I had one of those. I had hours of fun on it, especially learning music through playing with OMD records! The filter control enabled me to play with the rhythms and made them sound different, especially when doubling or halving the tempos! I could independently volume control the bass, chords and rhythm. So, it didn’t have touch sensitivity, but it had everything else!
Oh Man! That's such a clever design for that era! It has such a nice tone too! That's a pretty sweet feature having the ADSR modulation with the drum section. Nice machine!
A couple of months ago I saw the CT-410v, the full-size version of this, in Barcelona for a very reasonable price. Google says it´s quite a rare animal, so I bought it mainly as a collectors´ piece. Man, what a find! It´s an absolute blast to play, crazy fun to experiment with all the setting combinations in real time and the sound has been a revelation: rich, punchy, warm and creamy tones spring out from this old banger, as well as weird, funky beats as you´ve just demonstrated so well. So it´s going back into service both with bands and for recording purposes. In an age where everyone has the latest and greatest gear, this kind of thing stands out like a blast of fresh air (well, maybe a bit dusty lol). According to Tablehooters (old keyboards bible) this shares the same NEC voice and rhythm soundchips as the classic, and much more readily available casiotone MT-65/68, so it occurs to me that using one of those with a cheap dynamic compressor/autowah and chorus pedal would get you very much in the same ballpark sound-wise.
This is has same keybed, sounds and rhythms as the Casiotone MT-68 but with a filter control section (attack, decay, sustain, cut off, resonance), white noise, auto wah and stereo chorus with adjustable depth and speed. But, it has no internal speaker like the MT-68 and uses different voltage (9V on the MT-400V and 7.5V on the MT-68). The MT-68 has two, preset "modulations" which drastically change the sound and can be combined.
I have had one for about 90 years and enjoy playing it still. Got a fairly significant electronic belt from it last week so I might need to have a look. The polarity is different between Casio and Yamaha. Maybe that was it.
I did that on my 1985 Technics record player. I didn’t have the CD player then, as that was optional, so I plugged the keyboard in there for amplification, and also use the graphic equalizer! I was also able then to record directly onto cassette, and then rotate two cassettes, as it had two cassette decks, for a layered sound. I could also have one channel output with the left and right outputs, stereo, and mono. The tuner at the back enabled me to ‘correct’ the tuning because the two cassette decks were at slightly different speeds. Ha ha! Massive fun!
@@Lichfeldian--Suttonian Do you mean you used the 400V as an external effect, playing with the filter control on other music source? Was it through the Filter Controller plug on the right side? Thx!!
I'm curious to know a bit more of you set-up. What do you mean by feeding through an amplifier? Would you apply the 400v filter controller on other music source? Thx!!
@@jeannebasdevant181 he's referring to having the Technics deck as an EQ and recorder for the keyboard. He's mostly referring to the functionality of the Technics deck here.
@@jeannebasdevant181 and the OP is just talking about running the line out of the keyboard into a more powerful audio output, such as an amplifier. Then the sounds will be huge and bassy
Just found a near mint one still in its big and heavy original hard case. Then I found this video and now I am a happy guy. What a crazy little keyboard. Still not sure what Casio was trying to do back then.
I know, it kinda annoys me that there are engineers at Casio who probably earn really good salaries but time and time again they fail to deliver what the market wants.
Got one of these for Christmas when I was 14. Thought I was getting the keyboard model below this one, was pretty overjoyed on Chrimbo morning thats for sure. So, remember those speakers. As a result, got a used Juno6 when I was 18 for the princely sum of £127.00! Thanks for this video, mate. Sure brings back memories 😊
You were twiddling along there, apparently trying to get to second base and had some pretty cool moans eaking out - then all of a sudden you hit the rhythms and I'm all like, "Oh-ho that's just GLORIOUS!" Cool find, buddy!
Finally! A real CASIO!!! HAMAMATSU JAPAN!! At its finest! 2 bar beats, Disco being my favorite, and the tones are just classic Casio as it should be! Like the Yamaha PS1/2/3 and later boards, these Classic Casios had individually removable keys that if you broke ONE, you replace ONE, not the whole darn thing.. A rare thing even NOW with KORG, YAMAHA, and of course Casio which all feature cheaper strip keys. So build quality was stellar back then. In 2020, these things are STILL playing too! I am sad I sold my CT410V(fullsized version).
