SK-51 Software

What is SK 51? SK-51 is an all-in-one keyboard app inspired by the Casio SK-1 and SK-5, which were 8-bit lo-fi keyboards from the 80s with sampling features and onboard drum machines. The app has been created to bring back the feeling of the past and is a versatile and fun music tool. The free version of the app includes 3 instruments, 11 drum kits, 4 sampling slots, 6 drum pads, and many other features. The full version of the app includes 19 instruments, 11 drum kits, 21 demo drums patterns, 5 FX, and live recording.

SK-51 is an all-in-one keyboard inspired by the Casio SK-1 (and his brother the SK-5), a 8-bit lo-fi keyboard from the 80’s, with sampling features and onboard drum machine. Called the poor man's sampler at the time, this keyboard was a real instrument and has been used by many major artists such as Fatboy Slim, Portishead, Autechre and Nine Inch Nails. As some of us at Fingerlab compose their first songs with it when they were kids in the eighties, we wanted to bring back to you this particular feeling from the past, so we created the SK-51. We recorded all the instruments and drums notes, one by one with a professional audio quality (16bit/44KHz), we recreated the sampling features, and we transcribed all the demo drums patterns. We also added the sounds from the Casio VL-Tone, a keyboard older than the SK-1 but nevertheless famous. With its nice and true to life interface, many instruments (Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Vibraphone, …), 4 sampling slot and many drums patterns and sounds, the SK-51 is versatile and fun music tools. Record your voice, start the drum box, play a chord and you got it! Free version features: - 3 instruments (Flute I, Piano I, Trumpet) - 11 drums kit - 4 sampling slot - 6 drums pads - Drums pitch-bend ribbon - 3 demo drums patterns - Full Mixer - Audio Unit with all parameters exposed - Full Midi support - Midi mappings - AudioBus & Inter-App Audio support - Ableton Link support IAP Full version features: - 19 instruments (including Brass Ensemble, Vibraphone, Chorus and many more…) - 11 drums kit - 21 demo drums patterns - 5 FX: TubeAmp, Phaser, Delay, Reverb & Compressor - Live Recording We hope you’ll enjoy it! Stay tuned! Fingerlab Team