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Re: [CZsynth] Re: Casio XW-P1 virtual analog...

2012-01-24 by Daniel Forró

Exactly, 10 bit resolution is for external audio input. Sampler uses  
16 bit, and non standard 42 kHz SR.

Daniel Forro

On Jan 24, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Wilson Zorn wrote:

> Referring to http://www.casio-intl.com/file/news/pdf/XWseries/ 
> 20120119_XW_Specifications.pdf
> , I THINK that it indicates that the "quantization" is 16 bits which I
> take as the stored wave bits.  The 10 bits refers to the A/D
> converter, the way I read this.
>
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:13 PM, jammie  
> <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
>> plenty of storage but if you want todo big multisamples then 10  
>> slots is rubbish
>>
>> there is plenty of external storage so i think this would be  
>> better with 1 shot samples like the fz1 but it depends on the  
>> playback engine
>>
>> also i noticed on the specs it only sample in at 10bits thats crazy
>>
>> comming from the first manufacturer to bring 16bit samplers to the  
>> market
>>
>> im all for low bit sampling but 10bits is a wierd format and no  
>> editor that i know of has the ability to do 10bit samples
>>
>> they should of done it 8bits at least you would be able todo that  
>> in an editor
>>
>> its good price tho and it sounded good it has plenty of pallete  
>> but  if it had biggewr sample internal memory
>>
>> would of been better plus have the cz101 and vz1 synthesis built  
>> in in software as the vsti does but with sysex implimentation of  
>> the old synths and they would of took the synth community by storm
>>
>> pd synthesis with pcm like the sy99 and sy77 at that price bracket  
>> would of been amazing and that would sell like hot cakes
>>
>> my sy99 i can use all the dz7 library and put samples in 60 of  
>> them into memory and they are in flash memory so are there when  
>> you switch on and you can fm the carrier with the pcm
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Wilson Zorn
>>  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>>  Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:52 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Casio XW-P1 virtual analog...
>>
>>
>>
>>  I agree it doesn't look likely, but will still hope! :) I'm hoping
>>  more there's some technical wizardry that can be done to  
>> interpret the
>>  SysEx into the format that the new synth line is using effectively
>>  (given they had to do something similar to get the old sounds  
>> into the
>>  new boxes).
>>
>>  Re the sampler, yeah, it's limited. I would imagine the memory  
>> can be
>>  expanded, though. What bugs me is they didn't put the hex technology
>>  and drawbars into the sampler and just make the sampler a
>>  bigger/better version of the performance one, as it would be  
>> handy to
>>  have both in one. I already know I'll go for the performance box (if
>>  it lives up to my expectations on trying it out, that is).
>>
>>  On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 3:20 PM, jammie  
>> <jammie.emma@....uk> wrote:
>>  > i dont think so and the sample storage is rubbish 10 user  
>> samples mad
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >  ----- Original Message -----
>>  >  From: Wilson Zorn
>>  >  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>>  >  Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:05 PM
>>  >  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Casio XW-P1 virtual analog...
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >  What I'm hoping is some way to port old CZ sounds. I have a  
>> number of
>>  >  custom CZ sounds I've made - like I'm sure most if not  
>> virtually all
>>  >  on this list have - and would love to be able to load onto one of
>>  >  these synths. I realize the sample unit would do it in terms  
>> of an
>>  >  actual sample, naturally, but I'd hope for something that  
>> could take
>>  >  the SysEx and (at least reasonably) faithfully rebuild/ 
>> recreate on the
>>  >  unit.
>>  >
>>  >  On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Jan Hudak  
>> <jahumaster@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  >  > NAMM2012 update ;-D
>>  >  >
>>  >  > http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/new-year-new-era-new- 
>> professional-synths-from-casio/147370
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
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>>  >  > ________________________________
>>  >  >  From: José Ángel Morente <msxjam@gmail.com>
>>  >  > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>>  >  > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:20 PM
>>  >  > Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Casio XW-P1 virtual analog...
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  > http://www.casio-intl.com/file/news/pdf/XWseries/ 
>> 20120119_XW_Specifications.pdf
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