Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

I was once (1987?) taught to program a DX7, and I realised that it's very 
mathematical. You sort of program how you want the sound to develop, as 
opposed to substractive synthesis where you would have a basic sound and 
then shape it with modifiers.

I have yet to get into CZ/VZ progamming, but the CZ just sounded naff to me, 
however the VZ is excellent, and certainly on a par with DX sounds.

As for layering, I'm currently layering VZ piano sounds with pads on my 
OB-12 - I find the VZ and a VA work very well together.


On 9/10/05, Wilson Zorn <wilson.zorn@...> wrote:
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> Just for my 2 cents, I was a bit disappointed when I got a VZ and compared
> it to the CZ's sound, although I do agree some patches are quite similar 
> (I
> didn't feel that way about the strings as much as the bells, IIRC).
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> As to FM, never been a great fan. I like it for particularly odd sounds 
> and
> as a layer for others and like anything I'll use it if it's in my hands, 
> but
> the sound never grabbed in much of any context. I did get a DX100 since 
> the
> price was right and I like having a variety of sounds so it fills a little
> gap, but it has been rather rarely used.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wadrad" <wadrad@...>
> To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 1:38 PM
> Subject: [CZsynth] Re: Layering a DX7 + CZ1 = VZ1?
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> 
> >I think we're shooting in the same direction, but where you stated
> > the VZ doesn't sound like a CZ or a DZ, I would say "yeah, they don't
> > sound exactly alike, but depending on the patches they can sound
> > pretty damn similar." There's a VERY similar digital quality on some
> > of the string patches on the VZ that sound very CZ-like to me (very
> > static), though some the electric piano patches on the VZ prompt more
> > of a DX comparison.
> >
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