I bought one of these in 1985... I think it was at Kmart, for $149. I really wanted a Roland Juno 60 like my friend had, but those were out of my price range. I played mine through a digital delay/reverb and got a nice, wide stereo effect. I hated the drum patterns/sounds but they did come in handy, sometimes. I used my MT-400 for about 7 years, I parted with it when I bought a Roland U-20 in 1991-92.
the mt-65/68/100/400v family of casios is one of the best for sure! i have one of these but it’s pretty badly water damaged, it’s great for glitchy noise stuff though
I'm a bass/ guitar player who composes and records my own music. I'm learning basic keyboard to fill in my guitar recordings, can I get a warm organ like tone from a synth like this or should I go for a traditional type organ?
I sold this one for $AU150 I think and the buyer was very pleased. I guess I'd try for 110 quid, gives you a bit of wiggle room with the price. Watch my recent video about selling music gear, it has tips for getting the best price :)
Hey! My grandfather bought a mt 400v for me when I was young and now I want to sell it. Does anybody know, what a reasonable price would look like for it? With case and speakers
I think I sold this one for a few hundred. Do a search for it (and similar models) on ebay then click "completed items" in the left column. You'll see what they've been selling for :)
Hi, really a great find, are you going to keep that one? The sounds are really warm, is it purely digital or analogue? The sliders are sort of doing more or less the same thing as the Live Knobs on the more recent Yamaha PSR E4xx but it seems more intuitive. Generally speaking, I have the feeling that today’s entry level keyboards are completely lacking of physical controls, which is a shame because sometimes they really have cool sounds but you’ve got to tweak them through menus, sub-menus, sub-sub menus... which can become tedious to say the least. I will definitely go look for this particular model on flea markets etc. Looking forward to the next vid 👍😎
I don't know why casio doesn't do what roland have done with the aria series recreating modern versions of their classic synths they would make a packet. Casio made such ingenius keyboards in the 80s so much better than the horrible sounding pss yamaha fm keyboards of the time and before they went all crap with the pcm wave stuff. I still have a casio ht6000 which is a beast but didn't have the nice sliders like this one.
Well sir, as a CasioLover and a YamahaMan, I have to say I love those classic Yamaha FM synths. It was always Casio and Yamaha for me. Like anything else, you have to have the right keyboard models to get the sounds and feel. For me in the Classic Casio realm, it was MT65/MT11 for CASIO and PSS480/PSS470 for Yamaha. The best in your face examples though would be Casio CZ101 and Yamaha DX100 for a more advanced keyboard comparison. Sadly, I sold my DX and CZ minis. I have my CZ3000 and CZ5000 keys, but my only Yamaha V50 FM synth was stolen.. so go figure. I had the HT700, 3000 and 6000. I sold the HT6000 regrettably and my HT700. My HT3000 is still with me but dead. battery acid ruined the circuit boards inside.
Darn I should've gotten this thing over my MT-100 (that's not to say the MT-100 is bad but cutoff and resonance is so much better than a graphic equalizer)
If it's any consolation, these things are really rare - Not very valuable but really, really rare so you may never have come across one. I'm still waiting for an MT-100 ! :) #gearfacts
Hi! I saw one of this keyboards on sale on my town and I'm having serious doubts about buying it or not (though I'm totally seduced by it lol). I'm thinking about using it with my band and my main doubt is if I will be able to put it though a mixer and, if that's possible, if the 1/4 plug from the phones would work well for that. I know it has to outs for the speakers that surely would work that way, but I would preffer a more "solid" out. Anyway, I'm not really too well versed on keyboards (I play guitar, mostly) and any advice will be well recibed. Thanks in advance!
Yep both of those audio-out methods will work fine. If the price is right, I think it's a must-try synth. If you don't wanna keep it just put it on an auction site with postage included as an option, add 10% over what you paid, and you'll probably get your money back :) #gearfacts
I had one of those. I had hours of fun on it, especially learning music through playing with OMD records! The filter control enabled me to play with the rhythms and made them sound different, especially when doubling or halving the tempos! I could independently volume control the bass, chords and rhythm. So, it didn’t have touch sensitivity, but it had everything else!
