On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, austeritygirlone wrote:
> I'd like to own one. Unfortunately they seem to have risen in price ofer
> the last two years. I'm owning a DX-7, though and judging by samples of
> the CZ-101 they sound pretty similar. Though the DX-7 has undoubtfully
> the better keyboard and seems in general more powerful, the CZ seems to
> have the better and more (per osc) EGs. How I've missed that the DX-7
> doesn't have a pitch EG for every single operator (osc). This would be
> so cool...
>
> "the CZ-101 has as many as eight (8) stages for each generator! Both
> oscillators, filters and amplifiers have their own envelope generators,
> so some pretty complex echo, warping and morphing effects can be
> achieved with these."
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i currently have a CZ-1 and FS1r. long ago, i had a CZ-101 and TX81z.
there are some big similarities between the casio "phase distortion" and
the yamaha FM, as there are also big differences.
one of the biggest differences between them is that the CZ synths are
∗much∗ quicker and easier to program, especially from the front panel. if
i have a sound in my head, i can (almost every time) make it happen much
quicker on a CZ than a DX/TX/FS1r.
just like poly-800 vs juno, whatever works best for you is best for you...
they both work well for me, although the CZ-1 is so damn bulky and heavy.
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