Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi Daniel,

compared the DX7 (in my case a TX802) the TX81z sounds a bit thinner, is having 
less punch even when using about the same settings with the same amount of 
operators. 
Even so both synthesizers use phase modulation (but Yamaha called it FM and Casio 
Phase Distortion), a CZ sounds substantially different. I bought the CZ-1 1986 
while I got the TX81z in 1987 and in the mix I'm always able to tell them apart. 
Same technique, different implementation and different features, not all 
subtractive synths sound the same as well. 
The Casio VZ is closer to the DX7 architecture wise, but sound wise it's still 
it's like comparing a Moog to an Oberheim... ;)  


...Summa


On 9 Oct 2004 at 5:13, Daniel Araujo wrote:

> 
> 
> The TX81z has similar sounds to the DX7, but I often hear the DX7
> sounds warmer, which I, being a former owner of both, agree. This is
> apparently due to the 4-operator (oscillators?) architecture of the
> TX81z, while the DX7 has 6 operators (per voice). If you want to warm
> it up a bit you can always add some chorus or OD/distortion to it.
> Also, the TX81z has 8-voice polyphony and it's a module, a keyless
> version of the DX11. According to vintagesynth.com, the sounds of the
> CZ series are very similar to those on the DX line. (I never really
> played a CZ, only heard some samples. I'll eventually buy one of those
> cute CZ101's, hehehe)
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> Ricardo Gabriel wrote:
> 
> >Not downsized, but different. The TX81Z has 8 waveforms, and the DX-7
> >has only one. But the TX81Z has 8 algorithms, the DX-7 has 32.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Summa" <flotorian@...>
> >To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:00 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CZsynth] CZ101 and YAMAHA TX-81Z
> >
> >  
> >
> >>The TX81z is rather a downsized version of the DX7...
> >>
> >>On 8 Oct 2004 at 21:33, sertaccaliskan wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Hi.I Play macedonia,serbia and bosnia music.Do you know their music
> >>>styles? Generally Uses Casio CZ , Yamaha DX sounds.is yamaha TX81Z
> >>>smilar casio CZ101 or no ? Thanks...
> >>>
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