Van Halen 1984 played on a Casio CZ-1000

This is my Rendition of Van Halen's 1984 done in a CASIO CZ 1000.Since I cannot split the keyboard, I had to put both sounds together and mix them so they sound as close to the Oberheim as possible.

Casio was very big during the 80's mostly in the watches and toy keyboards arena that is why probably their synthesizers were looked down. Even so there is a lot of power in these gadgets and you can get a lot out of them.

Remember.. It does not matter how humble your synth is, if you let guys like Geoff Downes or Jim Gilmour use it, you will be amaze of what can come out of it.

Special thanks to benanderson88, he has a lot of good videos on the CZ synths.

WARPSPEED!!!!

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Van
• Halen
• 1984
• CASIO
• CZ-1000
• synthesizer

[djmmusic2320]

would anyone happen to know what adapters work for the cz-1000 because i lost mine and i dont know which ones would work for the cz-1000

[kaluwaku666]

9 volt dc...?

But you have to keep some batteries inside for keeping the memory.

[dvamateur]

Casio instruments were fantastic in the 80's. The CZ-1, CZ-1000, CZ-101, CZ-3000, CZ-5000, FZ-1, VZ-1, AZ-1, RZ-1.... HT-6000. It's very sad that they had to back away from pro market by the end of the 80's. I used to have the HT-6000 and then the VZ-1. The VZ-1 was fully feautured pro synthsesizer with aftertouch keyboard, three wheels, and all. It was I think more powerful than the the DX7II. I regret it now that I sold it just because it was a Casio. Stuipd me.  Thanks for posting!

[lavakava]

80s music kicks ass!

[blueleadguitar]

@kaluwaku666 I have one of these, bought from new in 1985. Most of the pro bands in the mid 80's used them but a lot of them covered up the 'Casio' name cos they were embarrassed. They shouldn't have been as this was one of the greatest keyboards of its time, and still sounds great. Nice demo too by the way :-)

[mrjohnredcorn2]

Awesome! By the way, you're not the only one that needs to lose a belly! Well, you probably lost yours by now. Anyway, this was a nice rendition!

[TriWeeklyMidget]

there's something about that piece of music that makes me feel weird and a bit emotional, i always thought it had a lot to do with the sounds on the record because they're so big! but this proves that the music stands on its own. well done man!

[AnalogAudio1]

@dvamateur the Casio CZ's or VZ's are nice keyboards, but they could never sound as clear, complex, and punchy like a Yamaha DX7. Please compare E-pianos, basses and FX. There are big differences in sound quality.

[smackyjack]

I never laughed so hard as when I heard "Punch IT!" and then you start at the very beginning on the slow part.You're now my favorite person for the next 10 minutes or so. Bravo! Great sound coming out of that little CZ too!

[crashbashBearminator]

No, but thanks anyway.