The casio cz1 was the top of the casios cz synthesizer line. It can load and transmit cz patches it functions as a sysex editor for the hardware. The sounds were all designed using cz touch a precursor to patch base, but you dont need it to use these sounds. Free casio cz sound library inspired by stranger things. They keys do not feel great though, i have had better keys on a cheap midi controller and the touch sensitivity is almost absent. The notes were not dynamically shared across the parts you had to decide how many notes each part needed from a maximum of eight. Brasses, basses, pads, leads, percussion, drums, its all in there. A windows editor for the cz101 and cz you can download.
Like an old, dusty synth you forgot about in the corner, this patch imagines vintage string machine with. Take creative control of your casio cz1 with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plugin. Exclusive free patches giveaway rob jones has got his sound design head on and come with this free set of synth patches for the virtualcz synth. Patch listing i should point out there are two syx banks since cz.
More than half are presets from the instrument, and the rest are. Cz touch cz touch is a patch editor for the casio cz series of synthesizers. Like an old, dusty synth you forgot about in the corner, this patch imagines vintage string machine with unrealistic plucked and sustained strings together. Fm and pd are totally different animals which on occasion can make similarly metallic patches. This is a run through of 64 sounds loaded into my casio cz1 phase distortion synthesizer. It came with 100 presets and these are now available for you to enjoy on your cz1.
It has nonvelocitysensitive minikeys and can be powered with six d batteries. Midi quest pro, midi quest and midi quest essentials each include a library of public domain sounds which have been collected, converted to midi quests file format, and freed of duplicates. Czounds breathes new life into the casio cz synthesizer. Patch base has the best casio cz1 editor and librarian available for mac and ipad. I spent many nights programming new sounds with it. By contrast the cz5000 is easy to program and fun to play. Several sets are free for download, and the rest are sold in sets. Listen to our patch set audio demos to hear recreations and interpretations of sounds from dozens of classic songs. These patches should work on all the synths in the casio cz range. Phase distortion through oscillator circuitry was accomplished by reading a sine wave table stored in memory. Its not a matter of north carolina barbecue vs south carolina barbecue.
Casios pro line of synths from the 80s using phase distortion synthesis. Fully serviced and tested by professionals and working great. I recall at one point i had an a4 binder with photocopied patch sheets with. He also provides a fix for win9x unisyn users that are having problems with cz profiles. So grab all the patches for the casio cz5000 and enjoy. If you have a cz101, cz, cz3000, cz5000, or cz1 then.
The best of the cz series, this is a serious synthesizer, despite the casio name. This library includes 2007 patches for the casio cz1 and is a great way to instantly enhance your collection of sonic resources. Casio cz230 was used by vince clarke erasure on the wonderland album. No longer are you limited to saving only 16 or 32 patches. With a help of my good old atari 1040stf and a program called czdroid ive managed to upload 7 banks each containing 16 patches originating from the little known casio cz230 synthesizer. Czounds offers a large and growing number of patches for cz synthesizers. Casio cz1 editor and librarian patch base coffeeshopped. Cztranger things is a free collection of 16 patches for casio cz synthesizers, inspired. The cz101 is based on phase distortion pd synthesis, which is similar to fm synthesis. Download patch base for ipad free in the app store. Listen to our patch set audio demos to hear recreations and interpretations of. The casio cz digital synthesizer has one of the most unique oscillators of all time. To load dons soundset just use a normal sysex librarian.
Each collection of 64 patches recreates the sounds of more than 10 classic synthpop songs. Czingles 1984 64 casio cz patches inspired by radio hits of 1984. It has a full 61note 5octave keyboard with velocity and aftertouch sensitivity. Cz pack 1 is a set of 20 custom patches that work with most of the cz synthesizer family. It has some great sounds and capable of good percussive sounds as well as bass and pads. The cz1 was a step up with two separate outputs, but retained the restriction of manual note assignment. Topics casio cz1, casio cz1, cosmo synth, service manual, schematic. These soundbanks are also compatible with the cz1 except for velocity parameters. All key synthesis functions are on the front panel, with graphic envelope displays no more menus. The patches work with the cz101, cz, cz3000, and cz5000. Diva presets my official soundbank for uhe diva34 carefully curated and custom made patches for one of my favorite goto synths. The cz1 synthesizer offered the classic cz sound, but also featured stored splits and layers, velocity and aftertouch sensitivity.
