Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

I'm not sure about my English as non native speaker, but let's try.  
Hopefully you will understand. It's quite easy after two strong  
espresso coffees:

ADSR envelope has four segments:
Attack Time
Decay Time
Sustain Level
Release Time

To simulate this on CZ, you have to use 3 steps:
Step 1:
R1 = will simulate Attack time, set for example 50 or as necessary.  
Decrease this value for slower Attack time, increase for faster Attack  
time. With 99 there's no Attack segment.
L1 = set to 99 to get full range envelope

Step 2 - set SUS for this step:
R2 = will simulate Decay time, set for example 50 or as necessary.  
Decrease this value for slower Decay time, increase for faster Decay  
time. When 99, there's no Decay segment.
L2 = simulates Sustain. To get Decay segment it must be set lower then  
L1, for example 50. When L1 = L2, there's no Decay, in such case R2  
can be set to any value because it's not effective.

Step 3 - set END for this step:
R3 = will simulate Release time, set for example 50 or as necessary.  
Decrease this value for longer Release time, increase for shorter  
Release time.
L3 = when selecting END for this step it will be set automatically to 0

Was this right direction?

If you are interested in CZ programming I would recommend you two  
books which can be found somewhere on the net:
- An Insider's Guide to Casio CZ Synthesizers
- The Easy CZ Book

And of course standard Casio CZ Sound Synthesis Handbook, and Summary.

Daniel Forro


On Nov 8, 2012, at 1:39 AM, Carl Lofgren wrote:

> Hi everyone - can someone explain in plain english how one should  
> think when programming Casio envelopes?
>
> At the moment I've been banging my head against my Casio FZ and I'm  
> trying to create a simple ADSR envelope, but no sir. Maybe my  
> caffeine level is too low - but I'm totally lost among the 8-stage  
> envelope here.
>
> Anyone who can help me in the right direction?