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| | ''Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer'' |
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| | == Casio SK-1 == |
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| [[File:cheat keyboard puppet time.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]] | | The '''[[Casio SK-1]]''' in particular was the tool used to craft some of [[homestarrunner.com]]'s most recognizable tunes, particularly in its early days. However, the majority of the music is performed on the Casio MT-65. |
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| | https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/4/47/HeadlessSB.png ''This '''section''' of the page is incomplete. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by expanding it.'' |
| Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer
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| | === Songs made with SK-1 === |
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| | * [[Old Intro]] |
| | * [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] intro credits |
| | * [[Eggs (toon)]] |
| | * [[A Jorb Well Done]] |
| | * [[Where's The Cheat?]] |
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| | == Appearances == |
| ''From a 2003 [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|interview with Club Aquatica]]:''
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| <blockquote>'''DAN:''' The Cheat's playing a Casio in the Puppet thing. Is that what you play?<br />
| | * [[FAQ]] — According to [[The Brothers Chaps]], most of the music on the site is made with "old Casio keyboards or worse". |
| '''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Yeah, that's where all of those cheesy tunes on the site come from. We have a stack of five old Casios and almost all the music on the site comes from those.</blockquote>
| | * [[The Cheat's Keyboard]] is a [[Casio SK-1]]. |
| '''[[List of Casio keyboards|Casio keyboards]]''', particularly of the [[Casiotone]] line, are used to make most of the music for the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons. They also make appearances in some of the toons. | | ** Several of the SK-1's rhythms and presets have shown up as background music and sound effects, particularly in the [[Old Intro]] and [[A Jorb Well Done]]. |
| | * [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] — [[Casio Head Strong Bad]]'s head is a [[Casio VL-1|Casio VL-Tone]]. |
| | * Email [[lady...ing]] — The background riffs on the LaserDisc song are demo tracks of the [[Casio MT-100]]. |
| | * [[@StrongBadActual]] — Strong Bad shows off "[[The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx". |
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| | * [http://www.polyvalens.com/vl1/index.html VL1 - the Casio VL-Tone Emulator] should be able to produce virtually identical sounds. |
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| | * [http://www.easytoolz.de/products.html easy-casiopeia] is another similar emulator for the Casio VL-1. |
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| | [[Category:Casio synthesizers]] |
| * [#Models_Used 1 Models Used]
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| ** [#Non-Casio_keyboards 1.1 Non-Casio keyboards]
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| * [#Appearances 2 Appearances]
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| [[Puppet The Cheat|The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx: (top to bottom) VL-1, SK-1, HT-700, CT-405
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| * '''[[Casio VL-1]]''' — Used for [[Casio Head Strong Bad]]'s head, and its music can be heard when the character expresses emotions.
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| ** The Chaps' real VL-1 is used for the character's [[Puppet Character Variations|puppet incarnation]].
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| * '''Casiotone 405'''
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| ** [[TROGDOR!]] [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|sound effects]]
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| * Casiotone MT-65<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_a [a]]</sup></span> — The majority of the site's music is performed on the Casio MT-65.
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| ** [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] theme
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| ** The [[Lappy]]'s startup sound was created using the "Funny" preset.
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| * Casiotone MT-100<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_a [a]]</sup></span> — Demo tracks and riffs of the Casio MT-100 have been used occasionally.
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| ** Two of the "rock" bass demos form the background riffs in the "[[Laserdisc]]" [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1|song]] from [[lady...ing]].
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| * '''[[Casio SK-1]]''' — Used to craft some of [[homestarrunner.com]]'s earliest tunes:
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| ** [[Old Intro]] ("Chord" rhythm)
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| ** [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] intro credits ("Rock" rhythm)
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| ** [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] ("Pop" rhythm)
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| ** [[Homestarloween Party]]
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| ** [[A Jorb Well Done]]
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| ** [[Where's The Cheat?]]
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| ** Emails [[lures and jigs]], [[alternate universe]], and [[parenting]] ("Human Voice" preset)
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| * HT-700
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| === <span class="mw-headline">Non-Casio keyboards</span> ===
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| The [[FAQ]] also jokes that they use "worse" keyboards than those from Casio.
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| * Kawasaki "Deluxe Melody" Keyboard<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_a [a]]</sup></span> —
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| ** [[Main Page 21]] — "Hip Hop" drum loop plays when mousing over [[Games]]
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| ** [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] — "Jingle Bells" demo
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| ** [[alternate universe]] — "Hip Hop" loop plays in the [[Vector Field]]
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| * Another '''toy keyboard''' (seen photographed [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015|in 2015]], apparently an alternate colorway of the Star Mate Electronic Keyboard model 859)
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| * [[FAQ]] — According to [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]], most of the music on the site is made with "old Casio keyboards or worse".
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| * [[flag day]] — First appearance of [[The Cheat's Keyboard]], an SK-1.
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| * Email [[crazy cartoon]] — First appearance of [[Casio Head Strong Bad]], whose head is a VL-Tone.
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| * [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2015|21 Aug 2015]]) — Strong Bad shows off "[[The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx".
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| * [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015]] — The brothers are photographed in their recording booth. Mike poses with a stack of keyboards: the Star Mate, SK-1, and 405.
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| * [[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017]] — Mike uses the Casiotone 405 to compose the music for [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]].
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| * [http://www.polyvalens.com/vl1/index.html Casio VL-Tone Emulator] by PolyValens
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| * [http://www.easytoolz.de/products.html easytoolz] Casio freeware emulators
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Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer
' are used to make most of the music for the Homestar Runner cartoons. They also make appearances in some of the toons.
Casio SK-1
The Casio SK-1 in particular was the tool used to craft some of homestarrunner.com's most recognizable tunes, particularly in its early days. However, the majority of the music is performed on the Casio MT-65.
This section of the page is incomplete. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by expanding it.
Songs made with SK-1
Appearances
External Links
