but the streetwise take the riffs straight off the old records, lay them over their latest drum machine rhythm, scratch and rap a bit, and next thing you know, there’s a hit record. Of course, you’ve gotta use your imagination too.
What’s the best way to get into the fray? The cheapest route is Casio’s SK-10 which lists for about $99. It has an adequate built-in microphone and a combined RCA mic/line input for prerecorded sounds. It’ll capture a second and a half’s worth of signal at about AM-radio quality. Then you play the miniature keys up and down across two and a half octaves, and it squeaks out the “notes”
