Casio VZ-1 / VZ-10M

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The VZ-1 is a full-sized, 5-octave, velocity & pressure sensitive keyboard utilizing the IPD tone generation (a type of Phase Distortion synthesis) and offers 16 note polyphony. It's a digital synth capable of some great strings and "polite 80's sounds". You could use up to four sounds for splits, layers, velocity, cross-fades, etc. It has a large, blue, back-lit LCD display for editing patches. Editing is in-depth and quite a different approach than other synths before it. Its sounds are akin to the Casio CZ-series and sort of Yamaha DX-like. It's not particularly cool, but it looked impressive in its day with the blue back-lit graphical display.

Casio VZ-10M Image

The Casio VZ-10M is a rack mount version of the VZ-1.



29 VISITOR COMMENTS

Thomas Faurby
January 8, 2012 @ 10:02 am
A demo of this synth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjT1YMHpLK4
Albert Mészáros
December 20, 2011 @ 6:43 am
Two weeks ago I bought a VZ-1 and synthesizer, add an expansion card, RA-500 220 euro. In my opinion, very bad. It is a dull, heavy, heavy synthesizers. It is difficult handling, poor controls, which are cracks, rocks illegal. I am very disappointed after the CZ series. I think the CZ-1000 machines to a much nicer, I was able to produce better sound than monstrummal.CZ this series is much better than that of the VZ-1. The Casio was a shame it has closed a successful CZ series synth. This is really sad. I would not recommend to anyone, but if you get it very cheaply.
docfraktal
December 16, 2011 @ 8:22 pm
Hello everybody, the problem with VZ it's the display, mine i out of order, no light and it write not good words on the screen, so my question is : wher can i buy that sort of display !
Vukan
November 12, 2011 @ 3:31 pm
Here is Casio VZ-1 User Presets Demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFRX3HDpIfg

Enjoy!
Aaron
October 17, 2011 @ 7:33 pm
Been spending some quality time with mine recently; stumbled on a perfect recreation of the strange beeps and bloops at the beginning of Delerium's 'Spheres II'. Wow. An external effect unit is a must, some chorus and/or reverb really brings out it's character.
 
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  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - 16 voices
  • Oscillators - IPD tone generator w/ 8 waveforms (DCOs similar to the CZ series)
  • Arpeg/Seq - None
  • LFO - 1 per voice
  • Filter - No Filter
  • VCA - Uses DCAs similar to the CZ series
  • Effects - Delay
  • Keyboard - 61 keys with velocity and aftertouch, 3 wheels
  • Memory - 64 preset, 64 user patches, 64 patch external cartridge
  • Control - MIDI (8-part multitimbral)
  • Date Produced - 1988
  • Est. Value - $300 - $350

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