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

James Earthenware - Turning personal tragedies into beautiful melodies since 2000.

Arpeggio from Casiotone 1000P ( Manufactured 1983)
Lead synth from Casiotone 6000 (Manufactured 1984)

First 4 minutes I try two different riffs using a "bell sound"
Remainder of clip I experiment with a synth-string sound.
Maybe these riffs will end up in a new song, it's good having a video of them because in the past I can never remember what notes I've played...especially when there's too many effects/harmonizers/tranposition buttons set. Anyhow...this is the final video of the series, so you can see how boring and tedious and lonely my process for writing songs is, so this will explain why I am quit soon.

This is also a homage to my very tolerant house-mates who have had to listen to me play same repeating monotonous patterns for hours on end while I search for the right sound and emotion that I wish to capture or sing over. So no apologies for how long the video is...this really is how boring it is to make music...no different than standing in a factory all day assembling components or sitting in an office processing data. I guess the only difference is that if you work a real job you actually earn money instead of losing money...but then you have to put up with bosses and co-workers who are arseholes so I guess it all evens out in the end.

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[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?

[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!

[joyoussound]

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

[510spirit]

i like your video bro

[sauermusicDE]

Nice to see how the CT6000 sounds.