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    ES ecl ae CASIO. GZ SYNTHESIZER See eet) SOUT aR OT a Seales he Executive Editor: Sendy Feldstein Managing Editor: Patrick Wilson | Art Direction: Ted Engelbert LayoutDesign: Susan Hartman Cover Design: Thom Dower Casi lago courtesy Casi ine. ‘esyran | MONLY Aled Pbchng Co. In ‘seN #osezessare for Lesiie and Adam BIOGRAPHY ‘Andtow Schlesinger is a synnsictcomposer who has worked ‘extensively in the field of synthesizer programering forthe last 12 yoar. Ho stucod synthesizer basis a the Boston Schoo! of Electonic Music In ‘he ite 70s, and in 1985 founded Synthetic Productions, an independent programming company dedieatos othe producion ofa high-qualy ioe brary forthe Casio CZ line of synthesizers He is now recognized a8 one of he foremost authoritos on C2 programming, nd Mis CZ Super Casio Program voice cartridges are onsdered fo contain come ef he best patches avaiable for these synthesizers. He curtoty resides in Now York with his wile and son, and iS creating a voce ibrar ‘or Casio's new V2 series of synthesizers €2 SUPER CASIO PROGRAMS ‘The GZ Super Casio Programs area soris of thee diferent 64-voice RAM cartridges, ech containing a wide variety of stuci-qualty patches thatean be Used In allot the CZ syihesizers. For more information, please contact Symtate Productions 545 West End Avenue Now York, NY. 10024 = | CONTENTS ] Preface . ‘Acknowiedgemenis Introduction } CHAPTERS | 1. SOUND MADE SIMPLE ENVELOPE AMPLITUDE FREQUENCY TIMBRE 2. THE CONCEPTS OF CONTROL & MODULES | MoouLes ‘Generators Moaitors Contos | 3. PHASE DISTORTION EXPLAINED ... | 4. INSIDE THE ENVELOPES 8 a 3 ° 3 ENVELOPE SHAPES ‘tack ‘Decay Sustan | eonse | envevope Stess 7 “Accessing an Envcope and Programing tie Sap 7 To“Atr he Vavos of RATE or ever 8 T, Oycie tough th Ditorent ENV STEPS ‘9 ENVELOPE POINT? 19 SUSTAIN PONT 20 To Progra aid Sa th Susi Ping 8 | END POINT? a -Prograrining the End Point a INSIDER'S TIPS ON Ee 2 5, ANATOMY OF THE Cz . 24 | THEEFFECT secrion 24 | ‘iors Ovor Pi | ch Bond Rage 2 | Ponamento 26 |THE PROGRAMMER SECTION 2% “Prosets 38 intemal z Cant 2 wv An Insider's Guida to the Casio OZ 6, CZ-1 EXTRAS! \GomparerRecall ‘Solo “one ie “ip Sata ane ibe ‘Keyboard Spit ‘To Seta Keyboard Spit. Key Transpose. ‘Weta Witing to inarnai~ Bingo Paich C2-0171000) Wating to Cartndge — Single Patch (C2-101/1006) ‘Saving 16 intemal Patches to Canoe z:101/1000), Loading 16 Cartage Voices ito Inara Momma (6Z.101 10171000), Wing to inemnal — Sing Paich (22° 3000'5000) Woting t Cartnage (Cz 000'5000) ‘Saving itornal Barks A & Bo Carrio ‘Saving Inoral Barks © & D to Carrie ‘Loading a Set of 16:Cartidge Patches itd Internal Banks A © Loading a Second Set ot 16 Garrige Paiches into janks C4 D ‘THE DATA ENTRY SECTION Value UCD window ‘THE PARAMETER SECTION ‘rato Sota The ine: The 62 Sound Chain Line Select Line 1 Only Line 2On)) Line 1+ Une ‘Programming Possbitastor ib Lines tine re cine aavetorn Faronic Coen (WAVEFORMS 18) ‘The 060 ‘The BOW ‘The BOA Detune “Th fing odistor “The Nol Modator ‘nal Mastor Tun iol & THE CZ ‘The C2-101/1000 ‘ecossing ho MD) Paratars ‘Using the Ml. Tinbral Mode "The €2-9000/5000 ‘Using the MIDI More ode ‘Soting Ditorent Pathos tor Each hii Ghani Contents 28 2 a a 3 2 2 3 m4 o a5 35 38 Sessesesseese ese 36 58 = SSS Transfering a Cartridge Voice to intemal Using the i | EXCHANGE Button a | Patch Mom 6a ‘Normal Keyboaid ode 84 “Tone Ms Koyboara Modo 6 To Detune the Second Patch Using TONE Mix” Bs | | ‘To Ea the Parameters ofthe Two Patches 65 Key Spit Keyboard Mode 6 ‘Opesaton Memory Made 8 Tp Access the 6¢ Dileren! Operation Memories 85 | Foca an Operation Memory so s | Gide Onof| . 