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==<br /> Introduction == | |||
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The Casio CSM-1 is an external MIDI sound module released by Casio in 1989. Although designed as a sound generator for MIDI keyboards, a handful of games supported the module for music and sound effects. The synthesis in the CSM-1 features 12-bit PCM samples and is multi-timbral allowing up to four different timbres at one time with a 12 note polyphony. Built in are 100 preset tones (including acoustic and electronic instrument sounds, sound effects, and 49 percussion instruments) and 20 auto-rhythms. | |||
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The following games are known to support the Casio CSM-1: | |||
* [[Code-Name: Iceman]] | |||
* [[The Colonel's Bequest]] | |||
* [[Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero]] | |||
* [[Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 1]] | |||
* [[Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals]] | |||
==<br /> Years Produced == | |||
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1989- '''<span class="Alert">To Do: add last year that a Casio CSM-1 was made</span>''' | |||
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==<br /> Acquiring a Casio CSM-1 == | |||
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The Casio CSM-1 has not been made since '''<span class="Alert">???</span>'''. However it is still possible to get a real CSM-1 on places like [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Casio%20CSM-1&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5337435691&toolid=10001&customid=ma07vdzan000rdlo00004 eBay]. Note that DOSBox works very well with an CSM-1 hooked up to a modern PC with a quality USB to MIDI cable. | |||
==<br /> References == | |||
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==<br /> Also See == | |||
<!--* [[List of Casio CSM-1 Compatible Sierra Games]]--> | |||
* [[w:MIDI|MIDI on Wikipedia]] | |||
* [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Casio%20CSM-1&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5337435691&toolid=10001&customid=ma07vdzan000rdlo00004 Search forCasio CSM-1s on eBay] | |||
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Introduction
The Casio CSM-1 is an external MIDI sound module released by Casio in 1989. Although designed as a sound generator for MIDI keyboards, a handful of games supported the module for music and sound effects. The synthesis in the CSM-1 features 12-bit PCM samples and is multi-timbral allowing up to four different timbres at one time with a 12 note polyphony. Built in are 100 preset tones (including acoustic and electronic instrument sounds, sound effects, and 49 percussion instruments) and 20 auto-rhythms.
The following games are known to support the Casio CSM-1:
- Code-Name: Iceman
- The Colonel's Bequest
- Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero
- Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 1
- Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
Years Produced
1989- To Do: add last year that a Casio CSM-1 was made
Acquiring a Casio CSM-1
The Casio CSM-1 has not been made since ???. However it is still possible to get a real CSM-1 on places like eBay. Note that DOSBox works very well with an CSM-1 hooked up to a modern PC with a quality USB to MIDI cable.
References
Also See