This unit comes with the original collectable hard case, manuals and what we believe to be the original power cord. Also a big beast and good midi keyboard for all the other gear. The casio cz1 is a 61 key digital synth that can be purchased used for a very affordable price. And then repack the whole thing for the cz1 series. I still have a notebook full of handwritten patches. Cz230 is actually based on the legendary cz101 engine. Everything is included on cd, otherwise its sent as a digital download. Czounds products casio cz synthesizer patches inspired. Akai miniak alesis micron casio cz1, cz101, cz, cz3000, cz5000 clavia nord lead 2, nord lead 2x. Czsounds announces 4 new casio cz synth patch sets and. All pro patches are new and original, professional quality sounds.
A page with some cz patches available for download. It can be thought of as a casio cz3000 with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch added to the keyboard specifications. Patch king sounds for cz101, cz, cz3000, cz5000 and cz1 are your best upgrade value. Orbital decays casio cz patches page geocities cached code. Most of the patches were written specifically for protools.
He in fact had several of those stacked on top of each other. Of the cz series of synthesizers, the cz101 is the one most like a toyhomekeyboard. Midi in and out cables from the back of your synth to your midi interface are needed to send patches to and from your synthesizer for editing from your synth, mac, pc. The casio cz1 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 61 key, 16 voice multitimbral digital synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators 8 waveforms with ring and noise mod, dedicated 8 stage pitch, phase, and volume envelopes per voice, along with vibrato, portamento, 128 presets 64. Patchman music offers professional soundbanks for the following casio cz series synthesizers. In honor of s first ever casio day, ive put together this little collection of free casio vsts and sound banks. Casio cz1 phase distortion synthesizer preset patch demo. This soundset comes with 64 patches and 64 combinations aka tone mix. The first reasonably modern digital synth i had was a casio cz101, and. Available as system exclusive or standard midi files. Phyczical attraction 64 casio cz patches inspired by the songs and sounds of madonna. Cz touch is a patch editor for the casio cz series of synthesizers. Enjoy deep basses, thick leads, punchy horns, rich pads, sweeps, effects and retro flavor galore. The cz1 competes with the cz5000 for the best all around phase distortion digital synth.
Virtualcz mirrors the synthesis architecture of the original. Additionally, the homekeyboard model ct6500 used 48 phase distortion presets from the cz line. The cz1 has the most advanced keyboard of all the cz series synths. Midi quest casio cz1 editor and librarian for windows and. The cz series is a family of lowcost phase distortion synthesizers produced by casio in the mid1980s. The cz1 also featured a backlit display an improvement over the rest of the series. That is what made me purchase is, i found one online for less than 200 dollars and purchased it immediately.
This is a collection of 7 windows based vsts, 2 sound banks, and one ableton instrument that are all either casio emulators, sampled from, or casio inspired. View and download casio cz1 operation manual online. I own some yamaha fm synths as well as my cz1 and vz1. The case design also reflected a more professional approach that casio was taking. Czounds has announced 4 new patch sets for classic casio cz synths, including casio cz1, cz101, cz, cz3000 and cz5000 synthesizers the new casio cz synth patches are inspired by 1980s synthpop bands. The cz patch library czpl is an essential companion for the casio cz series of synthesizers. Do not use the cartridgemidi saveload function on the cz1. So, for the modicum sum of 300,000 lire back then the euro was still in the dreams of some european functionaries i became the proud owner of a casio cz. The cz series were a family of lowcost phase distortion synthesizers produced by casio mid1980s.
Includes cz101, cz, cz3000, cz5000 and cz1 synthesizers. The casio cz1 is the most highend model in the cz line of phase distortion synthesizers. Casio cz patches 539 downloads koto bass 330 downloads koto bass samples casio cz1 369. Czounds casio cz synth patches are inspired by 1980s synthpop bands. Cz pack 1 contains 20 separate sysex files, each containing a patch for your cz. As an added bonus, we offer outstanding quantity discounts when ordering more than one soundbank. Cz1 sysex have some extra bytes of info for names and velocityaftertouch, so there are a few cz1 patches that i converted to cz101,2000s,3000,5000 syx patches. Create random patches, and init patches as starting points for new sounds play your synth for sound testing using the onscreen keyboard patch base currently has editors for the following synthesizers, with more to come. To acquire a large midnam library easily we recommend downloading the free demo of digital performer that will install hundreds of midnams into your libraryaudiomidi devicesmotu folder. Casio cz series sounds kid nepro sound patches and. Virtualcz, virtualcz plugin, buy virtualcz, download. View and download casio cz1 service manual and spare parts list online. Budget synth based on phase distortion synthesis, mathematical alteration of a digital sinewave, pd is inspired by yamaha fm technology like historic yamaha dx7 synthesizer.
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