![]() ![]() You can even create a new waveform, by utilising one cycle of an existing sample & editing it.In other words, you can create custom waveforms from which you can synthesise sounds, or layer with other raw samples. Interestingly, the FZ range also allows you to enter a "Synthesis mode, where you can use either a raw sample, or a choice of sine waves (up to the first 48 harmonics) to create waveforms with additive synthesis. You can also blend two copies of a sample together in "Mix mode" or blend different samples.In either mode you can append one sample to another including setting X-fade parameters, and/or the 2nd voice can be detuned, delayed or both to create chorus & ADT FX etc. aftertouch also assigns LFO to DCA & LFO to DCF as well. Also you can assign velocity & aftertouch to DCO level & rate, and DCF level & rate & resonance. The LFO's can be assigned to DCA depth, & DCF depth. again, usual.they have stereo & 8 individual mono outs.The keyboard can be mapped in loads of different ways.even with velocity split.įrom the point of view of ease of use & library, the FZ's aint that hot, but along with the Emax range, they do offer fairly comprehensive synthesis in a sampler at a budget s/hand price.The FZ range utilising LFO's, DCA 8 step envelopes, and DCF envelopes. The FZ's are 8 note poly (usual for this age), & can contain up to 64 samples in ram. ![]() it's a good sampler that emax !!.anyways. believe it or not the Emax was 2800 !!!!!!. The FZ Sampler was the first commercially available 16 bit sampler on the market from a major manufacturer.and was pretty ahead of it's time.The FZ Samplers offered a synthesis section only rivaled by the soon to arrive excellent E-mu products.(although the synthesis on the E-mu stuff was real analog, & the Casio's were Digital).yet the casio was priced if i remeber at about £ 999. the CZ101 is a right old bass machine actually. their samplers were quite innovative, and their "phase-distortion" synths offer some very interesting sounds. but in the end i guess they made a corporate descision to drop the market. but they made good kit.Now the fact that no-one could ever get in touch with anyone every time they called the Casio offices, may have had something to do with it.I remember trying over & over to get details of their kit.only to be always told."There's no-one in the office right now". But, they were never taken seriously maybe because of the connection to consumer home-keyboards (hasnt stopped yamaha tho !!. drum boxes with sampling ability.and the FZ samplers, the first major company 16 bit sampler. A comprehensive range of synths.midi drum kit. In the late 80's, they had an excellent range of equiptment. CASIO SOFTWARE FOR MAC HOW TOCasio FZ-1 - FZ-10M - FZ-20M Casio made a few variations based on 1 or 2 meg of memory.The FZ1 is a standard 1 mb sampler expandable to 2 mb.the FZ10M is the equivilant module/rack version.and there was the FZ20M.which came with the 2 mb upgrade installed.also, at the bottom of the page is a link to a site where you will find details of how to upgrade to 4 mb of ram !!.(not a casio upgrade)Ĭasio is an interesting story. ![]()
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