Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Ah, how fondly I remember the conversation about good
old preset #16.  I think that I might have started it
by asking if there was a way that I could save my own
sounds over presets, citing #16 as a perfect example
of one that I would never use.  But!  Wonder of all
wonders, my band actually used it in one our
recordings!  We have one song where at the end all
members stop playing their instruments and just dance,
while the drum machine has a bit of a "solo".  So, of
course we couldn't cut the song short on the
recording, and we have the appropriait amount of
dancing time with just the drum machine.  Then, just
to make things interesting, Conrad decides to play a
bit of "tap dancing" solo at the end of the song...
using the Casio CZ preset #16, of course!  A  very
nice touch indeed.

jw.

--- fredbart26753 <fnb@...> wrote:
> --- In CZsynth@y..., "artistirossetti" <sartre@s...>
> wrote:
> > Hello.
> > Since there aren't any dedicated drum machines
> that would offer 
> > digital synthesis, I use my CZ-3000 to do drum
> sounds. The problem 
> is 
> > that my imagination (coupled with not exactly
> brilliant 
> programming 
> > skills) has come to an end. If anyone could send
> me (or trade me, 
> I 
> > have lots of original and useful drum sounds) any
> cool drum 
> patches, 
> > I'd be most grateful. I'm interested in all
> standard drum stuff - 
> > kicks, snares, toms etc. but what I'd most like
> are some cymbals 
> (I 
> > can't programme a hi-hat for the life of me, and
> I'd REALLY need a 
> > crash) and some claps (the ones I programmed sound
> like wood 
> > percussion at best).
> > 
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Saso.
> > 
> > sartre@s...
> 
> HI,
> I'm new here and this is my first post. I have read
> ~ 97% of the 
> postings on the board and I remember one where
> eneryone was having a 
> good laugh at the cz101/1000 preset sound #16
> (percussion), even 
> going so far as to question whether anyone has ever
> actually used 
> this sound. I have to agree that it is a pretty
> pathetic percussion 
> sound, however I have found it to be very useful
> over the years. Ii 
> your post above you say that you are particularly
> looking for clap 
> sounds among others. I have found this #16 sound to
> be an excellent 
> handclap sound if used in a particular way. First
> off you need to 
> add the appropriate EFX (reverb or delay to taste).
> Then you strike 
> 4 keys at once. All 4 keys in close proximity to
> each other (all 
> minor 2nds and a few major 2nds if they were pitched
> sounds). Do 
> this in the range where the highest pitch is ~ the
> 'C' one octave 
> below the top note on the keyboard and where the
> bottom note is ~ 
> the 'G' below that.  You can repeat these exact
> pitches for a more 
> static electronic type sound or you can vary the
> pitches (but keep 
> within the 6-7 note range) for a more human/organic
> sound.    also 
> if you play this sound with both hands spread over
> the middle of the 
> keyboard and quickly strike random keys you can get
> a pretty 
> good "synthesized applause" sound. (Good for a laugh
> at those gigs 
> where the late crowd hasn't come in yet and you feel
> like you are 
> playing for the other ppl in the band ;)
>   Also ... greetings to all my fellow casio junkies
> on here,
> Frank
> 
> 


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