Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Yes, that's correct - for 4 segments of ADSR envelope we need only 3  
steps of CZ envelope.

As I mentioned we'll get ASR envelope when L2 = L1.

Don't mix together envelope segment and CZ envelope steps, both are  
quite different beasts without direct connection.

Daniel Forro


On Nov 9, 2012, at 5:25 PM, jammie wrote:

> daniel that is the correct way
>
> but you have done an asr envelope you need 4 steps
>
> yes by setting end at the last step the envelope will finish
>
> and you can see this on the screen as the envelope can be seen  
> visually
>
> theres also an advanced guide to the fz1 to which has all these  
> helpfull tips in it dont know if its available for download
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Daniel Forró
>  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:51 AM
>  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Casio envelopes
>
>
>
>  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  
> than
>  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?
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