Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hello Casio VZ-programmers, hello Clifton,

  Clifton patches are very interesting. The voices mostly use complex
variations of lines in int phase or ring modulation mode wich are used
 as the (ext.) phase other lines. 

  A good starting point to inspect the voices is Voice A-3: MODELD
VOICE. To see how effective the used algorithm is you can activate A
ENV BIAS and set the Sensitivity to 99 in the effect menu 04 MOD
WHEEL. Now you can control the amplitude of  module 1 with the Mod
Wheel. Drastic changes of the Sound can be heard.

  Switch to voice edit mode. Most of the modules are switched off but
the modueles m2 and m3 are nevertheless active. If you change their
waveform or detune them it shows how they have effect on other
modules. 

  I never thought that it would be possible to create a kind of
filtered noise. Clifton found a way to do so. You can hear it in
several of his wind, ocean, jet or flute patches. It's mainly based on
sine waves. Even if you know the trick it is hard to tune the modules
to avoid tonal aspects. Thank you for this, Clifton.

  Clifton, do you use any editing software? It seems so to me because
the patches look so cleaned up. Ineffective parms often are
initialized, envelopes don't use more steps than needed.

  Although all your patches are very interesting most of them aren't
easy to use for me. Maybe they are too special. They don't follow my
playing, I have to follow them. (I hope this is not a too german
english).

  I am waiting for your next sysex file.

m!cha



  
  

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Clifton Bryant" <cliffe123@y...>
wrote:
> 
> Be aware that some or most of the sounds you will hear were never
> before accomplished by any known programmer until now. I think this
> is only the tip of the iceberg and what the VZ sounds should sound
> like. This will finally breathe new life into your old VZ. Sounds
you
> never heard before or since. This is only in sys ex files so
download
> them and enjoy them while you can. Go to Files, go to VZ-Sounds and 
> you will see CBsnds1 that's it! Another volume of sounds will be
> out sooner or later. Feedback would be appreciated. Enjoy.