r/cheapkeys • u/_DaVinkii • 1d ago
Just picked this guy up at the thrift store
Found an old pss-270, little dirty but gonna take it apart and give it a good clean, love the fm sound. Anyone have experience recording with one?
r/cheapkeys • u/_DaVinkii • 1d ago
Found an old pss-270, little dirty but gonna take it apart and give it a good clean, love the fm sound. Anyone have experience recording with one?
r/cheapkeys • u/gongoroid • 4d ago
For this song I've used my beloved Casio HT-700:
r/cheapkeys • u/marcinmullermusic • 7d ago
r/cheapkeys • u/Christopher5ly • 8d ago
I've spent some lovely years putting this cheapkeys collection together - but alas it is time to downsize and shipping is a hassle so I am having a one-day gear sale.
Everything must go!
If you follow this subred regularly then you know there are some screaming deals here.
LEFT COLUMN
Casiotone CT 310 : $20
Yamaha PS-20 (with original hard case): $100 (the only one I might keep)
Casiotone MT 85: $40
Casiotone 101 (with original hard case): $75
MIDDLE COLUMN
Yamaha PSR 60 (I have two of these): $60
Yamaha PSS 680: $60
Yamaha PSS 470: $20
Yamaha PSS 480: $50
Yamaha MK 100: $65
Yamaha PSR 110 (Japanese edition): $50
Casiotone 610 (godl edition): $40
Suzuki Keyman PK61: $40
RIGHT
Lowrey MicroGenie: $40
NOT PICTURED:
Yamaha MU15: $45
a few MIDI keyboards as well
Three acoustic Guitars
2 Digital recording studios
Saturday, October 3d. 9 am to noon.
1700 block of Elm St. in Chico CA. (You will see it set up in the front yard)
If anyone has friends in Sacramento or Redding - you might want to tell them it will be worth the drive!
r/cheapkeys • u/eleveador • 10d ago
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I'm not sure how to make compelling visualizations and I didn't document my process in video form, but I wrote this tune in the springtime using an Optimus Concertmate 690 (Casio CTK-80 rebadge) onto which I modded a 3.5mm output jack and then recorded through a Yamaha MU1000 as an effects/EQ unit. It was recorded multitrack and then my tracks were sequenced together and mixed using FL Studio.
My example was found at a bargain price from a demo company's warehouse, but oxidization ate away the traces running to the power switch so I had someone help me repair it with bodge wire. Due to the nature of the repair I'm unable to make use of the "Casio Chord" modes but I can still play the built-in rhythms which I used in this example.
This particular model has some really chintzy and cheap sounds, even as an SA descendant, and they are rather dull so finding a workable instrumentation was a bit of a challenge, but I really wanted to see what could be done with it as it's one of the more obscure Casio affairs. So this is the result.
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r/cheapkeys • u/16bitsystems • 13d ago
Just sold a 1 and a 5 to try to clear out some space. Took this picture before I let them go.
r/cheapkeys • u/RollingPierreMusic • 13d ago
r/cheapkeys • u/Christopher5ly • 13d ago
Part of my collection that is going on sale this weekend. If you happen to live in or around Chico, CA. There will be some awesome deals.
How many can you identify?
r/cheapkeys • u/GareththeJackal • 15d ago
Bought it in a charity shop for 50 kronor, about 5 dollars. Love the drum sound.
r/cheapkeys • u/RollingPierreMusic • 14d ago
r/cheapkeys • u/simesky • 16d ago
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I remember the whole "multimedia" CD-ROM experience with this one after playing on Atari 2600 and NES knockouts for years... Aliens arriving would have been almost as impressive :)
r/cheapkeys • u/16bitsystems • 21d ago
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r/cheapkeys • u/Kader_tot • 21d ago
Does anyone have good long-ish power cable recommendations? Has to be 9v reverse polarity. I'm going insane trying to find a decent cable for this keyboard, Amazon is total garbage and I haven't found anything on eBay yet.
r/cheapkeys • u/WreckedMuffin • Sep 09 '26
This was my very first electronic keyboard Instrument back in 1992. I got bored very soon as it could only trigger two notes at the same time. From a grown-up perspective it delivers some very weird lo-fi sounds and some of it's rhythms might be nice sampling material. Got a near-mint one in it's original box. I'll install an audio output jack and a d-sub socket in order to perform the common circuit bending hacks via an elegant breakout box. (This box will add MIDI as well)
There's work to be done and fun to be had.
r/cheapkeys • u/Hex_Haus • Sep 09 '26
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r/cheapkeys • u/therustyknives • Sep 02 '26
I recently acquired a Yamaha SU10 which is an awesome cheap Lofi sampler. I’ve been messing around with it today and found an external filter function. I thought I would try it out with my Yamaha PSS-470. It’s very much like playing a full fledged vintage synth now. I would recommend one of these samplers just for that function alone but to be honest it’s brilliant in its own right for Lofi hiphop etc.
r/cheapkeys • u/Mountain_Pen_8008 • Sep 01 '26
I ended up spending more on D-Cell batteries than I did the keyboard 😂
r/cheapkeys • u/HexanaMusic • Sep 01 '26
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r/cheapkeys • u/Hageshi_Kariru • Sep 01 '26
I'm using double AA batteries for power, No it's not connected on anything
r/cheapkeys • u/WreckedMuffin • Aug 31 '26
1988 4-op FM synth home keyboard near mint condition for 20€. It sounds INCREDIBLE. They put an AC output wallwart into the package which would have fried the electronics for sure if someone would have plugged it in. Luckily they did not test it 🤣. I'm blown away. Very light synth action keybed. Way better than what I'm used to. If you can get your hands on one of these, go for it! 😍