Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

--- In CZsynth@y..., Eitan Shefer <eshefer@a...> wrote:
> has anyone done a reaktor CZ emulation? 

I have no reactor (= overpriced for capabilities.. if you ask me), but
I use SynCmodular and SynthEdit. There is currently a prototype of
Cz-101 on works with synthedit. It's not public yet and I'm testing it
(current name is CzAlpha)

It has 8-stage envelopes and Cz-waveforms about right (not noise and
Ringmod). Synthedit has good PD-oscillator on basic pack (and yes,..
it's curently freeware.. may become SW sometime though). 

For more info of Synthedit 
see http://www.synthedit.com/
and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syntheditusers/


> a few years ago I begun doing one, but never got to finish it. The idea
> was to sample single cycle loops of ALL of the CZ waves and emulate the
> ocilators by going thru the cycle loops.. thus emulating the "filter"
> envelope.. I stopped doing it once I realized I had to sample, edit,
> 32*100 of those cycle loops...

Does not sound good idea.. IMHO too much work and will not produce
continuous sound flow.. Allthough those walues are entered as integers
that system does count on floats.. (or fixed point).. So it would not
be as smooth as original on waveform trasitions. 

Best chanse currently is Synthedit.. It has decent PD-synth generators
(and about right waveforms).. 
 
> did anyone try something like that?
> 
> I was'nt sure how I would emulate the ringmod, though..

I'm sure it can be handled.. That synth sounds currently a bit too
clean though.. How could it be made more rough like real CZ-101 ??? 


Joanna