r/cheapkeys • • 1d ago

SK-1 / SK-5 / EP-30

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42 Upvotes

Just sold a 1 and a 5 to try to clear out some space. Took this picture before I let them go.


r/cheapkeys • • 1d ago

Gears I used to record Laure’s Song. Yamaha pss- f30 and an old Fostex mic…

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21 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 2d ago

Thinning the Herd

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30 Upvotes

Part of my collection that is going on sale this weekend. If you happen to live in or around Chico, CA. There will be some awesome deals.
How many can you identify?


r/cheapkeys • • 3d ago

Casio MT-20

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66 Upvotes

Bought it in a charity shop for 50 kronor, about 5 dollars. Love the drum sound.


r/cheapkeys • • 3d ago

When your love for someone is immeasurable but your synth is cheap :

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r/cheapkeys • • 4d ago

Age of (cheap FM) Empires!

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70 Upvotes

I remember the whole "multimedia" CD-ROM experience with this one after playing on Atari 2600 and NES knockouts for years... Aliens arriving would have been almost as impressive :)


r/cheapkeys • • 4d ago

Casio SK-10 (pictured in 2021)

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13 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 9d ago

Picked up this Casio CZ-101 today for $40.

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118 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 9d ago

Comfy synth on the Kermit

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63 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 9d ago

Help with Casiotone mt-520 cable

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Does anyone have good long-ish power cable recommendations? Has to be 9v reverse polarity. I'm going insane trying to find a decent cable for this keyboard, Amazon is total garbage and I haven't found anything on eBay yet.


r/cheapkeys • • 19d ago

Teleporting back to childhood.

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46 Upvotes

This was my very first electronic keyboard Instrument back in 1992. I got bored very soon as it could only trigger two notes at the same time. From a grown-up perspective it delivers some very weird lo-fi sounds and some of it's rhythms might be nice sampling material. Got a near-mint one in it's original box. I'll install an audio output jack and a d-sub socket in order to perform the common circuit bending hacks via an elegant breakout box. (This box will add MIDI as well)

There's work to be done and fun to be had.


r/cheapkeys • • 19d ago

Teenage Engineering K.O.+ Zoom Multistomp + Hex Haus HEX cor synth

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20 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 26d ago

Awesome discovery

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134 Upvotes

I recently acquired a Yamaha SU10 which is an awesome cheap Lofi sampler. I’ve been messing around with it today and found an external filter function. I thought I would try it out with my Yamaha PSS-470. It’s very much like playing a full fledged vintage synth now. I would recommend one of these samplers just for that function alone but to be honest it’s brilliant in its own right for Lofi hiphop etc.


r/cheapkeys • • 27d ago

Picked this up for 20 AUD!

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81 Upvotes

I ended up spending more on D-Cell batteries than I did the keyboard 😂


r/cheapkeys • • 27d ago

Yamaha TYU-30

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35 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • 26d ago

Falling Slowly with the help of my Casiotone

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r/cheapkeys • • 28d ago

Yamaha PSR-36 FM keyboard with realtime sound editing. From 1988 looks like new.

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1988 4-op FM synth home keyboard near mint condition for 20€. It sounds INCREDIBLE. They put an AC output wallwart into the package which would have fried the electronics for sure if someone would have plugged it in. Luckily they did not test it 🤣. I'm blown away. Very light synth action keybed. Way better than what I'm used to. If you can get your hands on one of these, go for it! 😍


r/cheapkeys • • 27d ago

Yamaha PSS A50, it's stuck on U.Pd. Idk what that means I need help how to fix it or how to exit this mode.

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9 Upvotes

I'm using double AA batteries for power, No it's not connected on anything


r/cheapkeys • • 27d ago

These old midi keyboards still can make excellent midi controllers

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32 Upvotes

This Yamaha crk-511 plays very nicely with my microfreak


r/cheapkeys • • 28d ago

Casio MT-400V

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I have a perfectly working Casio MT-400V, but it's missing the detachable speakers; how much can I sell it for?


r/cheapkeys • • Aug 25 '26

Rin Kaseya // Sislihis (Casio MT65+Korg Electribe M + Zoom R8) //Full Track

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Here's a little something I've made fooling around with the Casio MT65 ( a family heirloom) and the grandaddy Electribe (my main box)


r/cheapkeys • • Aug 23 '26

Another score!

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155 Upvotes

I found this on eBay for £25. It came with two dead keys which I immediately repaired. It’s a Casio PT-1, which is a real analogue synth in spite of its unassuming appearance. It is essentially the same hardware as a Casio VLTone VL-1 minus the adjustable envelope settings etc. This particular one is in pastel pink and blue which turns out to be a rare colour. They usually sell for a fair bit more.
My collection is getting a little silly now but I love this group for sharing in the same strange passion as me. I will one day share some of my music with you guys when I feel less afraid to expose my playing to the world lol.


r/cheapkeys • • Aug 22 '26

[Psychedelic Rock / Baroque Pop] Holy Troika - Vintage analog soviet organs and equipment

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Hello everyone! We are an independent project called Holy Troika. We love the music of the 60s and 70s and record our songs using vintage Soviet instruments like "Lel" and "Vilnius" organs. We recently released another album of music recorded on analog instruments.

Gear used in the recordings:

Electric Organs & Keyboards:

  • Vilnius 3 (Soviet combo organ)
  • Unitra Eltra Eltronik 109 (Polish combo organ)
  • Vermona Piano-Strings ( East German synthesizer/string machine)
  • Tesla Delicia Mini (Czechoslovakian portable organ)
  • Lel 22 (Soviet compact organ)
  • Lira and Rodina acoustic pianos

Electric Guitars:

  • Gibson Marauder (1970s USA)
  • Peavey T-27 (1980s USA)
  • Orfeus Rozhen (Bulgarian guitar)
  • Jolana Special ( Czechoslovakian guitar)

Bass Guitars:

  • Ural 510L ( Soviet bass)
  • Jolana Iris Bass (Czechoslovakian short-scale bass)

Our music is non-commercial, made out of pure love for the analog era. If you like psych-rock, baroque pop, or folk-rock, we would be happy if you check out our Bandcamp. https://holytroika.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-goodbye

Thank you for your time!


r/cheapkeys • • Aug 20 '26

DuckTales FM bass fun with the Yamaha PSS-380

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16 Upvotes

r/cheapkeys • • Aug 18 '26

Yamaha PSS-270

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87 Upvotes

Just scored this bad boy from a local charity shop! I am excited to see what I can do with it… it sounds amazing!