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Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main ICs?)

2013-10-08 by charlie midi gfa

whats on the extra 8 i have?


charlie




----- Original Message -----
From: "jammie" <jammie.emma@...>
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
ICs?)




there should be 150 fzb disks


they are not floppy format you will need to dump them then save to floppy
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Paul Krull
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:20 AM
  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
ICs?)








   Here's a link to what looks like the whole set of FZ factory disks:
   http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4797433/FZ10-M.zip




  I apologize if it's actually some alien worm but I've downloaded it and
unzipped it and have a stack of FZ 20M formatted floppies standing by so
I'll be the first to go if it all goes wrong.
   Cheers,
      Paul T






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  From: Paul Krull <paul.krull@...>
  To: "CZsynth@yahoogroups.com" <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
  Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2013 12:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
ICs?)






   There are pages of public domain FZ sounds out there but of course I
didn't come across any searching just now. I think it would be great to have
a file section where floppy files can be uploaded and downloaded. It does a
lot to extend the lives of some of these synths to have ready access to to a
bunch of public domain sounds. I've been downloading floppy files for Kawai
K5000 series sounds and Yamaha SY 99 sounds and it's great. I have many of
the Casio factory disks for the FZ samplers which I got from a member of
Queensryche strangely enough.
     Paul T






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  From: charlie midi gfa <charles.copp@...>
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 5:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
ICs?)




  pawn shop here in town had one for sale




  for 6 years..




  i think it eventually fell off the shelf and then off to the bin.....








  should have bought up all the tb303 i saw too at the time
  $99 each!!!!




  ohh the years gone bye
  time time time




  any body think i should start a submission request  thread for fz and cz
  users?
  looking for  the casio disks  which came with the fz1/10




  series
  "FZ Sound Disk C FL-C1"
  including demonstration tune
  optional software mode








  charlie








  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "350ypvs@...m" <350ypvs@...>
  To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
  Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 8:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
  ICs?)








  I didn't know it had previously been up for sale. Looks like the winning
  bidder did the rather too common thing of backing out of the winning bid.
  Still, for 20 quid a midi keyboard with velocity and after-touch is
  somewhat a bargain, even if it weights as much as the QE2!




  And here's another CT6000 up for sale, this time for our American friends:




  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-CASIO-CT-6000-Keyboard-Large-MIDI-Synthesizer-with-Unusual-Features-80s-/141063347935?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item20d807dedf








  On 2 October 2013 23:45, <ianweb@...> wrote:




  > **
  >
  >
  > Strange because the same item was flagged as sold for £19.99 the other
  > day..
  >
  >
  >
  >
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/casio-ct6000-Vintage-Keyboard-/231057904553?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D17233%26meid%3D1707109365446012145%26pid%3D100019%26prg%3D8045%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D251343755942%26&nma=true&si=u6%252FO5F65v26xnh6WRsLEGtf1A3g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
  >
  >
  >
  > ---In czsynth@yahoogroups.com, <350ypvs@...> wrote:
  >
  > For those in the UK interested in owning one of these Casios, I've just
  > found two that have come up on Ebay:
  >
  > CT6000:
  >
  >
  >
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/casio-ct6000-Vintage-Keyboard-/231064724023?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Keyboard_RL&hash=item35cc87e237
  >
  > And a CT6500 has also turned up:
  >
  >
  >
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Casio-CT-6500-keyboard-electric-piano-with-stand-/261296904510?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Keyboard_RL&hash=item3cd682593e
  >
  >
  > I am not linked to either of these sales. Just thought it might be of
  > interest for those in this groups interested in owning one of these
retro
  > Casios :-)
  >
  >
  >
  > On 2 October 2013 03:25, Paul Krull <paul.krull@...> wrote:
  >
  > **
  >
  >  I love the various early Casios and have a few myself:
  >
  > CT 202 C/V
  > CT 1000P Pseudo Additive
  > CZ 5000 PD
  > CZ 1        PD
  > CZ 101  PD
  > SK-2100
  > SK 5
  > VL-1
  > VZ 10M x 2
  > FZ 10M
  > FZ 20M
  > RZ-1
  > MT 35
  > MT 40
  > MT 68
  > CT 7000
  > CT 701
  > CT 403 x 2
  >
  >
  >  You can still find a lot of these if you keep looking. There's a VZ 8m
  > for sale locally sitting in a music store's rack where it's been for a
  > couple years priced very cheap, I suppose I should be a completest and
  > pick
  > it up but I don't really want to. What a great company with so many cool
  > instruments.
  >  Paul T
  >
  >
  >
  >  ------------------------------
  >  *From:* "ianweb@..." <ianweb@...>
  >
  > *To:* CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  > *Sent:* Monday, September 30, 2013 1:18 PM
  > *Subject:* [CZsynth] RE: Casio CT-6000: has it phase distortion? (main
  > ICs?)
  >
  >
  >
  >  The 1000P came to market after the Consonent/Vowel synths. I too have a
  > huge number of Casio synths - as below:
  >
  > CT202 C/V
  > CT1000P Pseudo Additive
  > CZ3000 PD
  > Hohner HS2 (VZ1) PD/FM/RM
  > VZ8m as above
  > HT6000 SD
  > MT400V C/V + Analog Filter
  > GZ50M PCM (GM)

  > Hohner HS1 (FZ1) Sampling plus Limited step Waveform drawing
  >
  >
  > ---In czsynth@yahoogroups.com, <350ypvs@...> wrote:
  >
  > Casio did indeed have a sine wave based sound engine as used in the
  > Casiotone 1000P, 701 and I think a few other models circa 1981 or so. I
  > have a 1000P amongst my collection, and the CT6000 sounds nothing like
it!
  > The 1000P has a very warm sound with some surprisingly deep bass
  > available.
  > It is good for organ type sounds, but that's about it. Apparently, using
  > just sine waves to generate sounds/ tones, these are very hard to use to
  > make any real changes to the overall timbre of the sound. Probably why
  > Casio quickly gave up on this idea and moved to the Consonant Vowel
engine
  > as used in most of their lower end models from the early 80's until PCM
  > engines took over. As mentioned above, the CT6000 was released in late
  > 1984
  > immediately before Phase Distortion came in on the higher spec 'pro' CZ
  > models in 1985. With the pitch bend wheel, midi and bell like 'digital
  > sounds' (that FM and PD synthesis were famously good at generating) it
  > sounds and behaves much more like a CZ than a 1000P.
  >
  >
  > On 30 September 2013 13:16, D T <sneakyflute@...> wrote:
  >
  > **
  >
  >  Didn't Casio also have some sine-wave based engine on the 1000P and 701
  > (and probably others)? Could it have that technology instead?
  >
  > D
  >


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