Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Thanks a lots Daniel - I'll give it a try a little later and see what I come up with, but I'm pretty confident this is exactly what I need to get it right.
Again - thanks!

/C




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> From: Daniel Forró <dan.for@...>
>To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 1:51 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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