The Casio CZ-1000 is a digital synthesizer with the "phase distortion" synthesis. It came out 1985 and it was one of the first low cost synthesizers with MIDI multimode.
The CZ-1000 looks like s...
The Casio CZ-1000 is a digital synthesizer with the "phase distortion" synthesis. It came out 1985 and it was one of the first low cost synthesizers with MIDI multimode.
The CZ-1000 looks like something between Yamaha DX7 and Korg Poly-800. Like the Korg Poly-800, it can run with batteries. The CZ-101 is virtually the same, it just has small keys.
Casio had the idea to develop a digital synth with modern digital sounds, which is easy to program like an analog synth. Indeed, it uses similar terminology (DCO, DCW, DCA) - if you understand subtractive synthesis, the CZ will be also easy for you to understand. Instead of real filters, you have the DCW - this is the unit, which distorts the phase of the DCO. Resonance is not available, but you can produce similar sounds with special DCO waveforms. There are 8 waveforms, two of them can be used at once.
It has portamento, monophonic / polyphonic modes and cartridge storage. Like the original DX7, the display is not backlit.
The Casio can produce digital and analog-style sounds. Great house organs can be produced. Some "filter sweep" sounds are interesting (the bass in the movie). But other analog-style sounds are a bit static and boring to my ears, I would recommend the Casio for digital sounds - not for the analog sounds. Analog sounds are better on the competitor Korg Poly-800.
The timing of the sound engine is not the best - a three notes chord causes a significant delay between notes (you can hear it in the movie). But okay, it was a small budget synth.
In the video I played the CZ-1000 with a Lexicon MPX 500 reverb.
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Cool!!! A synth with life of its own!! :-) It seems to be a common issue I´ve seen 2 or more videos of the CZ1000 & 101 with transposed keys... transposed a 5th up. I´m planning to buy one, to use with a talkbox. I´m between a CZ101 (love its size) or a CZ3000 (has mod wheel)... same price.
The CZ1000 was my first polyphonic synth. When I first tried it after buying, I was very sad because of the awful presets. After a few months, i discovered very impressive capabilities of this engine. But only 4 voices polyphony, it's very frustrating.
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It seems to be a common issue I´ve seen 2 or more videos of the CZ1000 & 101 with transposed keys... transposed a 5th up.
I´m planning to buy one, to use with a talkbox. I´m between a CZ101 (love its size) or a CZ3000 (has mod wheel)... same price.