Yep, I see it as an embryonic version of so many other benchmark home keyboards :) GF
Sounds like Casio had the ability to make Dubstep and Drum and Bass BASS sounds in the 80s. That's crazy.
Oh Man! That's such a clever design for that era! It has such a nice tone too!
That's a pretty sweet feature having the ADSR modulation with the drum section.
Nice machine!
Yeah, it's one manifestation of the multiple split personalities Casio has had over the years.
A couple of months ago I saw the CT-410v, the full-size version of this, in Barcelona for a very reasonable price. Google says it´s quite a rare animal, so I bought it mainly as a collectors´ piece.
Man, what a find! It´s an absolute blast to play, crazy fun to experiment with all the setting combinations in real time and the sound has been a revelation: rich, punchy, warm and creamy tones spring out from this old banger, as well as weird, funky beats as you´ve just demonstrated so well.
So it´s going back into service both with bands and for recording purposes. In an age where everyone has the latest and greatest gear, this kind of thing stands out like a blast of fresh air (well, maybe a bit dusty lol).
According to Tablehooters (old keyboards bible) this shares the same NEC voice and rhythm soundchips as the classic, and much more readily available casiotone MT-65/68, so it occurs to me that using one of those with a cheap dynamic compressor/autowah and chorus pedal would get you very much in the same ballpark sound-wise.
Yes it's certainly loaded with charm. Like most gear that comes to the Gearfacts studio though, it had to go to make space for the next thing... /GF
Can you tell me, what a reasonable price is? I have one that my grandfather gave to me and Im wondering wether I should sell it
This is has same keybed, sounds and rhythms as the Casiotone MT-68 but with a filter control section (attack, decay, sustain, cut off, resonance), white noise, auto wah and stereo chorus with adjustable depth and speed. But, it has no internal speaker like the MT-68 and uses different voltage (9V on the MT-400V and 7.5V on the MT-68). The MT-68 has two, preset "modulations" which drastically change the sound and can be combined.
Have I found ANOTHER CasioLover?? THAT is rare in its own right! Welcome aboard!
For the time... Yamaha was already including, in their PortaSound line, the vector synthesis
I have had one for about 90 years and enjoy playing it still. Got a fairly significant electronic belt from it last week so I might need to have a look. The polarity is different between Casio and Yamaha. Maybe that was it.
thats a long time bro
Great demo! I'd love to get my hands on one of those.
Good job on this one, Casio!
Feed that thing through an amplifier with a horn and Tweeter and you've got gold....
I did that on my 1985 Technics record player. I didn’t have the CD player then, as that was optional, so I plugged the keyboard in there for amplification, and also use the graphic equalizer!
I was also able then to record directly onto cassette, and then rotate two cassettes, as it had two cassette decks, for a layered sound. I could also have one channel output with the left and right outputs, stereo, and mono. The tuner at the back enabled me to ‘correct’ the tuning because the two cassette decks were at slightly different speeds. Ha ha! Massive fun!
@@Lichfeldian--Suttonian Do you mean you used the 400V as an external effect, playing with the filter control on other music source? Was it through the Filter Controller plug on the right side? Thx!!
I'm curious to know a bit more of you set-up. What do you mean by feeding through an amplifier? Would you apply the 400v filter controller on other music source? Thx!!
@@jeannebasdevant181 he's referring to having the Technics deck as an EQ and recorder for the keyboard. He's mostly referring to the functionality of the Technics deck here.
@@jeannebasdevant181 and the OP is just talking about running the line out of the keyboard into a more powerful audio output, such as an amplifier. Then the sounds will be huge and bassy
Just found a near mint one still in its big and heavy original hard case. Then I found this video and now I am a happy guy. What a crazy little keyboard. Still not sure what Casio was trying to do back then.
Wow you’ve found a real relic there. It’s amazing the good gear that people keep for decades without using.
And no filter controls on ANY of their top of the line synths. CASIO were officially insane.
I know, it kinda annoys me that there are engineers at Casio who probably earn really good salaries but time and time again they fail to deliver what the market wants.
Still a proud owner :) My childhood entrance to electronic music and music composition . Love it!
