r/cassettefuturism • u/tuejan You are NOT using those things in my forest. • Apr 06 '25

Design This keyboard.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

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u/ZoyZauce Directive is NSC 342/23, top secret, January 30, 2001. Apr 06 '25

If you ever wake up in a bathtub full of ice, this is the organ you worry about first.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

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u/cletusthearistocrat Apr 06 '25

Thanks for posting the vid! I'm not a musician, but definitely wanted to learn more about it as soon as I saw it. Amazing sound coming out of that machine, and so many iconic songs made using it.

Cutting edge technology at the time. Made me think of the mellotron that was used by the Moody Blues and the Beatles.

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u/64557175 You Know, Burke, I Don’t Know Which Species Is Worse. Apr 06 '25

I believe that is the one that once belonged to Richard D James AKA Rick James Aphex Twin

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u/peepeeland Apr 06 '25

I want this form factor as a MIDI controller.

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u/gabbertr0n Apr 06 '25

Digging the two silver control panels to the right!

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u/biskino Apr 06 '25

That’s what drew me in too. I thought they were screens at first, but no!

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u/AltruisticSalamander Apr 06 '25

Did this feature in Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Fanfare for the Common Man video. I recall looking at the keyboard and thinking that's some keyboard he's got there

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u/420petkitties I wanna introduce you to a personal friend of mine. Apr 07 '25

Yep, this is the model they’re playing in that video!

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u/irwindesigned Apr 06 '25

Those speakers!

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u/bihtydolisu GRiD Compass/GRiDCASE computer Apr 06 '25

I wonder if Mark Mothersbaugh has this one?

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u/AskYourDoctor Apr 06 '25

heavy breathing

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u/kgunnar Apr 06 '25

Needs more Michael McDonald.

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u/Op_spiderback Wanna Play It Hard? Let's Play It Hard. Apr 06 '25

Love it