In Need Of Good Kids/Toy Instruments

[ILLiterate]

Me and some friends are going to start a band. Basicially, we want to be something mostly centered around death metal ( while still breaking out into techno and hip hop ), but only want to use things you'd find in a toy store, mostly electronic if possible. Once we get some good sounding stuff we'll record an album and put it up

Now, any suggestions on some good sounding kids instruments. We're interested in keyboards, xylophones, crappy banjos, and anything else that at least sounds good, all posts greatly appriciated

[zylance]

http://www.synthmania.com/rapman.htm

No idea where you would find one though.

[realpolitik]

Me and some friends are going to start a band. Basicially, we want to be something mostly centered around death metal ( while still breaking out into techno and hip hop )

first thing that came to mind with that description:

http://www.purevolume.com/preschoolteapartymassacre

lol

can any of you actually scream/growl?

[Compyfox]

I can, right after I'm drunk - or if my PC crashed in the middle of an important mix.

[Chavous]

- or if my PC crashed in the middle of an important mix.

Ain't that the truth.

[Nase]

I'd go to a flea market and look for Casio mini keyboards of all kinds.

I have a Casio SA-10, it has a 4 sample rock drum set and some other harsh sounds.

Sounds like crap though, and I don't know if Casio has felt the need to increase the sample rate and stuff for their newer toys

[CC Ricers]

I knew someone was gonna mention the Rapman.

Toy instruments can be fun to use as 'secret weapons' for your production. Someone told me he hooked up a Rapman (through audio out) to a Kaoss KP2 pad, and that it sounded sick.

[chokst~1.bat]

http://www.synthmania.com/rapman.htm

No idea where you would find one though.

My friend Priscilla still has one of those exact same keyboards too.

Man, I soooo remember alot of those cheezy sounds on it. You can make your voice lower and higher in realtime!

[Xelebes]

Casio VL-1

Classic toy-synth right there.

I also remember having a toy synth, but I could not really tell you what it was other than having a reedy sound to it.

[realpolitik]

i have a casio mt-500 from my dad.

its pretty much a toy, i couldn't picture making serious music with it.

[suzumebachi]

i used to have a Yamaha PSR-6. not exactly a toy instrument, but with preset sounds like "Dog Piano" you can't go wrong.

[zylance]

i used to have a Yamaha PSR-6. not exactly a toy instrument, but with preset sounds like "Dog Piano" you can't go wrong.

I still have mine! I personally like "machine gun".

[Ghetto Lee Lewis]

http://www.synthmania.com/rapman.htm

No idea where you would find one though.

LOL I'm borrowing one of those from my fiancee. Awesome keyboard. PM me if you want to hear samples from it.