    @fortheloveofnoise 11 місяців тому +3

    This channel needs to make a comeback!

  • @evilspoons
    @evilspoons 4 роки тому +14

    I need to draw a "six degrees of separation" chart for UA-cam collabs between all the channels I watch. I suspect a surprising number of them are actually linked...

    • @techgeeknzl
      @techgeeknzl 4 роки тому +1

      @standupmaths Matt Parker will do the maths for you

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep75 4 роки тому +4

    13:39 - That hi-hat that just popped up made me laugh for some reason. Totally out of nowhere and it's there. I'm losing my mind!!

  • @AquaPeet
    @AquaPeet 4 роки тому +1

    Wow tell Anders he really made a beautiful song with the keyboard!! Getting the max out of the "cheapo" sounds and quality for sure.
    This was a very entertaining vid, thanks!!

  • @MatSpeedle
    @MatSpeedle 4 роки тому +6

    Retro Midi devices, Dos games AND a song from Anders! How could this get any better! :D

  • @Hainbach
    @Hainbach 4 роки тому +2

    Space Quest III, loved that game. And I agree, Ad Lib sounds better.

  • @andlabs
    @andlabs 4 роки тому +7

    A wild Matt Parker appears! But honestly, thanks for finally explaining the 210 voice bank claim; I wonder just how many people who watched the older videos on this channel were still confused by it up to now.
    Going by your description of what the sustain should be, they missed an opportunity to make doubling up do something like what you want out of sustain. Simply delay the combined channel very slightly, possibly detuning it very slightly as well. Many Genesis games do this. Some of the early ultra-high end Yamaha FM synths also do this (the DX5 and DX1 are really just two DX7s combined) and make it a selling point by doing it transparently. I think Yamaha calls this "chorusing" instead.

  • @Wilmer778
    @Wilmer778 7 місяців тому +2

    I miss this channel sooooooo much and I do believe there's a lot left to explore, like the Yamaha Portasound VSS-100, which has an in built microphone + sampler, so you'd be able to record your voice and play it all over the keyboard as chords. Also, cassette portastudios are becoming really popular again, so you'd do a video with one of those, using toy keyboards/instruments to create a song with or whatever.

  • @Weareonenation303
    @Weareonenation303 2 роки тому +9

    I'd love to see more 8-Bit Keys content in the future, I enjoy watching janky keyboards in action.

  • @AndREDraut
    @AndREDraut 2 роки тому +9

    No more 8 bit keys videos? I loved them !

  • @FaultBat
    @FaultBat 4 роки тому +3

    Wow, this takes me way back. When I was very little, my mom had this exact keyboard, and I was always stealing it to connect to the family computer in whatever ways I could manage. Our Sound Blaster always still sounded better, but man was it cool to have two electronic devices working together back then.

  • @spcguest1627
    @spcguest1627 3 роки тому +5

    I really miss getting content from this channel

  • @ml.2770
    @ml.2770 Рік тому +4

    I miss this channel.

  • @MurrayDagostino
    @MurrayDagostino 4 роки тому +2

    More sierra games have support for this keyboard, back in the 90s I saw it being demonstrated with a copy of Colonels Bequest. Infact, you can copy the drivers from other sierra games into your folder and they’ll automaticly appear in the setup/install app. I used to copy soundblaster drivers into space quest 3 and found out it has some digitized speech and sound effects and I was amazed.

  • @rolandgerard6064
    @rolandgerard6064 3 роки тому +8

    Ok David, time for a new video 👍😎

  • @smithspears2653
    @smithspears2653 4 роки тому +1

    yo that song the other guy put together was so warm and heart felt ,now i know how back in the day they use to get some good music for theme songs and old school tv shows ,here it is i spent 800 usd on ableton live another 2000usd on native instrument another 1000usb on computer and cant make a song as good as that to save my life,so to make a long comment short thanks 8 bit and everyone who helped make this video for bring a few minutes of joy in to my life during these trying times ,thats all for now chow

  • @igmnk
    @igmnk 4 роки тому +7

    Holy cow! My favourite mathematician

  • @Flopster101
    @Flopster101 4 роки тому +1

    That song at the end was really beautiful tbh. It has a very emotional-ish feel to it...

  • @sydneybiscuit
    @sydneybiscuit 4 роки тому +4

    Anders is just so talented! I'm stunned! 10/10

  • @Zazazaforaugust8
    @Zazazaforaugust8 6 місяців тому +2

    Love this channel, l hope it's still alive

  • @JohnnyMatherson
    @JohnnyMatherson 4 роки тому +99

    lmao 6:44 so that just happened

    • @youboob1996
      @youboob1996 4 роки тому +14

      that was more terrifying than most horror movies

    • @adrianmardianto7681
      @adrianmardianto7681 4 роки тому

      ...and now *The Sketch after the Sketch*

  • @WafflesASAP
    @WafflesASAP 4 роки тому +1

    The tune at the end was so sick, hahaha. Well done!

