April 2004 – SynthMania

Digital Sound Module

Casio CSM-1 audio demos

Let’s listen to the well-programmed DEMO SONG – “Night Birds”, by the British group Shakatak (thank you Vincent de Mulder for the tip 😉 ) – showcasing the best sounds of this module. Melodically, I really like this song, especially from 1:06 to 1:20 and similar, where the classic “Autumn Leaves” harmonic progression is employed to great effect. The piano is realistic enough – for a module of this era. And the crowd really liked the performers! 🙂

TONE NAME	TONE NAME	TONE NAME	TONE NAME
PIANO	CRASH CYMBAL 2	COMPUTER GAME SOUND2	ROBOT VOICES B
HARPSICHORD	SYNTH-CYMBAL 2	TIMBALE (MIX)	ROBOT VOICES (MIX)
VIB	CRASH CYMBAL 3	COMPUTER GAME SOUND3	HONKY-TONK PIANO
ORGAN 1	SYNTH-CYMBAL 3	HI AGOGO	E PIANO
ORGAN 2	CRASH CYMBAL(MIX)	LOW AGOGO	MARIMBA
BRASS ENS	RIDE CYMBAL 1	HI CONGA (MUTE)	ORGAN 3
FLUTE	GONG 1	HI CONGA	ACCORDION
CHORUS	RIDE CYMBAL 2	MID CONGA	STRINGS
JAZZ GUITAR	GONG 2	LOW CONGA	OBOE
BELLS	TOM 1	CONGA (MIX)	SYNTH 1
CLAVI 1	TOM 2	HI CLAVE	HARP
METALLIC SOUND	SYNTH-TOM 1	LOW CLAVE	SYNTH 2
SYNTH ENS	TOM 3	CUCKOO 1-3	CLAVI 2
BASS DRUM 1	SYNTH-TOM 2	CUCKOO & SMALL BIRDS	FANTASY
BASS DRUM 2	TOM 4	SMALL BIRDS 1-3	MIRACLE
SNARE DRUM 1	SYNTH-TOM 3	STREAM 1-5	WOOD BASS
SNARE DRUM 2	TOM (MIX)	WAVES 1-7	SLAP BASS
GATED SNARE DRUM	COWBELL 1	SEA GULLS 1-5	RAIN 1-12
RIM SHOT	TRIANGLE (OPEN)	CAR HORNS 1-7	FROGS 1-7
CLOSED HI HAT 1	COWBELL 2	TRAFFIC 1-5	INSECTS A 1-4
CLOSED HI HAT 2	TRIANGLE (MUTE)	LASER BEAMS A 1,2	INSECTS B
OPEN HI HAT 1	HI TIMBALE (MUTE)	SPACE SHIP ENGINES 1,2	APPLAUSE 1-7
OPEN HI HAT 2	HI TIMBALE	LASER BEAMS B 1,2	WHISTLES 1-5
CRASH CYMBAL 1	COMPUTER GAME SOUND1	EXPLOSIONS 1-3	GUNSHOTS 1-8
SYNTH-CYMBAL 1	LOW TIMBALE	ROBOT VOICES A 1,2	GALLOPING HORSES 1-5

Year of release	1980s
Polyphony	12 voices
Responds to velocity	no
Sound generation method	pcm sampled
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Sound expansion capabilities	No
Misc:	drum machine; stereo outs
Multitimbrality	4-part
Effects	no