James Earthenware - Beautiful Machines - Part 5 - Composing Final Album - Behind The Scenes

[joyoussound]

Where to get the CT-6000? It sounds interesting to these ears.

[synthartist69]

Hello,

I do not have a manual for my ct6000. When you move the pitch bend wheel up or down it speeds up and slows down the tempo of the drums. I would like to see if there is a way to stop this from happening. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Jim

[jamesearthenware]

@synthartist69

Hey, that should NOT happen. The drums have their own clock signal (but you can also set to ext. clock via midi). I know the super accompaniment may lower volume or drop out some instruments depending on what you play but I have never noticed it to change tempo.

[jamesearthenware]

@synthartist69

To set the clock to external don't press play on drums...send midi start/clock and it should lock onto the external signal. If you start drums from keyboard then it will assume you want to use internal clock I think. At least this way you can eliminate the possibility that the clock is faulty or or the pitch wheel is interfering with it.

[1986uno45s]

The CT 6000 Casio is surprisingly good. It was regarded as a semi pro model when it was released but was largely eclipsed by the CZ series released shortly after its introduction. The unison mode gives thick sounds from the presets and the chorus works well too. Drums are quite good though I find them very wooly sounding, not as nice as the MT68 drums for instance. Does your glissando button actually do anything on yours? The LED works on mine but doesn't seem to do anything to the sound :-(

[jamesearthenware]

@1986uno45s

Glissando works fine on mine. It only works via pitch bend wheel though...the hardware is not capable of portamento type stuff.

It was the first thing casio made with midi and touch sensitivity. Pity it lacks programming controls and proper midi implementation. Those unison modes makes great analogue string synth sounds despite being digital.

I am not sure if I like the drums...they sound great alone but don't sit in the mix properly. Maybe I should re-sample them?

[510spirit]

i like your video bro

[jamesearthenware]

Thanks for the comment.

I will have to do a proper demo of the CT-6000, sending it a midi sequence while changing patches, since this isn't a very good demonstration of the instrument's capabilities.

It is an honest representation however. On first listen, the strings and chorus/bells are the stand-out presets!

[sauermusicDE]

Nice to see how the CT6000 sounds.