Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Just posted the same as Jammie - I think ASR is right I think about Jammies.

The upshot is correct - no need to use all 8 stages - setting END diminishes the number of stages and setting SUS causes the sustain point to occur at that stage.

I'd need to double check - because my 1st thought was as Jammie,but I have run into the ASR/ADSR thing before....I am pretty sure you need 4 stages for ADSR,given that there are 4 letters. But Dan maybe correct about stage 2 being both D&S.

Either way,can see how it is confusing!




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 From: jammie <jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, 9 November 2012, 8:25
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Casio envelopes
 

  
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 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?

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