{"id":36157,"date":"2018-07-04T17:24:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sequencer.de\/blog\/?p=36157"},"modified":"2018-07-09T17:38:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:38:59","slug":"https-www-sequencer-de-blog-casio-zz-sampler-1986-4-8-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequencer.de\/blog\/https-www-sequencer-de-blog-casio-zz-sampler-1986-4-8-voice\/36157","title":{"rendered":"Casio ZZ Sampler System, 1986 + PD Synthesizer \/ 8x Sequencer \/ Rack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casio<\/b><\/a> 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..<\/p>\n

1986 – sampling was an adventure – but already samplers like Ensoniq<\/b><\/a> MirageDSK1, DSK8<\/a>, Korg DSS1, DSM1<\/a>\u00a0Sampling Synth and Akai<\/a> etc. where already on the market at about 3500 (17k\u20ac) – 6k DM (3k\u20ac)- but this machine was about twice as expensive.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0:<\/strong> Phase Distorion, Sampling, Subtractive Workstation.<\/p>\n

1 filter with LPF and Resonance.
\n1 LFO for everything seems a bit simple but ..<\/p>\n

it also had a sequencer aboard with discdrive that captures 4 notes, and 8 per track – it’s all MIDI based.<\/p>\n

all a lot cheaper than any CMI or so, but a not the cheapest – the FZ1, Fz10m, Fz20m<\/a> Sampler followed a lot cheaper with 16bits and even more features and more voices, the\u00a0CZ5000, CZ3000<\/a>\u00a0feature a 8note sequencer plus PD synthesis, but no filters and „only“ 8 waveforms instead of 25 – but – that’s history.
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\nthis post has been deleted for a reason I did not find out – so here’s it again – from my memory.<\/p>\n

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CASIO COSMO SYNTHESIZER<\/div><\/div>