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Re: [CZsynth] Re: casio fz10m

2012-10-23 by jammie

i was asked a question by a member even if its of topic i answered it
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: charles c 
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 10:58 PM
  Subject: [CZsynth] Re: casio fz10m


    
  you guys are off topic and what does this have to do with the original thread?
  charles]

  --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
  >
  > yes the mono tribe is pure analog electronics
  > 
  > but descrete analog electronics is the way to go and easy to repair and get parts for but the use 4-5 times the amount of components but they are matches better
  > 
  > and provide superior sound
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: Jason Adkins 
  > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
  > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 3:47 PM
  > Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Wow Jammie,that was a thorough reply I'm not even going to try and 
  > reply or argue with that.
  > My favourite synth at the moment is a Korg Monotribe which I believe 
  > is a real analogue monosynth according to the manual it certainly 
  > sounds like one in fact I love the thing and only cost me £139 new I 
  > have owned Pro-1's sh101/mc202 transendent 2000 tb303 and moog's + 
  > others and this is equally nice.
  > 
  > J
  > 
  > On 21 Oct 2012, at 16:09, jammie wrote:
  > 
  > > it was becuase every thing went digital
  > >
  > > the dsm1 was used for the pcm content for the m1 and t series and 01w
  > >
  > > they were pure digital machines with no res filter
  > >
  > > the dz7 was to blame for most synths discarding analog filters
  > >
  > > ensoniq was another company they were all analog hybrid filters with 
  > > digital osc
  > >
  > > but when cem started to stop manufacture due to the digital synths 
  > > and updated poly by digital means to have a 24 32 64 voice poly 
  > > synth with analog filters would mean 64 analog filters 64 analog vca
  > >
  > > this would have made the synths to big and the cost was to great
  > >
  > > so all manufacturers made asic chips that could simulate filters
  > >
  > > doing negative feed back in digital properly is very hard for one 
  > > thing you need lots of processor power they just never had thing 
  > > fast enough
  > >
  > > and you get samples in time delay for feed back
  > >
  > > unlike analog which is zero time as its fed straight to the input
  > >
  > > with digital it all has to be computed the fed back to the begining 
  > > which adds latency
  > >
  > > roland did it but it was good but analog it was not
  > >
  > > casio created the first and only hybrid filter being digital control 
  > > by cpu and analog audio path
  > >
  > > all other systems they had to use dacs for the cv under cpu control 
  > > the sample and hold multiplexers which were digitally controlled and 
  > > they would sample the cv volTAGE AT ITS IMPUT OF 5V AND THEN
  > >
  > > the sample and hold would sample the voltage given by the cpu and 
  > > hold it in the output this would be sent tothe filters
  > >
  > > this was first done on an 8bit system
  > >
  > > thats why some analog synths that are cpu controlled were a little 
  > > steppy
  > >
  > > the later synths like the jx3p and 8p and the matrix12 used 12bit 
  > > dacs for the cv control giving better rate but on the matrix 1000 it 
  > > was left as 8bits and is very steppy
  > >
  > > for those type of sounds today i use the shruthi which is digital 
  > > and a new analog filter
  > >
  > > out of all digital res filters i have used the roland s series 
  > > samplers and the kurzweil vast dsp system are the best
  > >
  > > yamaha are not that bad sy99sy77 and the va and later synths
  > >
  > > as for wavetable synthesis using your own wavetables the eps16+/ 
  > > asr10 ts10/12 are the best and can do way more than the waldorfs can 
  > > do
  > >
  > > i own a waldorf wave and a uwave 1
  > >
  > > i have owned a blofeld and a q but i got rid of those as i could do 
  > > the sounds on the ensoniqs but bigger more massive sounding
  > >
  > > and with wavetables res filters are no good as you lose the fealing 
  > > of the wavetable at high res settings they just become sin waves 
  > > losing all the detail of the wavetable
  > >
  > > even on the ppg the patches that used the scanning capability did 
  > > not use res
  > >
  > > the res usually was used when just using a single cycle of the table 
