Casio SK-1 (1986) Please help support this site and keep it running! Anything helps!

Casio Sampling Keyboard Index

• 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.

PINK version of the SK-1. Maybe it was the Barbie SK-1, marketed for girls?? Very wacky!



SK-1 print ad


There was a fair amount of extra crap available for the SK-1, cassette tapes with samples, songbooks, etc.


Crazy-ass bent SK-1 Keytar created by highlyliquid.com!


Manual
All the SK-1 percussion sounds in .WAV format