  • @strawbemily3182
    @strawbemily3182 3 роки тому +15

    i miss this channel

  • @slimpyman
    @slimpyman 4 роки тому +1

    i dig the video. good change of pace

  • @GustafWestin
    @GustafWestin 4 роки тому +33

    The song at the end is epic, could be the intro to a lame sitcom

    • @metropoliszx9961
      @metropoliszx9961 4 роки тому +8

      Alf spinoff starring the cat

    • @Zarggg
      @Zarggg 4 роки тому +2

      I need that track in my life!

  • @ddogg14
    @ddogg14 4 роки тому

    Oh man, this video really brings me back. My first keyboard was a CT650. It came out only a few years after the CT460 and had the same PCM sound bank as both of the keyboards demonstrated here. Hearing Space Quest III, one of my favorite games from the era as well, played with those voices... makes for a huge nostalgia trip. Great video as always.

  • @ShinSeikiEvan
    @ShinSeikiEvan 4 роки тому +27

    I got conned by that deceptive "210 sound" label as a kid. My Casio was not that model, but had the same lame gimmick. I remember seeing another brand of keyboard that actually had a giant sound bank that I passed up on.

    • @AndersEngerJensen
      @AndersEngerJensen 4 роки тому +9

      Shin Seiki Evan Right? Same thing with my PSK-30. So disappointed. But I wanted it for the 4 lights on the right side. I thought it was a beat counte like Technics KN800 had when playing rhythms and the sequencer. Alas, it was only four presets that you could store... sigh! 😂🤪💖

  • @proverbialwhatever
    @proverbialwhatever 4 роки тому

    OH MAN I am so happy that this video came out by you - SQ3 was one of my first games I played as a kid, and remains one of my favourites!

  • @speedoflife89
    @speedoflife89 3 роки тому +8

    Over a year still no new video :(

  • @Dragon1276
    @Dragon1276 4 роки тому +2

    I love 80’s sitcom theme music. Thanks, Anders!

  • @peterssynthetics-independe6786
    @peterssynthetics-independe6786 2 роки тому +9

    We need more 8 bit keys episodes!!!

  • @MegaDeox
    @MegaDeox 4 роки тому

    Hey man, I don't know if you're going to read this, but I just wanted to say how relaxing and fun your videos are. I can't believe how fixing up an old junk keyboard can look this interesting when you do it. Thanks!

  • @weepingscorpion8739
    @weepingscorpion8739 4 роки тому +21

    Coming up next week: A patch for Planet X3 to allow it to work with the CASIO MT-540 and CT-640.

  • @poppysilver
    @poppysilver Місяць тому +2

    i miss this channel :(

  • @TheRogueMaverick
    @TheRogueMaverick 4 роки тому +5

    7:55 - My mind heard the first half of that rhythm as the percussion of Billy Talent’s song, Red Flag. I highly recommend them as they’re pretty cool!

    • @vhfgamer
      @vhfgamer 4 роки тому

      ...burnout...revenge...

    • @TheRogueMaverick
      @TheRogueMaverick 4 роки тому

      VHFGamer - It was actually in a Burnout title that I discovered that song! The interesting thing is, it’s an earlier version that predates Billy Talent II.

  • @SpaceSloth707
    @SpaceSloth707 4 роки тому +1

    I love that demo song at the end of the video!

  • @emirvmendoza
    @emirvmendoza 2 роки тому +4

    Someone should start sending keyboards to the 8-Bit Guy. Maybe those would revive the 8-Bit Keys channel.

    • @madden8021
      @madden8021 2 роки тому +1

      Always wanted to see the Yamaha MIE-1 Keyboards if anyone can buy them off Ebay or something, that would be an AWESOME episode since I always wondered as to what chips were used to make it sound good in the late 1980's when it came into the Music classrooms scene.

  • @DMoRiaM
    @DMoRiaM 4 роки тому +2

    Best part starts at 13:17. I liked that music. Cool. It has a nostalgic feeling to it.

  • @patflat456
    @patflat456 4 роки тому +3

    6:43 Much like the face melting Nazi In Raiders and the Large Marge scene in Peewee's big advinture this terrified the inner child in me.

  • @AlanJenney
    @AlanJenney 4 роки тому +2

    I had a CT-660, which featured the same 'tone bank' and I agree that the only two sounds that worked together were Piano and String Ens. I also had a MIDI connector. The effects and music for many games that produced General MIDI output could be hooked up like the Roland, but only Space Quest III used just four channels (the fourth being the percussion) and selected the instruments that fitted the CT series keyboards' PCM and FM voices. So many sounds in this video brought back childhood memories, right from the opening theme which I immediately recognised the instruments from.