  > > with no wavetable morph to simulate analog synths that only used sin/ 
  > > tri/square/saw noise waves
  > >
  > > i like the filters on the s3200 with its extra filter board you can 
  > > do some neat filter tricks
  > >
  > > i liked this sampler so much i still own 5 of them with 3 having the 
  > > 135mb optical drives
  > >
  > > i have 5 asr10 3 keyboards 2 racks
  > >
  > > and 3 s760 samplers and 1 s770 nice dacs on that
  > >
  > > i like the s950 and i have a mpc60 which i use for hardware sequencer
  > >
  > > kurzweil k2000sp and k2500 rack
  > >
  > > tx16w
  > >
  > > the 2 dsm1 used mainly for support of the t1 and t3ex
  > >
  > > the dss1x with the usb and the 16mb upgrade with wave file support
  > >
  > > EII/EIII/e6400ultra/emulatorx2
  > >
  > > i have owned a synclavier and a fairlight cmxIII
  > >
  > > but sold both of them ages ago when they were fetching big second 
  > > hand mula
  > >
  > > i own a gem s2turbo which is also a good wavetable synthand can add 
  > > your own
  > >
  > > being a synth tech i get my hands on so many synths and samplers and 
  > > get given stuff that people no longer want as part payments
  > >
  > > the fz1 still has at to play in songs as its gritty and can do very 
  > > good synth type sounds
  > >
  > > the alphajuno1/2 the hoover sound was sampled a lot as the filter 
  > > and pitch modulation for hoover type sounds was great on the fz1 and 
  > > was used by many freinds in the early 80,s for this
  > >
  > > yes the alphajuno could do it but in unison mode you only get 1 key 
  > > sampling the unison mode and then putting it through thr fz1 filter 
  > > with the pitch and the filter cuttoff modulated with the mod wheel 
  > > made it so much fatter with doing chords
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: Jason Adkins
  > > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 1:22 PM
  > > Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Hiya,
  > >
  > > I know what you mean,but the filters on my S5000 are not too bad.
  > > I'm sure we have probably had this conversation before but if the
  > > DSM-1 had those facilities basically in the first place why did they
  > > release it as it was? It just doesn't make sense unless they didn't
  > > want to take sales away from the DSS-1?
  > >
  > > J
  > >
  > > On 21 Oct 2012, at 10:34, jammie wrote:
  > >
  > >> yes but the akai are so clinical digital
  > >>
  > >> even though the dsm1 never had res it did still have analog filters
  > >> and they are warm
  > >>
  > >> i use the dsm1 mainly for pcm creation of samples for the t1 and
  > >> t3ex that i have i have 2 dsm1 1 which i have done the res
  > >> conversion and the external inputs so i can run my digital synths
  > >> through it
  > >>
  > >> AND ONE TOTALLY UNTOUCHED VERSION
  > >>
  > >> we are working on a usb and 16mb upgrade for it with a filter
  > >> upgrade board that will fit in the original pads in sockets this
  > >> will give us res but also we are doing the pole mixing like the
  > >> matrix12
  > >>
  > >> my spectral sound sets can be used on the fz1 ill do a bunch in fzf
  > >> format which you can dump to the synth via midi let me know what
  > >> waveshapes you want
  > >>
  > >> i have the full single cycle waves of each wavetable of the ppg 
  > >> series
  > >>
  > >> same for the uwave and the uwavext
  > >>
  > >> i have the 128 wavetable 1/2 of the waldorfq
  > >>
  > >> the waves tables of the esq1 and the vfx range
  > >>
  > >> the prophet vs including my user waves
  > >>
  > >> the kawai k3 k1/k4/
  > >>
  > >> and lots of analog waves sampled from analog synths
  > >>
  > >> by layering them in the fz1 range you can get 4 samples layered with
  > >> 2 note poly to do d50 or prophet vs type patches
  > >>
  > >> and you can do 8 layer unison detuned type sounds using 8 layers by
  > >> layering them and detuning them with a sub osc being 2 octaves lower
  > >> you can get very fat sounds
  > >>
  > >> and i like the analog filter on the fz1 its digitally controlled but
  > >> the audio is pure analog same way the osc are controlled on the dco
  > >> of the roland series
  > >>
  > >> which are pure analog patch with digital clock stable tune control
  > >> ----- Original Message -----
  > >> From: Jason Adkins
  > >> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > >> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 1:50 AM
  > >> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>
  > >> You certainly seem to be doing some interesting stuff Jammie.
