Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

You're quite right to some extent, it might not be particularly 
sensible challenge to take on (anybody in the group willing to back 
us up maybe?). But right now I'm doing a rhythm track for one our of 
songs and I can tell you it feels fantastic to know that everyting 
coming out of the speakers is the fruit of our programming labour, 
you know - kick comes from the CZ, snare from the Poly 800, etc.

Also, there is one thing that I don't like about samples - if you use 
a sample in a song, everytime the sample is played, it sounds exactly 
the same. If you use a synth to make a drum, the individual drums 
will differ, and this adds life to the song - honestly, even CZ kicks 
don't always sound the same. 

I'm not claiming I could pass a blind test, I probably wouldn't, but 
since these are our creations, I think that we can allow ourselves a 
bit of artistic freedom. When you get the hold of it, it's not that 
limiting anymore. In the end, it's the songs that matter, anyway, and 
when they are done, I'll let you listen and judge if we wasted our 
time with synthesising everything.

Regards,
Saso.



--- In CZsynth@y..., Maxim Potekhin <maxim.potekhin@m...> wrote:
> artistirossetti wrote:
> 
> >  Hmmm, I don't think RZ-1 would be the right thing for me, you 
know
> > Jon. The group I'm in insist on "synthesis-only" and since RZ-1 
uses
> > samples (at least that's what I'm told), we couldn't use it.
> 
> That sounds like religious fanaticism, really. Every musician I know
> uses samples
> to some degree. I sample my Pro One and can make almost a complete
> composition
> out of it, with bass, pads and all. Since it's a monosynth, I could 
not
> do that otherwise.
> I personally think more interesting challenges can be found 
elswhere,
> rather than  in the exact format of the sound source.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Maxim
> 
> > Even
> > though they might not SOUND real, we'd know they're samples, and 
it
> > just wouldn't be the same.
> 
> What if you DIDN't know?   Try a blind test   :))))))
> 
> 
> 
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