  • @peterssynthetics-independe6786
    @peterssynthetics-independe6786 3 місяці тому +3

    We need more 8 bit keys videos!!!

  • @criskonert
    @criskonert 4 роки тому +1

    I always love these little compositions that Anders makes up. Great job!

  • @juergenbernhard5442
    @juergenbernhard5442 4 роки тому +8

    Anders manages to let every piece of crap sound amazing!

  • @TheLtData
    @TheLtData 4 роки тому +1

    Nice video! Loved the math part. And Angers is a true artist: love it when you bring him in on your shows.

  • @sammedley4211
    @sammedley4211 Рік тому +2

    Please revive 8-Bit Keys. I love looking and listening to them.

  • @retrobluehawk
    @retrobluehawk 11 місяців тому +2

    Dear Mr Murray, I love this channel. Hope you post new video soon. We all miss you.

  • @mognoncakou544
    @mognoncakou544 4 роки тому +3

    The music at the end reminds me a lot of 80’s japanese city pop and I like it

  • @jaysistar2711
    @jaysistar2711 2 роки тому +1

    I know that Ken Williams said that supporting everything was difficult, but hearing and seeing all of the supported video and audio devices is really great. It's like playing something familiar, but new. That goes more for those who originally played with less capable devices.

  • @JmanNo42
    @JmanNo42 3 роки тому +8

    Any new 8-bit keys coming?

  • @scottdoleac5651
    @scottdoleac5651 4 роки тому +1

    Dude the song was radical bro

  • @Coolcat3
    @Coolcat3 Рік тому +4

    Where did you go man??

    • @serhio4275
      @serhio4275 Рік тому +3

      Main channel - 8bit guy. Alive with fresh uploads

  • @rajekamar8473
    @rajekamar8473 4 роки тому +1

    I love these vids. Thanks for saying about it in the other channel!

  • @funkyskill1961
    @funkyskill1961 4 роки тому +5

    No way! I was just watching a talk from Matt Parker, what a coincidence!

  • @CraigRodmellMusic
    @CraigRodmellMusic 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for making this entertaining and interesting episode. Nice that Anders was able to join in remotely. That harpsichord + oboe combination actually made a pretty cool bass

  • @nneeerrrd
    @nneeerrrd 4 роки тому +4

    I bet Anders could compose and play awesome music track even on TI-83 engineering calculator!

  • @ellaDdoesvlogs
    @ellaDdoesvlogs 2 роки тому +1

    The 8-BitGuy from the 8-BitKeys channel checked out another electronic keyboard from Casio. It's the MT-540 that comes with different tones, but you can get by with them with another tone added. My LK-265 keyboard can't do it, but on this keyboard, just do the piano tone with SFX on it as an example. It is compatible with an external PC sound plugin, so you can link up the keyboard to your PC to play games with enhanced sound coming out of the keyboard itself. I can't do it because you tried a random PC game I had never heard of before. It's called Space Quest III. This game is a graphic adventure game that was developed by Sierra On-Line, but I had never played this game because it played the main theme on the keyboard instead of the original PC speaker in MIDI format. You've got to have some rock 'n' roll in this sample there: 9:47 There aren't any Yamahas in this video, and thank you so much, 8-BitGuy from 8-BitKeys, for making my comment so well.

  • @Martin_3D
    @Martin_3D 4 роки тому +13

    I can't believe it - you actually found a practical use for math.

    • @totaltotalmonkey
      @totaltotalmonkey 4 роки тому +2

      Don't tell the mathematicians!

    • @TorutheRedFox
      @TorutheRedFox 4 роки тому +1

      wait until you hear how synths work internally
      it's a lotta math, not just electronics

  • @D3X1K_AXYZ
    @D3X1K_AXYZ 4 роки тому +2

    Ok this is most definitely a rare gem of a video. It's a 8-bit keys video (which is a rare occurrence) with not only a performance from Anders but also includes Matt Parker (Parker Square anyone? XD ). All of this would be good on its own, but then you factor in the pandemic and it's just... wow. Great video.

  • @jmemusic
    @jmemusic 4 роки тому +5

    10:57 -> Honestly, I prefer this one rather than the Casio keyboard. The sound is much clearer

    • @OMA2k
      @OMA2k 4 роки тому +1

      Of course you prefer the Roland MT-32 ;)

  • @alextirrellRI
    @alextirrellRI 4 роки тому +1

    Anders can make any keyboard sound good!

  • @batlin
    @batlin 4 роки тому +3

    Wow, that piece by Anders at the end really captured the spirit of passport.mid :D