PatchArena has released a free collection of multi-samples capturing the sound of the Casio CK-10 toy keyboard, paired up with a collection of compatible SFZ patches.
Presenting the PatchArena Free Casio CK-10 Sample Pack! A suite of 5 multi-sampled Casiotone instruments in SFZ format. The samples are looped and ready to be used in your sampler of choice.
Casio CK-10 Sample Pack is available for free download via PatchArena (29.3 MB download size, ZIP archive, contains 46 audio samples in 16-bit WAV format, 5 patches in SFZ format).
Also read: Yamaha SHS-10 Sample Pack!
All five sounds of the Casio CK-10 toy keyboard (Flute, Piano, Fantasy, Violin, and Percussion) have been multi-sampled, resulting in a total of 46 samples in WAV format. You’ll instantly recognize these nostalgia inducing synth-like sounds, as they were shared by the major part of the Casio toy keyboard product line back in the day. PatchArena has also provided SFZ mappings for the included sounds, however you can easily load these samples into your sampler of choice.
Are you looking for a free SFZ player instrument? Currently, the best choice in that category would be sforzando by Plogue (it was included in our list of the best free VST plugins from 2013). Another good pick is Zampler by Beat, an easy to use SFZ rompler packed with some neat extra features like the built-in effects section.
If you enjoy toy keyboard sound such as the ones included in this pack, you should also check out our Yamaha SHS-10 sample collection which is linked above. Adding to that, an old SoundFont featuring the sounds of the Casio SA-10 keyboard can be downloaded here.
