Casio VZ-8M
VZ-8M
Released: 1988
MSRP: ?
Synopsis:
Rack with guitar and wind controller modes, but half polyphony
Architecture Class: FM.
Ebay Description:
The Casio VZ-8m is a (pressure and velocity sensitive) 1U rack, 8 voice multitimbral digital synthesizer, featuring 8 oscillators (with various phase/ring modulation arrangements), dedicated 8 stage pitch and amplitude envelopes per voice, along with vibrato, tremolo, portamento, 64 presets, guitar and wind controller modes, and MIDI.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U rack
W:482.6mm
D:300mm
H:53.6mm
4kg
no
dual mono
mix
MIDI: IN OUT THRU
no
no
no
13W
AC
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
VZ-1
VZ-10m
VZ-8m
User:64
RAM card:64
ROM card:128
User:64
RAM card:64
ROM card:128
card: RC-100 (ROM)
card: RC-110 (ROM)
card: RC-120 (ROM)
card: RC-130 (ROM)
card: RC-140 (ROM)
card: RA-100 (RAM)
MIDI SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
Combination:4
Multi-channel:8
Normal:8
Combination:2
no
Up to eight oscillators, divided into pairs. The output of each pair of oscillators is either phase, ring modulated, or mixed. Each pair of oscillators can then phase modulate the next pair or be mixed to the main output.
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
no
no
pressure
MIDI-CC
Tremolo
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
no
No
N/A
N/A
MIDI-PitchBend
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC5
key
MIDI
velocity
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI
pedal
6 points
8
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
M1
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
Samples
+9
no
no
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M2
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
phase:M1
ring:M1
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M3
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
no
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M4
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
phase:M3/M1-M2
ring:M3
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M5
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
no
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M6
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
phase:M5/M3-M4
ring:M5
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M7
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
no
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
M8
digital
saw:5
sine
square
noise:2
+9
no
phase:M7/M5-M6
ring:M7
pressure
Vibrato
Mod1-Wheel
Mod2-Wheel
pedal
PitchEG
portamento
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
PitchEG
8
8
no
yes
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M1AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M2AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M3AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M4AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M5AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M6AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M7AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
M8AmpEG
8
8
no
no
no
key
velocity
key
velocity
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
Vibrato
saw:up
saw:down
square
triangle
no
yes
no
no
pressure
MIDI-CC
pressure
MIDI-CC
Tremolo
saw:up
saw:down
square
triangle
no
yes
no
no
pressure
MIDI-CC
pressure
MIDI-CC