Yep it's a timeless keyboard, I think :)
@@gearfacts true! after your great presentation on how synths can be transformed through multi-fx pedals, I wonder how Casio will sound :)
Got one of these for Christmas when I was 14. Thought I was getting the keyboard model below this one, was pretty overjoyed on Chrimbo morning thats for sure. So, remember those speakers. As a result, got a used Juno6 when I was 18 for the princely sum of £127.00! Thanks for this video, mate. Sure brings back memories 😊
Cheers mate, yes it's an unbelievably nostalgic instrument for me too.
You were twiddling along there, apparently trying to get to second base and had some pretty cool moans eaking out - then all of a sudden you hit the rhythms and I'm all like, "Oh-ho that's just GLORIOUS!" Cool find, buddy!
Yeam man - ping pong balls and paper cups ;) Awesome fun!
Your channel is so much more fun than the Superbooth channels.
Oh cheers ...I'm glad to hear that I'm more fun than SOMEONE haha ...I'm trying to work more humor into my vids.
Finally! A real CASIO!!! HAMAMATSU JAPAN!! At its finest! 2 bar beats, Disco being my favorite, and the tones are just classic Casio as it should be! Like the Yamaha PS1/2/3 and later boards, these Classic Casios had individually removable keys that if you broke ONE, you replace ONE, not the whole darn thing.. A rare thing even NOW with KORG, YAMAHA, and of course Casio which all feature cheaper strip keys. So build quality was stellar back then. In 2020, these things are STILL playing too! I am sad I sold my CT410V(fullsized version).
I loved this one!
@@gearfacts We all do my friend, we all do :-D
I like the synths on the old Casio keyboards
Yeah they had a few classics like the CZ series. And this one of course :) #gearfacts
I bought one of these in 1985... I think it was at Kmart, for $149. I really wanted a Roland Juno 60 like my friend had, but those were out of my price range. I played mine through a digital delay/reverb and got a nice, wide stereo effect. I hated the drum patterns/sounds but they did come in handy, sometimes. I used my MT-400 for about 7 years, I parted with it when I bought a Roland U-20 in 1991-92.
Ahh Casio, always a friend to those with a tight budget!
I have the big brother CT410v in a great condition. Lovely darkish synth sounds.
Wow I'd love to do a video about that keyboard one day :) #gearfacts
I still have one.
as used by LCD Soundsystem...........
I have one of these, it's pretty beat up, but I love the sounds it makes. Rare and sought after synth.
the mt-65/68/100/400v family of casios is one of the best for sure! i have one of these but it’s pretty badly water damaged, it’s great for glitchy noise stuff though
Totally agree!
I had one of those in the '80s.
I've only ever seen one of them before.
I have one in Brazil!
Bought in 1985.
I had one back in 1985. Sold it in 1986 for a Korg Poly 61 wich i still have
Yep sounds like a decent upgrade :) #Gearfacts
Cool! I had one.... sold and bought a cz 101 that I still own...
I have one of these passed down to me from an older brother years ago, is it worth anything?
Yes, they still hvae value. At least $US50. I sold this one for $AU120
@@gearfacts I don't think I can bring myself to sell it.
That is really nice
thanks for this!
My pleasure dude :) Gearfacts
How much is it worth with the original manual, a case, the keyboard, the original speakers, and power adapter
I sold this one for about $150 with the speakers and adapter. No case or manual though.
I'm a bass/ guitar player who composes and records my own music. I'm learning basic keyboard to fill in my guitar recordings, can I get a warm organ like tone from a synth like this or should I go for a traditional type organ?
Organ tones re very good over all price points these days, but a realllly old organ like this might be a bit feeble for that kind of sound :)
How is MT-400V different from CT-430, considering presets?
The presets are literally those of the MT-65/68
If you had one of these for sale today, how much would you sell it for as a fair price (UK)?
I sold this one for $AU150 I think and the buyer was very pleased. I guess I'd try for 110 quid, gives you a bit of wiggle room with the price. Watch my recent video about selling music gear, it has tips for getting the best price :)
@@gearfacts Perfect, thank you!!!
Wow, 8 bit digital to analog sound, this was all I could afford in the 80’s
A trick : you can watch series at Flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.
@Shepard Maddux Yea, I have been watching on flixzone for years myself =)
@Shepard Maddux yup, I have been using flixzone for months myself =)
Hey! My grandfather bought a mt 400v for me when I was young and now I want to sell it. Does anybody know, what a reasonable price would look like for it?
