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Re: My special VZ Sounds is finally out so check them out.

2005-02-05 by phonophobie

> PS...I got one vz-1 and two vz-10m's
thats crazy :)

i just listened to your patches and those soundeffects are fun. This
opmem-patch on a3 is well done. I did this kind of modwheel fx on a
few other sounds sofar, but that voicesound from you is very nice indeed.

thanks again for the patches 

phono.




--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Clifton Bryant" <cliffe123@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hi michaw,
> 
> I like to take the time to generally thank you for the kind words:)
> Anyway all my sounds were programmed on a VZ-1 and I use no editing 
> software what so ever. It's the love of what I love doing the most 
> out of my VZ and had it for over 15 years. (Still working great 
> including my RAM cards). It just comes to show you what you can do 
> with a VZ-1 and what is it's limitations? Again, thank you for the 
> comments of my sounds and hopefully I may come up with more sounds in 
> the future. Maybe sooner:-D
> 
> PS...I got one vz-1 and two vz-10m's
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "michaw57" <m.wende@t...> wrote:
> > 
> > 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.

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