Casio VA-10 – The Lofi FX Machine (Part 2)

From Keen On Keys. The Casio VA-10 is a small Keyboard with 32 mini-keys, 6 note polyphony, 12 rhythms, 59 digital effects, pitch sensor, memory function, harmony arranger and mic input. It was build in 1993. It is called Voice Arranger and one of the last experimental Casio mini keyboards. In this part I will…

Casio VA 10 – The Lofi FX Machine

From Keen On Keys. The Casio VA-10 is a small Keyboard with 32 mini-keys, 6 note polyphony, 12 rhythms, 59 digital effects, pitch sensor, memory function, harmony arranger and mic input. It was build in 1993. It is called Voice Arranger and one of the last experimental Casio mini keyboards. Support this channel and buy…

Casio DJ-1 – The ultimate Rapman

From Keen On Keys. The DJ-1 is a small keyboard with 32 mini keys, 25 tones, 30 patterns, 6 pads, scratch and pitch disk, microphone, voice effector and a cassette recorder. Released in 1992, it was the successor of the famous Rapman. It was also released as Rap-2 or "Rap Studio". Support this channel and…

Bontempi Master HB 404 – Full Review

From Keen On Keys. The HB 404 is the smallest model of the Master series from 1984 and the successor of the Minstrel Alfa. It has 40 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 6 sounds with sustain and single finger orchestra, 6 hythms, arpeggio and 2 chord modes. Support this channel and buy a song or…

The VL-10 – Casio’s smallest keyboard

From Keen On Keys. The VL-10, released in 1982, is the smallest keyboard made by Casio. It’s a mini version of the famous VL-1 and has some of it’s features. It’s monophonic, has 29 keys, 3 tones, 10 rhythms, a demo melody, a sequencer and a calculator. But it’s missing the ADSR function, octave switch,…

Yamaha MP-1 – The Keyboard with a Music Printer

From Keen On Keys. The MP-1 is the world’s first and only portable keyboard with a music printer. It features 44 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 10 voices with sustain, 10 rhythms with variation, duet function, transposer and chord and melody memory. It sounds exactly the same as the PC-100 and PS-400 and was also…

Casiotone SA-50 – Casio’s New Mini Keyboard

From Keen On Keys. The SA-50 is a small keyboard with 32 mid-sized keys, 100 tones, 50 rhythms and 10 songs. It was released in june 2022. It’s based on the SA-46/47 from 2010, but has a few improvements like 32 note polyphony, octave switch, metronome, reverb, transpose function, a couple of stereo tones and…

Yamaha PSS-F30 – Full Review

From Keen On Keys. The PSS-F30 is a small keyboard with 37 mid-sized keys, 32 note polyphony, 120 voices, 114 styles, 2 chord modes, 30 Songs and a metronome. It was released in 2019 together with the PSS-A50 and the PSS-E30. It is the small version of the PSR-F50/51 and has the exact same voices,…

Yamaha PS-400 – Full Review

From Keen On Keys. The PS-400 is a small keyboard with 44 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 10 voices with sustain, 10 rhythms with variation, duet function, transposer and a chord sequencer. It was released in 1982. It sounds exactly the same as the PC-100 and MP-1 and was also released in a smaller and…

Alesis Harmony 32 – Full Review

From Keen On Keys. The Alesis Harmony 32 is a small Keyboard with 32 mid size keys, 300 sample based tones, 300 rhythms, 40 demo songs, a recorder, 5 drum pads, a metronome and a USB MIDI interface. It was announced in late 2020 and has been on the market since early 2021. It’s the…

Casio MT-65 – Full Review

From Keen On Keys. The Casio MT-65, released in 1983, is a small keyboard with 49 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 12 styles, 20 tones, vibrato, sustain/reverb and modulation FX. It uses the NEC D930/931 ICs which were used for many Casio keyboards between 1983 and 1986. The D930 accompaniment chip is famous for it’s…