{"product_id":"prince-paul-s-casio-sampling-keyboard-collection-casio-sk-1-casio-sk-5","title":"Prince Paul’s Casio Sampling Keyboard Collection (Casio SK-1 \u0026 Casio SK-5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of Casio SK sampling keyboards used during the creation of De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, one of the most important and influential hip-hop albums ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in the mid-1980s, the Casio SK-1 was one of the first affordable sampling keyboards, with the more portable SK-5 following soon after. Both could record around 1.4 seconds of audio through a built-in microphone, which could then be played back across the keyboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoved for their gritty, lo-fi sound, the SK-1 and SK-5 became cult favourites among hip-hop producers, offering an accessible way to experiment with sampling long before professional studio samplers became commonplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pairing from Prince Paul's personal keyboard collection speaks to the DIY approach that became synonymous with Prince Paul's production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· 8-bit sampling with built-in microphone and chromatic sample playback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· Long favored by hip-hop and lo-fi producers for their gritty character\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· From the personal keyboard collection of Prince Paul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Poetics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54864861659465,"sku":"ATL_PP_007","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/ATL_PP_007_1.jpg?v=1784199841","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/prince-paul-s-casio-sampling-keyboard-collection-casio-sk-1-casio-sk-5","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}