One of the most unexpected products on display at this year’s NAMM Show was a brand new, playful-looking budget sampler from Casio that looked like it could become a serious rival to the popular Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II.
Details were scarce on the show floor, but Casio has now officially unveiled the SXC-1 Sampler and made the instrument available for preorder in Japan. Priced at ¥39,930 (that’s around $250, but the US price will likely be higher) the SXC-1 is being pitched by Casio as an accessible and affordable sampler that “allows anyone to enjoy music production and performance”.
