I did check out the manual soon after this, but I just had to hear it first. Without looking at the manual, I wanted to check out some of the included patches. It was easy to install, and uses a serial number for copy protection. VirtualCZ is available in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX formats, and there is a standalone version. They recommend an Intel i5 CPU (or higher) and 4 gigabytes of RAM. If you have a Mac, you’ll need OSX 10.6 or a higher operating system, and a 32 or 64-bit host. They also recommend an Intel i5 CPU (or higher) and 4 gigabytes of RAM. If you have a PC, you’ll need Windows XP or a higher operating system, and a 32 or 64-bit host. One of the great features in VirtualCZ is that it can load CZ patches, and it can be used as a Sysex editor/librarian. VirtualCZ is not multitimbral, but you can just load multiple instances into your DAW anyway. It has over 200 presets, and can use up to 32 voices.
It keeps the main features that made those hardware synths great, but it also brings it up to date with some new functionality.
This synth plugin was developed by Oli Larkin, and it emulates the CZ line very well. Now that we’ve gone over some background on the CZ line of synths, let’s check out VirtualCZ in more detail. There were only 32 presets in the CZ-101, with 16 of those being user presets, but you could also get an optional cartridge to save 16 additional presets. I liked that aspect of it, as I could use each of the four mono parts on separate tracks in Master Tracks Pro. The CZ-101 had four-voice polyphony, or you could use it as a four-part multitimbral synth. In other words, the DCW’s envelope determines the amount of modulation, and acts like a filter. Instead, it used an 8-stage envelope section to change the DCW (digitally controlled waveform) over time. One thing CZ synths didn’t have was a filter. They also included noise and ring modulation.
It basically worked by distorting the phase angle of a sine (or cosine) wave to make other waveforms. With the CZ synths, they used a synthesis called Phase Distortion (PD). These synths used a method of synthesis similar to what Yamaha’s DX line of synths were using, which was Frequency Modulation, or FM for short. Other models in the CZ line of synths included the CZ-1, CZ-1000, CZ-3000, and CZ-5000. I really liked it as it was relatively easy to use, didn’t take up tons of room, and it had a nice sound. What I had decided to buy that day was an affordable, compact, great sounding synthesizer that fit my needs. Our reviewer checks out VirtualCZ, and it puts a new spin on the classic sounds from yesterday.īack in the late 1980’s, I remember getting my first synthesizer to use with my Atari ST computer. The Casio CZ line of synthesizers had a great sound in the 1980s.
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