Casio CZ-1 Demo Track by Electronic Pop Artist Anjelicas Baby

[ArmTheHomelessMusic]

Great video! I was wondering if the cz keyboard here has a built in sequencer?Please check out my page!

[Deepwatermusic]

Nice music!!! I've owned a few CZ's over the years and like 'em.

[seeyouintheeighties]

i heard a rumor that this synth did the bassline for "berlin - take my breath away"

[bluesparklejet]

Yes I am surprised what a 150 quid KB sounds like with some contemp kit. It really has got the 80s in the background... I like this!

[mindstormsabrewin]

That bass sound is just as thick and heavy as any analog synth. I loved my CZ.

[TheSynthZone]

I still prefer Cubase for some reason and i do miss the" Cheezy" Cz 1 as many labeled it. Phase distortion technology has very interesting sonic applications. I still use my RZ 1 for low tech beats and some decent sequencing elements.. Casio? It is so!

Everyone i knew was dumping Oberheims for the expensive Yamaha DX 7. Now it would take 10 Dx to get half an Oberheim! lol

Hey ---very cool song!

[SPFXsynthesisers]

Man,I love this track it has got a proper groove.Love it

If you are interested I have a website with loads of free synth sounds for Jp8000's yamahas etc all free.my web site is synthmagic.co.uk check it out there may be some sounds you like and its all free brother.

Thers even an ARP Quadra synth for Kontakt 4 for Mac and PC.

Keep making these great tracks man,they rock big time.

[1986uno45s]

Are all the sounds CZ-1 presents or are they modified/ your own creation? I especially love the phased/ chorus strings at 2.55 and would like to try and get this sound on my own CZ-1 :-)

[jimi18032]

Hi there! Great demo! What is the name of the sound that is heard at the very beginning if the clip just after you introduce yourself? Is it a preset sound or one you created or modified? Thanks.

[andy04134]

Hi there Anjelicas, great demo. I have a cz1 and havent played it for over a decade. I got it out today to have a play with it and a lot of it's notes dont play.

Is there a fix for this problem?? Any clues or possible clues would be VERY much welcomed.

Regards, Andy. Melbourne australia.

[Elektriber]

sounds like streets of rage! :D

[GanEdenAustralia]

Great track mate. Vince Clarke would be proud as another user of Casio synths. :)

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thankyou, I thought Vince Clark had but was not 100% sure. Just brought a Roland VG99 modeling guitar processor. Oviously for my guitars, however, sounds bloody amazing with my old synth gear like the CZ-1.

[TheSynthFreq]

Sweet. Very nice work.

Nice to see other visually impaired keyboardists on youtube,

I actually modify my CZ-5000 with braille labels so that I can tell which buttons do what. I find that the CZ series synths are easy to use even without sight. There are no looping menus either, helpful. You can listen to changes during the editing process by holding the key down and go through the level changes and hear the effect of the parameter. Too bad there are no screen readers for synthesizers!

:)

[pmleishman]

Yes, even though they are digital they really are easy to program with poor vision once yu get the hang of it. I think the way they lae out the programming section on their synths was well thought out. Also, surprisingly the mark I dx7's arn't to bad either.

[dvamateur]

Casio, had fantastic instruments in the 80's. The whole CZ-series, the CZ-1 being top of the line, the FZ-1, the AZ-1 controller, the RZ-1 drum machine, and the VZ-1. The VZ-1 was the latest offering in 1988, and then Casio stopped making pro instruments. I believe the reason for that was that most people associated Casio with home keyboards. I used to have a HT-6000 and VZ-1. I sold them in favor of a Roland D-70. Regret selling those Casio synthesizers to this day.  I was simply stupid

[AnjelicasBaby]

Yes I think your right. I brought my first CZ-1 new in 1987 and the name Casio did have a bit of a poor man's sports car e image about it in keyboard players minds as I recall.

[dvamateur]

Yeah, the VZ-1 was probably more powerful than the DX7, but the price of the VZ-1 sank from $1,500 list to $450 at Sam Ash music store. I got it brand new then. It was a great instrument, with eight state envelopes, tone modulation structures, aftertouch, etc. It lacked an effect processor, but that was okay those days. It actually meant that it was a pro instrument designed for use in studio, where effect processor are norm. Anyway, good old days. Sad that Casio abandoned pro market

[AnjelicasBaby]

Yes, I was surprised that Casio stepped back from the professional synthesizer market. So no plans for you to switch to a software only setup in the future?

[squeakD]

I really wish Casio would step back into the synth market. They're more than capable of making one today. It would sell too. There are enough of us around to remember the CZ series :) Casio could do a re-birth of the CZ series with some updates and it would be a huge seller.......

[AnjelicasBaby]

Yeah, Yamaha brought out the DX200 with realtime controls on DX7 sounds, its wild. I want one but Can't find one yet. I'd like A CZ with a fatter sound, FX and maybe realtime controls rather than their past setup. Mind you the CZ was quite easy to program but I'd love Juno like controls. I was plesently surprised to find their is still a big fan base for hardware gear. It kind of feels like office work or something just using a computer LOL.

[1986uno45s]

@squeakD Totally agree with you! Imagine a CZ 1 with greater patch memory, more onboard effects and real time parameter controls. A kind of 'Phase Distortion modelling' synth! I find it really sad that Casio produced such fantastic pro instruments in the 1980's but musical snobbery stopped many 'musicians' from taking them seriously (Vince Clark excepted). Still, that musical snobbery has enabled me to pick up some wicked Casio bargains. The Cult of Casio has just begun ;-)

[musicajuro]

Its great man, I love it! Very nice work. If you get a chance try to check out my CZ-3000 video.

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thank you, sure send me a message with a link to your CZ3000 vid. It would be easier for me to find it having no vision and all that. I was going to dump my hardware stuff, but I don't think I will now could be a big mistake.

[retrosound72]

My second synth ever. I really like the CZ- sound.

very nice track !

5*****

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thank you very much. My second synth to. However, I sold a Juno 106 for it in (1987). At the time I was horrified to find that the CZ did not sound like my lovely Juno. I was a bit young at the time and stupidly thought my CZ would be a more improved Juno. (LOL) how stupid is that!!!. The CZ-1 has a special place in my heart now thankfully. I see you only use hardware synths. Just got a DX7 MK1. It might be my imagination but it sounds warmer and fatter than the FM7 softsynths DX7 sounds.

[m4rKo7]

Really like this track!5 stars!!

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thank you for the feedback. I might turn it into something more like a finished master later. I was really surprised at what the CZ could do with new gear to support it. It's been sitting on a stand for two years doing not a lot LOL. I kind of got sucked into the whole Softsynth thing.