7 |THE EFFECT SECTION : “Gide a Oa i “Modulation Whistifor Touch ea ‘THE DATA ENTRY SECTION ‘THE DATA'SAVE LOAD SECTION “To Buk Save Intemal Vooos o Caro cd | To Bulk Load Cartage Vowces into Internal ‘Location « | To Transit Syston Exclusive Patch inormaion 20 To Reco Load) Satan cue Pach era 70 THE PARAMETER SECTION i ‘Nome 8 Torn Na ia Pach i | ‘arate “Coping Para iis Oe Lia i ir | oer ver Mota tHe O24 co ” Inpenen i i 8 Seting Una wine Mt vce aang Satya Pach sen Chock Ore 3 7. TRICKS & TIPS: 20 INSIDER'S PATCHES PATCH 1:"5th Stairway” PATCH 2: Oriental #5* PATCH 3: “Ghorus-Lead™ PATCH &: "Spey PATCH 5: "Hollow Soi | PATCH 6:-Combo Organ PATCH 7: Genene Digtal” PATCH 8:-Atncan #1" PATCH 9:"Giook NT Brass” | PATCH 10: *Fiutey” PATCH 11: "Elctne Brum | PATCH i2:"Dual Echo" PATCH 13:" | PATCH 14:-Siow-Stingor” PATCH 15:-Video Game PATCH 16; "Analog Full” 83 PATCH 17: "Crescendo Brass* 83 | PATCH 18: "Heavy Syncswoep" 9 | PATCH 19: *Conbelr es PATCH 20: "Frog Piano 5 PATCH FORM... % vi ‘An Insider's Guide fo the Casio C2 PREFACE | Why another book onthe CZ? Wel the main eason is that, athough thore are quite afew books and manuals that provde an aburdares of | Seimaligenednomaian nit oz eresouns nbs cine lack of practical howto, hands-on inermation on programing igh-qualty sounds using the Casio Phase Distortion matnod of synthesis. Infact, another tile for ths Book might ba "How to Program the Casio OZ Syrinesizors by Yoursal “This book was writen to provide you win beter understaning of how your C2 synthesizer generates sounds and wih the necessary Information for tanslaing tho sounds your oad into musicaly saistying patches fr your C2 syntiesize. The programming eancents ). MODIFIERS, ‘A meciioris @ modulo that performs some typeof modlcaion o either | the timbre or ampltude ofthe audio signal. The main modifi in te CZ inciade the CCW (Digitally Contalles Waveshaper), which modites the hatmonie content ofthe aus signal produced by two DCO. and the OCA (Digtally Convoled Ampiiien, whicn modiies the amplitude oft aucio ‘ignal, The Ring Modulators aso a typ of imbre modifier but will be ‘soussod in frtner tala, ‘CONTROLLERS Control modules in tha eynthaclzor ar tho theoretical “rectors” nthe ‘sound chain, They prodsee contol signal, which aro rosponsble fr ‘recing, regulating, and conoling te functions of th generators and ‘modifiers. Infact, the gonerator and modifier modulos are realy kindof sat in and of tmealves, They need the controls to "el" them how to perform thar respec uncon. Again the keyboa teling the DCOs ‘what pches to play i a good example of a contol functon. Control signals ao the second ype of signal found inthe synthesizer; these produce no aucble requencies (sound). The contol signals follow Se The Concepts of Contra! & Modules a the contro path trough the synthesize, which i totaly separate om the ‘auco pat. Convo signals ara represantod by broken arrows (----») In te block ciagrams used in ns book, ‘Tho main controler in he CZ include: tho Keyboara the Envelope Generators + the Low Fraquency Oseilator (LFO) the Poh Bend Whee! ‘As you approach your CZ, iis very helptl to take some time and examine ‘he various sections to dotarmine the types ang numbers othe tho

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