  > >> I used to have briefly a DSM1,sorry I hated it nowhere near as good
  > >> as
  > >> the DSS-1 no delay's and no analogue filters as standard without
  > >> f**king about with it (I''m no circuit bender sadly) sorry I love the
  > >> digital wave stuff but I'm still a tart when it comes to analogue
  > >> filters and the floppy on the DSM1 was a c**t. no wonder everybody
  > >> and
  > >> his wife bought an Akai.
  > >>
  > >> I think I may have Turbosynth.... also you can do some interesting
  > >> stuff with Steinberg Avalon (Atari again).
  > >>
  > >> Sorry for truncated response my football team Norwich are on match of
  > >> the day in a moment which I want to watch, they beat Arsenal for the
  > >> first time at Carrow Road in 28 years today.
  > >>
  > >> J
  > >>
  > >> On 20 Oct 2012, at 22:38, jammie wrote:
  > >>
  > >>> i have loads of 8bit waves for the prophet vs
  > >>>
  > >>> we are working on new pcm cards for the wavestation so in the near
  > >>> future it will be possible to write new pcm data to the pcm card
  > >>>
  > >>> plus they are going to be 2-4mb switched in 512k banks
  > >>>
  > >>> get a dsm1 they are great same additive engine as the dss1 and it
  > >>> has 4 multitimbral so doing prophet vs sounds is easy
  > >>>
  > >>> but with samples so its more like a jd800/jd990 but with analog
  > >>> filters
  > >>>
  > >>> the dsm1 has 16 of the dss1 chips res is tied to ground but easy to
  > >>> cut a trace add a 100ohm resister for current limiting and adding a
  > >>> pot to a 5v source this willgive good res but not self osc becuase
  > >>> you need 7v for that
  > >>>
  > >>> i used on one of my dsm1 machines with a doepfer midi to cv
  > >>> controller you get 16 midi cv outputs that can be set up to any midi
  > >>> cc control they are 0-5 v cv,s
  > >>>
  > >>> the emax uses the same type of system but you have 32 partials but
  > >>> you also get to do them on a table ppg style
  > >>>
  > >>> you choose various additive waveforms on this table then you set
  > >>> volume envelopes for each cycle in the table and pitch envelopes and
  > >>> the you interpolate from one single cycle to the other creating a
  > >>> spectral variating waveform like as if you were scanning the ppg
  > >>> wavetables
  > >>>
  > >>> the emax then creates this as a multisample and then you loop it or
  > >>> what ever to get good no clicking loops of this file you need to use
  > >>> the same single cycle additive waveform
  > >>>
  > >>> for slot one and the end slot
  > >>>
  > >>> the digidesign designed a software program that copied this and it
  > >>> could do it on a mac screen rather than use the tiny lcd
  > >>>
  > >>> it was called softsynth both for mac and atari
  > >>>
  > >>> then they did a better version called turbo synth both mac and atari
  > >>>
  > >>> i used to use it on the mirage as it did great wavetables like this
  > >>> and made it easy for looping
  > >>>
  > >>> i create transwaves the same way for ensoniqs as they can sweep them
  > >>> like the ppg
  > >>>
  > >>> i have done all the ppg
  > >>>
  > >>> the uwaveand wave which has 64 of them which also include the ppg
  > >>> but they sound different becuase the uwave and xt use half cycle
  > >>> waves then they compute the other half as a mirror image
  > >>>
  > >>> which is impossible to do with additive synthesis
  > >>> ----- Original Message -----
  > >>> From: Jason Adkins
  > >>> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:56 PM
  > >>> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>> Hi Jammie,
  > >>>
  > >>> I have never used an Emax I think Francis Cote who post's on here 
  > >>> has
  > >>> an Emax or 2 so he'd be a good guy to talk to.
  > >>> I'd love a DSS1 again but I havn't got the space now sadly (I used 
  > >>> to
  > >>> keep all my gear around a friends house at the time) those things 
  > >>> are
  > >>> f**king huge.
  > >>> Can you do a similar trick with a wavestation/prophet VS?
