Budget Casio & Yamaha Synths Sampled

US Junk in the Trunk is a new sample set of low-cost synths 07/11/23

SoundEngine has announced the availability of Junk in the Trunk, which they describe as a sample set built from budget- minded portable keyboards with classic tones from Casio and Yamaha. Here's the details in their own words...

Yamaha, Casio, Roland, and even Sequential delivered low-cost, budget synths over the years. This collection focuses on Yamaha and Casio, including sampled sounds from: Casio CT-460, Casio CT-6000, Yamaha HS400, Yamaha CS01, Casio VL Tone, Casio SK-5, Casio Rapman, Casio CTK-530, Casio CT-6000, Casio CT-460, Casio CT-460, and Casio CT-430.

Don't count these cheap synths out, however. Vince Clarke (Yazoo, Depeche Mode, Erasure) has often gravitated to the "up-front", grainy, even cheesy sounds of these keyboards for his distinct sound. We've not only captured those baseline sounds, but we've also maximized the sound engines of the Logic Sampler engine with MIDI controllers, filters, and effects to create new sounds for your compositions.

Junk in the Trunk is a fleet of low-cost synths, sampled at 24-bits / 48Khz sample rate. There are 900MB of 24-bit samples and at least 110+ presets completely capturing this unique acoustic instrument. We've put our Master Mechanic on the job, delivering variations of sounds that vary from their original Junk in the Trunk sound to finely tuned, MIDI controllable, supercharged variants.

All Junk in the Trunk versions have presets designed to make the most of the sound engine of each VST sampler, and each synth we sampled has a "dry" sound that turns off effects and filtering for the most part. Still, modulation controllers are active on all sounds where relevant. Make sure you try Filter Cutoff, Timbre, Attack, Release, Chorus and Reverb Send, and General-Purpose Controller #10 for changing the sound. Don't panic about these controller assignments – most MIDI controllers with knobs and sliders from Arturia, NI, and Novation have these already assigned to physical controllers on the device.

Downloading is simple and fast using Pulse Downloader – you'll be behind the wheel with your Owner's Manual and inspiring sounds in no time. As with every SoundEngine product, license-free use, lifetime upgrades, and free restored libraries are included.

Pricing and Availability:
$39.99 until 19-Nov-23 (Regular price: $59.99)

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