Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

"Chada, Jaish" wrote:
> 
> Maxim...this is weird.
> It's like you're a mind reader or something!

I am a little bit.

> further into the store and saw a Kurzweil K2600xs. There was a sales guy
> showing all the possible filter routings and I was shocked! I thought it was
> just another workstation.

It's not just the filter routings. It's also plenty of freely routable
envelopes and LFO's, and the "FUN" modules (meaning function). You
can use complex algorithms (albeit chose from a preset list of about
30) which affect the "control voltage" these module produce, based
on the two inputs. Anything from Boolean fuctions to sin(x) to
a^b... Also, "waveshapers" in place of filters... These sound downright
evil. You'd have to have a wall of modular before you get close to
these possibilities.

> But you gotta love the Nord Modular's computer editor! It's just great to
> drag those virtual patch cables around. I am just afraid I'll get frustrated
> setting up routing on a small screen.

(a) routing on screen isn't bad at all

(b) get a copy of SoundDiver. You'll find out that it's easier to program
the Kurzweil than it is the Nord Modular, because you don't have to mess
with the patch cables. Clicking on a module input produces a (large)
menu of available routings, and you just pick one. Easy.


K2x00 kicks @ss.

Maxim



> I got a K2000R two weeks ago, upgraded it
> with more sample memory and am stunned by
> this synths modular capabilities....
> Plus you get a lot of polyphony and 8 stereo
> pairs outputs... that's just wild....
>