  > >>>
  > >>> J
  > >>>
  > >>> On 20 Oct 2012, at 21:33, jammie wrote:
  > >>>
  > >>>> and single cycle waves are the way to go with theses samplers the 
  > >>>> k3
  > >>>> k5 k5000 ppg dss1 and the fz1 range all have additive sin synthesis
  > >>>>
  > >>>> but the neat trick on both the dss1 and the fz range is that you 
  > >>>> can
  > >>>> link mix the additive waves to create a moving wavetable
  > >>>>
  > >>>> a bit like the emax spectral synth generation
  > >>>>
  > >>>>
  > >>>> ----- Original Message -----
  > >>>> From: jammie
  > >>>> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:29 PM
  > >>>> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>>>
  > >>>>
  > >>>>
  > >>>> yes you can fit scsi its the card fitted to the fz20
  > >>>>
  > >>>> but you need a copy of the scsi floppy access software
  > >>>>
  > >>>> and charlie still needs to get a good working floppy drive
  > >>>>
  > >>>> the floppy emulator is cheaper than a replacement drive
  > >>>>
  > >>>> ----- Original Message -----
  > >>>> From: Jason Adkins
  > >>>> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 9:19 PM
  > >>>> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>>>
  > >>>> I think the FZ1/10m/20m is worth the effort the synth section 
  > >>>> sounds
  > >>>> superb,my friend used to use that all the time,the only other 
  > >>>> synth/
  > >>>> sampler I have used which had the a similar function was the Korg
  > >>>> DSS-1 (just usiing a slider) although there are a few programs for
  > >>>> the
  > >>>> Atari which allow you to draw a waveform as does the Roland 
  > >>>> samplers
  > >>>> and the Fairlight of course.
  > >>>> I think a PPG and possibly the Kawai K5 could do additive drawing
  > >>>> using a slider too.
  > >>>> I know the FZ10m could be fitted with scsi because I saw one in a
  > >>>> studio in Islington London and I asked the engineer if I could
  > >>>> have a
  > >>>> look around the back because he was loading sounds to it from a Jaz
  > >>>> drive.
  > >>>>
  > >>>> J
  > >>>>
  > >>>> On 19 Oct 2012, at 00:18, charlie midi gfa wrote:
  > >>>>
  > >>>>> im sure the technicians will love me $$$ ,
  > >>>>> and by now the prices of a
  > >>>>> shugart to scsi adaptor has sky rocketed.....
  > >>>>> so the raw image is it 1.68 Mb?
  > >>>>> please go on jammie , do you use some of this technology
  > >>>>> personally?
  > >>>>> i am interested adapting
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>> charles
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
  > >>>>> From: "Jason Adkins" <jason_ralf808@...>
  > >>>>> To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
  > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 3:23 PM
  > >>>>> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>
  > >>>>>> I don't agree,I think the FZ10m had a scsi option too.
  > >>>>>>
  > >>>>>>
  > >>>>>> On 18 Oct 2012, at 19:43, jammie wrote:
  > >>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> its the floppy emulator image software that does a raw image it
  > >>>>>>> cant
  > >>>>>>> be read by anything except the fz1/fz10/fz20
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> there is no other programs that can write the floppy image back
  > >>>>>>> to
  > >>>>>>> the floppy becuase its a different speed
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> only the fz20 had scsi and its useless with out the floppy as
  > >>>>>>> its a
  > >>>>>>> floppy disk access program has to be loaded sop that the fz20 
  > >>>>>>> can
  > >>>>>>> use the scsi
  > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
  > >>>>>>> From: Jason Adkins
  > >>>>>>> To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:35 PM
  > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CZsynth] casio fz10m
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> Isn't there a PC program that will image FZ1/10m/20m floppies?
  > >>>>>>> Is your FZ10m fitted with SCSI?
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> J
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>> On 17 Oct 2012, at 00:11, charlie midi gfa wrote:
  > >>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>>> so a little o.t.
  > >>>>>>>> but
  > >>>>>>>> anybody tell me what drive will work in a fz10m ,
  > >>>>>>>> (cross reference the matsushita ju-255 )
  > >>>>>>>>
  > >>>>>>>> i can't find suitable drive or a indentical one to repair the
  > >>>>>>>> fz10m
  > >>>>>>>>
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