Great pic spotted on
sequencer.de. You can find a
video featuring the system here.
via
sequencer.de
"Casio ZZ Cosmo Sampler – sort of High-End Sampler 2 OSC, 1 LPF Filter, 3 Casio Level-Rate 8 Step Multisegment Envelopes 4 voice polyphonic, 12 bit, 40kHz, 3 secs sample time, 1 LFO FX synth: 8 voice, 8+25 waveforms (digital), 3.5″ disc drive sequencer, PD $6.4k, 1986, 2 duotimbral..
1986 – sampling was an adventure – but already samplers like Ensoniq MirageDSK1, DSK8, Korg DSS1, DSM1 Sampling Synth and Akai etc. where already on the market at about 3500 (17k€) – 6k DM (3k€)- but this machine was about twice as expensive.
that sampler is 4 voice, the synth is almost like an advanced CZ but with more waveforms – and 8 voices, there were racks, so the system could be expanded. So it is a : Phase Distorion, Sampling, Subtractive Workstation.
1 filter with LPF and Resonance.
1 LFO for everything seems a bit simple but ..
it also had a sequencer aboard with discdrive that captures 4 notes, and 8 per track – it’s all MIDI based.
all a lot cheaper than any CMI or so, but a not the cheapest – the FZ1, Fz10m, Fz20m Sampler followed a lot cheaper with 16bits and even more features and more voices, the CZ5000, CZ3000 feature a 8note sequencer plus PD synthesis, but no filters and “only” 8 waveforms instead of 25 – but – that’s history."
"Based on the ARP Pro-Soloist and identical to the Teisco badged version, this is a very expressive analogue monosynth with some wonderful sounds on-board - the keyboard has aftertouch (with adjustable sensitivity) which can be routed to several functions including the filter and LFO mod depth etc. It has a large variety of preset sounds available on tab switches, plus a variable section with filter, modulation and other controls including a Spring Reverb!, also there is a performance/effects section with some excellent features including an analogue Phaser, pitch attack up/down, variable Glide & Glissando and an envelope repeat function - I can't think of another analogue synth with these features.
Would you like to see I.K. Multimedia turn their "Syntronik Deluxe" ( -softsynth suite ) into a hardware instrument? How about a compact "grab & go" workstation keyboard ( -based upon a DSP chip full of Syntronik "analog era" synths, keyboards + Modo Bass sounds + vintage acoustic/ electric guitars topped-off with ( 12 ) drum-kits representing the "Analog Era's" defining music genre's,( i.e: rock, metal, prog, space rock, punk, new wave, etc. )? Personally, I love the idea!
