Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

>And you say MT-68 is editable, and I suppose it should be great. Yes,
>nasty and cool, and it may generate quite similar sounds as HZ/HT.
>'Line select' attracts me much. What kind of function is it?

I think the pre-PCM Casios used a sort of analog/digital approach.  In my 
PT-80 I think the way it works is a few basic enveloped waves come off of 
the main chip (drum sounds included) and they are processed a bit on another 
board with simple fixed filters and things like that to get the different 
sounds.  I don't know what the specific circuits do but I have the general 
idea.  But the PT-80 was monophonic.  As far as I know all of the PTs and 
VLs and low end things like that worked the same way.  I don't know about 
the MTs but I would imagine they're similar.

>Around that time, sound editing capability was much favored. CASIO and
>YAMAHA produced some editable pop keyboards (Notably, some YAMAHAs can
>be edited via MIDI). Good old days for synths...

In addition to an HT-700 (and MT-68 as well!) I've been meaning to look for 
a Yamaha PSS-470 or something like that.  Great OPL-style FM. the 680 is 
even better....

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