Casio CZ-1000

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Casio CZ-1000
CZ-1000 by Casio
Synthesis type: Phase distortion synthesis
Polyphony: 8 voices (4 voices with most patches)
Timbrality: 8
Oscillators: digital
Filter: phase distortion
Attenuator: 8 step envelop generators
LFO: 1
Keyboard: 49-note, no velocity
Left hand control: pitch-bend wheel
Velocity sensitive: No
Aftertouch: No
External control: MIDI
Memory: 32 patches
Onboard effects: none
Produced: 1985
Original price: Approx. US$ 1000

The Casio CZ-1000 was the second programmable Casio Synthesizer after the CZ-101. It is in fact the full key size version of the CZ-101. All other characteristics are similar.

It uses the Phase distortion synthesis related to all other Casio CZ synthesizers models. It was also one of the first low cost multi-timbral synthesizers with normal sized keyboard.

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