a Decent Sampler instrument of all (except one) of the base tones on the Casio SA-35 keyboard, also released by Radioshack as the Realistic Concertmate-470. i picked this keyboard up at a thrift store a couple of years ago and fell in love with it! just super charming and nostalgic sounding.
the sounds were recorded DI using the provided headphone jack with some minor noise reduction to tame some noise/static. i provided ATTACK and RELEASE controls that aren't on the actual keyboard. for certain sustained sounds there are also two "RELEASE MODES" provided, SAMPLE and ENVELOPE, which works as followed:
- SAMPLE: on note release a built-in release sample is played (usually a kind of reverb/delay tail, etc.). the RELEASE knob then controls the length of this release sample. this will be more faithful to how the actual keyboard sounds.
- ENVELOPE: the note release is controlled via a typical release envelope. the RELEASE knob then controls how long the release will last.
to use just simply extract the .zip file's contents and place the .dslibrary
file in the folder you keep all of your Decent Sample samples and libraries.
from there you can find it in Decent Sampler's file browser!
here's a list of all the sounds and their categories:
- KEYBOARD
- PIANO
- ELEC PIANO
- HARPSICHORD
- ELEC ORGAN
- CELESTA
- WIND
- TRUMPET
- BRASS ENS
- CLARINET
- FLUTE
- HARMONICA
- STRING
- STRINGS ENS
- VIOLIN
- CELLO
- ELEC GUITAR
- ELEC BASS
- SYNTH
- WAW VOICE
- BELLS
- PLUNK EXTEND
- TWINKLE ECHO
- JUMPING
- S. E. (SOUND EFFECTS)
- CAR HORN
- AMBULANCE*
- AIRPLANE
- TELEPHONE
- CHIRP
*not provided in this sample library!
this sample instrument can be downloaded for free on my website at https://dustbunnybedroom.neocities.org/ or for free-to-pay on my Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/s/29d92b3d10!