Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

(1) Select waveform(s) [DCO].
(2) Set up filter envelope (DCW).
(3) Set up amp envelope (DCA].

The manual will tell you how to do all of this.

If you want to start from scratch, first create a preset template 
that you wish to use as your starting point. Save it so you can use 
it as the template for your own creations.

You basically have two DCO-DCW-DCA lines that you can configure.

Tip: Start with a single line.
--The CZ-5000 has 16 note polyphony when using a single line
--(when played from the local keyboard)

Tip: Make sure you understand how the envelope works:
--Each step has a rate and a level.
--You can set any step to be the END.
--You can set any step (except the END) to be the SUS point.

Tip: Enter some creative patches (like ones from Keyboard Magazine).

Hope this helps. I will try to find a 2-in-1 patch I developed that 
demonstrate some CZ sound design features. (I thought I posted it 
here years ago.)

Good luck.

--Steve
 



--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "aziomatic" <aziomatic@...> wrote:
>
> Group,
> 
> I have been tyring to figure out how to program the CZ5000 to no 
> avail.  I can only get it to produce pre-set sounds and then I can 
> alter the presets.  But I can't create a sound from scratch.  
> All tips and comments solicited.
> 
> Peeps,
> armen
>