Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

It can't be done. The CZ's envelope generator is limited to 4 attacks and decays/releases. You might be able to find something like a vintage Vox tremolo/repeat pedal; put an organ sound through one of these and you get a mandolin effect. But I don't know anyone who makes a unit like this these days. An analogue synth with an external input (e.g. Korg MS-10) would work too. As far as the "Cosmic Tone" is concerned, try the "Double Sine" waveform with a slow DCW attack - that does something like the octave shift you described.

Another possibility for the mandolin effect might be to get a Casio SA-75 - it's a children's keyboard, but it does have that repeat mandolin sound and it costs less than £30/$50.

Simon Beck
Londson, UK

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: illuminatusraw 
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:42 AM
  Subject: [CZsynth] Question regarding cz 101 emulations of Casio 101 presets


  I recently sold my Casio 101 in order to purchase a casio cz-101 in
  order to increase my sonic arsenal. But a few of the presets on my
  original 101 are critical to songs my band has written. most crucially
  the mandolin feature that simulates a mandolin tremelo picking. And
  cosmic tone that is a basic octave filter that passes between and
  upper to a lower octave gradually. Does anyone know where i can find
  these patches? I have a harpsicord patch that sounds like the mandolin
  wave form but I need to modify it so it repeats as the key is
  depressed here is the harpsichord patch i use.

  TONE Name harpsichord #2
  PARAMETER

  LINE SELECT MODULATION DETUNE VIBRATO OCTAVE
  |1,2,12',11'| |ring|noise| |+/-|oct|note|fine| |wave|dly|rt|dep|
  |+/-|range|
  | 1+2' | | | | | + | 2 | 0 | 06 | | 1 | 0 |00|00 | | + |
  1 |
  |___________| |____|_____| |___|___|____|____| |____|___|__|___|
  |___|_____|

  ************************************ 
  ************************************
  (1) (2)
  DCO 1 DCO 2
  WAVE FORM WAVE FORM
  |first|second| |first|second|
  | 3 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 

  |_____|______| |_____|______| 

  (1-8) (0-8) (1-8) (0-8) 
  ENV(PITCH) ENV(PITCH)
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_| 
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_|
  rate|99 |99 |99 | | | | | |0-99 rate|99 |99 | | | | 
  | | |
  levl|99 |00 |00 | | | | | |0-99 levl|21 |00 | | | | 
  | | |
  s/e | | s | e | | | | | | s/e | | e | | | | 
  | | |
  _____________________________________ 
  _____________________________________

  DCW 1 DCW 2 

  KEY FOLLOW KEY FOLLOW 

  | 5 |(0-9) | 3 |(0-9)
  |___________| |___________|

  ENV(WAVE) ENV(WAVE)
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_| 
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_|
  rate|99 |00 | | | | | | |0-99 rate|99 |00 | | | | 
  | | |
  levl|50 |00 | | | | | | |0-99 levl|52 |00 | | | | 
  | | |
  s/e | s | e | | | | | | | s/e | | e | | | | 
  | | |
  _____________________________________ 
  _____________________________________

  DCA 1 DCA 2 

  KEY FOLLOW KEY FOLLOW 

  | 9 |(0-9) | 3 |(0-9)
  |___________| |___________|

  ENV(AMP) ENV(AMP)
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_| 
  step|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_|
  rate|99 |33 |57 |99 | | | | |0-99 rate|76 |94 |58 |44 |99 | 
  | | |
  levl|90 |16 |00 |00 | | | | |0-99 levl|02 |99 |90 |00 |00 | 
  | | |
  s/e | | | s | e | | | | | s/e | | | | s | e | 
  | | |
  [l]ftp://ftp.ucsd.edu/midi/patches/casio/CZ-1[/l]



   


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