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[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|220px|Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer]]
[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|220px|Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer]]
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''From a [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Club Aquatica Interview]]:''
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''From a 2003 [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|interview with Club Aquatica]]:''
<blockquote>'''DAN:''' The Cheat's playing a Casio in the Puppet thing. Is that what you play?<br/>
<blockquote>'''DAN:''' The Cheat's playing a Casio in the Puppet thing. Is that what you play?<br/>
'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Yeah, that's where all of those cheesy tunes on the site come from. We have a stack of five old Casios and almost all the music on the site comes from those.</blockquote>
'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Yeah, that's where all of those cheesy tunes on the site come from. We have a stack of five old Casios and almost all the music on the site comes from those.</blockquote>
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'''[[Wikipedia:Category:Casio synthesizers|Casio keyboards]]''', particularly of the {{w|Casiotone}} line, are used to make most of the music for the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons. They also make appearances in some of the toons.
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'''{{w|List of Casio keyboards|Casio keyboards}}''', particularly of the {{w|Casiotone}} line, are used to make most of the music for the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons. They also make appearances in some of the toons.
==Models Used==
==Models Used==
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[[File:Casiostaxx.gif|thumb|The Cheat's phat Casio staxx!]]
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[[File:Casiostaxx.gif|thumb|[[Puppet The Cheat|The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx: (top to bottom) VL-1, SK-1, HT-700, CT-405]]
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[[File:TwitterCrowdSounds.png|thumb|Showing off keyboards in the stu-jo: (left to right) SK-1, HT-700, Playtime Keyboard]]
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===MT-65===
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The majority of the site's music is performed on the Casio MT-65.
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=== SK-1 ===
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The '''{{w|Casio SK-1}}''' was used to craft some of [[homestarrunner.com]]'s earliest tunes.
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==== Songs made with SK-1 ====
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*[[Old Intro]]
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] intro credits
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*[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]]
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*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
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*[[Where's The Cheat?]]
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===MT-100===
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Demo tracks and riffs of the Casio MT-100 have been used occasionally.
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===VL-Tone===
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The {{w|Casio VL-1}} is used for [[Casio Head Strong Bad]]'s head, including his puppet variation, and its music can be heard when the character expresses emotions.
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*'''{{w|Casio VL-1}}''' {{--}} Used for [[Casio Head Strong Bad]]'s head, and its music can be heard when the character expresses emotions.
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**The Chaps' real VL-1 is used for the character's [[Puppet Character Variations|puppet incarnation]].
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*'''Casiotone 405'''
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**[[TROGDOR!]] {{prs|952053618643030016|12|Jan|2018|alt=sound effects}}
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*Casiotone MT-65{{ref|a}} {{--}} The majority of the site's music is performed on the Casio MT-65.
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**[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] theme
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**The [[Lappy]]'s startup sound was created using the "Funny" preset.
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*Casiotone MT-100{{ref|a}} {{--}} Demo tracks and riffs of the Casio MT-100 have been used occasionally.
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**Two of the "rock" bass demos form the background riffs in the "[[Laserdisc]]" [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1|song]] from [[lady...ing]].
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*'''{{w|Casio SK-1}}''' {{--}} Used to craft some of [[homestarrunner.com]]'s earliest tunes:
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**[[Old Intro]] ("Chord" rhythm)
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**[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] intro credits ("Rock" rhythm)
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**[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] ("Pop" rhythm)
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**[[Homestarloween Party]]
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**[[A Jorb Well Done]]
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**[[Where's The Cheat?]]
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**Emails [[lures and jigs]], [[alternate universe]], and [[parenting]] ("Human Voice" preset)
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*'''Casio HT-700'''
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===Non-Casio keyboards===
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The [[FAQ]] also jokes that they use "worse" keyboards than those from Casio.
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*'''[https://kbswiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Playtime_Keyboard Playtime Keyboard]''' {{--}}
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**[[Main Page 21]] {{--}} "Hip Hop" drum loop plays when mousing over [[Games]]
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**[[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] {{--}} "Jingle Bells" demo
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**[[alternate universe]] {{--}} "Hip Hop" loop plays in the [[Vector Field]]
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{{incomplete list}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[FAQ]] {{--}} According to [[The Brothers Chaps]], most of the music on the site is made with "old Casio keyboards or worse".
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*[[FAQ]] {{--}} According to [[the Brothers Chaps]], most of the music on the site is made with "old Casio keyboards or worse".
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*[[The Cheat's Keyboard]] is an SK-1.  
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*[[flag day]] {{--}} First appearance of [[The Cheat's Keyboard]], an SK-1.  
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*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] {{--}} [[Casio Head Strong Bad]]'s head is a VL-Tone.
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*Email [[crazy cartoon]] {{--}} First appearance of [[Casio Head Strong Bad]], whose head is a VL-Tone.
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*Email [[lady...ing]] {{--}} The background riffs on [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1|the LaserDisc song]] are demo tracks of the MT-100.
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*{{postref|1254408772249845763|21|Aug|2015}} {{--}} Strong Bad shows off "[[The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx".
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] {{--}} Strong Bad shows off "[[The Cheat]]'s phat Casio staxx".
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*[[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015]] {{--}} The brothers are photographed in their recording booth. Mike poses with a stack of keyboards: the Playtime, SK-1, and 405.
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*[[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017]] {{--}} Mike is seen playing a Casiotone 405.
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*[[Screenland - 24 Apr 2017]] {{--}} Mike uses the Casiotone 405 to compose the music for [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]].
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*{{postref|894987713665015809|8|Aug|2017}} {{--}} Three friends of the Brothers Chaps pose with keyboards.
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==Notes==
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<li>{{note|a}} Not officially confirmed (i.e., neither mentioned in an interview nor shown on-camera), rather best-guess identified via sound and/or rhythm. As some presets reoccur across several Casiotone models, these identifications may not be accurate.</li>
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</ol>
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.polyvalens.com/vl1/index.html Casio VL-Tone Emulator] by PolyValens
*[http://www.polyvalens.com/vl1/index.html Casio VL-Tone Emulator] by PolyValens
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*[http://www.easytoolz.de/products.html easytoolz] Casio freeware emulators
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20191020165916/http://www.easytoolz.de/products.html easytoolz] Casio freeware emulators
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Current revision as of 11:52, 29 August 2025

Ah, the melodious tunes of a cheap, affordable synthesizer

From a 2003 interview with Club Aquatica:

DAN: The Cheat's playing a Casio in the Puppet thing. Is that what you play?
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah, that's where all of those cheesy tunes on the site come from. We have a stack of five old Casios and almost all the music on the site comes from those.

Casio keyboards, particularly of the Casiotone line, are used to make most of the music for the Homestar Runner cartoons. They also make appearances in some of the toons.

Contents

[edit] Models Used

The Cheat's phat Casio staxx: (top to bottom) VL-1, SK-1, HT-700, CT-405
Showing off keyboards in the stu-jo: (left to right) SK-1, HT-700, Playtime Keyboard

[edit] Non-Casio keyboards

The FAQ also jokes that they use "worse" keyboards than those from Casio.

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[edit] Appearances

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  Not officially confirmed (i.e., neither mentioned in an interview nor shown on-camera), rather best-guess identified via sound and/or rhythm. As some presets reoccur across several Casiotone models, these identifications may not be accurate.

[edit] External Links

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