Archive for the 'SKM' Category

The Umbrella Company have created a series of modified Casio SK-1 keyboards housed in antique suitcases.  Video here, here, and here.  Each features the SKM MIDI retrofit.

The latest is available now at eBay.

MIDI kit user projects on the web:

• MSA-T-controlled MIDI animatronic Halloween skull quartet (Mindshaft Music)
• MSA-R-controlled MIDI circuit bent Pikachu (Kaseo)
• Rock Band MSA-P MIDI drum mod demo using a Simmons SD7K
• Modified Casio SK-8 with VCF and SKM MIDI retrofit (Graham Meredith)
• Wii controller-triggered MIDISpeak & SKM (Bill Byrne)

Firmware has been updated for the MIDISpeak, MIDI2600, MPA, SKM and UMR kits. The updates address an incompatibility with some MIDI controllers & sequencers which can cause an imperfect note response. The recent MSA firmware update also addresses this issue.

Products purchased after February 1, 2008 include the updated firmware. Microcontroller ICs from earlier products may be returned for a free upgrade. Please send email for additional information.

The new SKM Version 2 MIDI retrofit for the Casio SK series is now available. The updated SKM kit allows the user to:

• Trigger SK-1 keys, sample recording and sample looping via MIDI notes
• Select SK-1 instruments via MIDI Program Change commands
• Access an SK-1 “Easter egg” instrument
• Trigger SK-5 keys, rhythm pads, and sample pads via MIDI notes

The new kit also features a lower price than the original SKM.