With case and speakers
I think I sold this one for a few hundred. Do a search for it (and similar models) on ebay then click "completed items" in the left column. You'll see what they've been selling for :)
@@gearfacts thanks alot! The completed sales of corse! Didnt think of that. Only found one for 600 and couldnt belive it
Hi, really a great find, are you going to keep that one? The sounds are really warm, is it purely digital or analogue? The sliders are sort of doing more or less the same thing as the Live Knobs on the more recent Yamaha PSR E4xx but it seems more intuitive.
Generally speaking, I have the feeling that today’s entry level keyboards are completely lacking of physical controls, which is a shame because sometimes they really have cool sounds but you’ve got to tweak them through menus, sub-menus, sub-sub menus... which can become tedious to say the least.
I will definitely go look for this particular model on flea markets etc.
Looking forward to the next vid 👍😎
As always, I agree with all your comments there :) GF
Thanks ;-)
Man that internal drum machine sounds great (almost 606-ish), it's a shame that there's no MIDI/DIN sync and no programmability.
Agree with both comments there :) #gearfacts
Interesting device
This sounds very similar to the MT-68
Got one with speakers today for £10, off Gumtree.
I don't know why casio doesn't do what roland have done with the aria series recreating modern versions of their classic synths they would make a packet. Casio made such ingenius keyboards in the 80s so much better than the horrible sounding pss yamaha fm keyboards of the time and before they went all crap with the pcm wave stuff. I still have a casio ht6000 which is a beast but didn't have the nice sliders like this one.
Well sir, as a CasioLover and a YamahaMan, I have to say I love those classic Yamaha FM synths. It was always Casio and Yamaha for me. Like anything else, you have to have the right keyboard models to get the sounds and feel. For me in the Classic Casio realm, it was MT65/MT11 for CASIO and PSS480/PSS470 for Yamaha. The best in your face examples though would be Casio CZ101 and Yamaha DX100 for a more advanced keyboard comparison. Sadly, I sold my DX and CZ minis. I have my CZ3000 and CZ5000 keys, but my only Yamaha V50 FM synth was stolen.. so go figure. I had the HT700, 3000 and 6000. I sold the HT6000 regrettably and my HT700. My HT3000 is still with me but dead. battery acid ruined the circuit boards inside.
where did you find this synth?
Local classifieds.
@@gearfacts fair enough
Darn I should've gotten this thing over my MT-100 (that's not to say the MT-100 is bad but cutoff and resonance is so much better than a graphic equalizer)
If it's any consolation, these things are really rare - Not very valuable but really, really rare so you may never have come across one. I'm still waiting for an MT-100 ! :) #gearfacts
Hi! I saw one of this keyboards on sale on my town and I'm having serious doubts about buying it or not (though I'm totally seduced by it lol). I'm thinking about using it with my band and my main doubt is if I will be able to put it though a mixer and, if that's possible, if the 1/4 plug from the phones would work well for that. I know it has to outs for the speakers that surely would work that way, but I would preffer a more "solid" out. Anyway, I'm not really too well versed on keyboards (I play guitar, mostly) and any advice will be well recibed. Thanks in advance!
Yep both of those audio-out methods will work fine. If the price is right, I think it's a must-try synth. If you don't wanna keep it just put it on an auction site with postage included as an option, add 10% over what you paid, and you'll probably get your money back :) #gearfacts
Esse cara não soube demonstrar o teclado
Bem, desculpe por doar meu tempo para que você pudesse pelo menos ouvir. As pessoas boas dão ideias, as más apenas criticam.
Terrible, wanted a cz101 couldn’t afford it. Ended up with this. Really hated it.
In that comparison I totally understand 😞
Here is one on this keyboard with me and a gitar added: ruclips.net/video/KqT3dHJINIg/видео.html
I liked it :)
I got one to sell. :)
Oh cool, what's your location? #Gearfacts
@@gearfacts Buxton, UK.
@@peterlofty1060 Hmm, long drive from Canberra Australia :)
@@peterlofty1060 Do you mind me asking what you sold it for please?
@@davecarter9703 Err not sure now. I think it was £165 and I shipped it to Sweden.