Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Is it just a dream?  Could it be done?  I think the Casio CZ synths 
with a VCF, like the HT 3000, 6000 would be amazing.

Has anyone ever dared think this to be possible?  

Micah

A single VCF (like the Korg Poly 800, Casio HT-700/3000) wouldn't be difficult.  A couple of modular synthesizer parts (VCF, envelope, LFO, midi to CV/Gate) connected together properly (so that the envelope can be used for single/multiple triggering and the filter can track the highest played note) would give you essentially the same thing as the Korg/Casio synths with a single global filter.  Of course, you won't be able to store patch data or use the 8-stage envelopes, and the filter comes after any amplification (no final VCA), but more sophisticated setups could be used for stereo filtering, state variable filters, etc.  Possibly something like a Sherman Filterbank would already include this functionality (I haven't looked into it).

Anything fancier than that (filter data stored as part of the patch, 8-stage envelopes, per-voice polyphonic filtering, Prophet 5 "Poly Mod") would require you to re-engineer and rebuild everything from scratch- not something that can be "added on".

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From: yazzofever@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:44:21 +0000
Subject: [CZsynth] A VCF Casio CZ mod-could it be done?
















  


    
            Is it just a dream?  Could it be done?  I think the Casio CZ synths 

with a VCF, like the HT 3000, 6000 would be amazing.



Has anyone ever dared think this to be possible?  



Micah




      

    
    
















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Thanks Scott, WOW!(you know your stuff) I won't be doing this anytime 
soon but as I just wrote, I sort of feel that the Casio CZ gets 
nearly VCF-ish by adding the chorus.

It adds something, something that makes the sound irregular.


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Scott Nordlund <gsn10@...> wrote:
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be difficult.  A couple of modular synthesizer parts (VCF, envelope, 
LFO, midi to CV/Gate) connected together properly (so that the 
envelope can be used for single/multiple triggering and the filter 
can track the highest played note) would give you essentially the 
same thing as the Korg/Casio synths with a single global filter.  Of 
course, you won't be able to store patch data or use the 8-stage 
envelopes, and the filter comes after any amplification (no final 
VCA), but more sophisticated setups could be used for stereo 
filtering, state variable filters, etc.  Possibly something like a 
Sherman Filterbank would already include this functionality (I 
haven't looked into it).
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> Anything fancier than that (filter data stored as part of the 
patch, 8-stage envelopes, per-voice polyphonic filtering, Prophet 
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