Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Equipment File #6: Casio keyboard

Casio ToneBank CT-395

Equipment File 06

The Studio had been using the Yamaha keyboard since 1986. So it was decided to get a new one. In late July or early August of 1991 the Studio got a Casio ToneBank CT-395 portable keyboard. This one was bigger than the Yamaha and had more realistic sounds.

The day it was delivered to the Studio, Jason opened the box, plugged it in, and started playing "To Clementi". So he immediately recorded the song and it ended up on the 1991 Mune Mud album Olympus.

In 1993 when the Studio bought a sound module and started using MIDI, this keyboard went out of favor. But when recording began in late 1996 and continued into 1997 for the Mune Mud album Sleep State F, the Casio keyboard was dusted off and used to bring back that classic Mune Mud sound from the first few albums.

It has been used for various recordings since, but for the most part it has joined the Yamaha keyboard as a monument to music of the past. It is now used by Jason's kids as their keyboard of choice.

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