MATRIXSYNTH: Accessing the Casio CZ Series Hidden Waveforms


Sunday, July 01, 2012

Accessing the Casio CZ Series Hidden Waveforms

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Accessed via the iCZ - iControlMIDI (iTunes) Casio CZ series editor on iPad.
Quick tutorial: The Casio CZ series are Phase Distortion synths - Casio's version FM synthesis. With Yamaha FM synthesis there are carrier waveforms and modulator waveforms. The carrier is what you hear and the modulator modulates. The DX7 has various combinations of them modulating each other referred to as algorithms. On the CZ series, and referenced below, Waves are carriers and "Window Waves" are modulators.

"We are using a Line 1 + Line 2' structure, but not using both Lines at the same time. Line 1 DCO Wave 1 is Null (Hidden Wave); Line 1 DCO Wave 2 is Sine Sync and Line 1 Window Wave is Triangle. Line 2 DCO Wave 1 is Double Sine; Line 2 DCO Wave 2 is Off and Line 2 Window Wave is Spike (Hidden Wave).
In the first part, only Line 1 can be heard.
In the second part, we are using iControlMIDI increase the DCW1 Level 1 to max which makes the Window Modulation sounds like a resonant filter.
In the third part and last, we are using iControlMIDI to add Line 2' (so with Detune) and you can hear the Window Wave Spike effect which almost sounds like a distortion whereas the Line 2 DCO Wave 1 Double Sine sounds like a back-end sawtooth.
There is a very short software delay and software chorus."

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iCZ - iControlMIDI
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