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| Title: | * * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * * |
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| Moderator: | DYPSS1::SCHAFER |
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| Created: | Thu Feb 20 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Aug 29 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2852 |
| Total number of notes: | 33157 |
258.0. "Hot news from Casio." by BEAGLE::MULELID () Sat Mar 01 1986 11:58
I just saw in a french music magazine some short (very short)
news from Casio. There where three things mentioned first
a "Digital sampling rythm composer" called RZ-1. It uses PCM
and have 12 preprogramed sounds, TOM1, TOM2, TOM3, BASS DRUM,
SNARE DRUM, RIM, OPEN HH, CLOSED HH, CLAPS, RIDE, COWBELL
and CRASH. Then there is something called SAMPLE 1,2,3 and 4.
It is of course MIDI, and it have independent volume control
for each sound. No price mentioned, nor date available.
Next thing was the sampler called SK-1, which I think has been
mentioned earlier in some note. This looks like a small toy
keyboard.
Then there is the last and probably most interresting piece.
This is called ZZ-1, and is a "Digital Sampler". It is a rack
mount unit, must be MIDI because there are no keyboard. From
the picture it looks like there is a small floppy drive built
into the unit in the lower right end corner. It says something
about 8 bits, dont know what.
I would be VERY interrested if anybody else knows something
about these units.
Svein
| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 258.1 | 8 Bits is Probably the PCM "Width" | ERLANG::FEHSKENS | | Mon Mar 03 1986 09:48 | 11 |
| The "8 bits" probably means the sampler uses 8 bits to encode the
samples. This is not a whole lot unless some kind of companding
technique is used - an 8 bit linear code will give you about 48
db of dynamic range which is, as I said, not a whole lot. Of
more interest though is the sampling rate and maximum sample
length.
These things do sound interesting though!
len.
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| 258.2 | More info on Casio. | BEAGLE::MULELID | | Mon Apr 28 1986 07:07 | 17 |
| I just found some more info on the RZ-1 and ZZ-1. They where both
suposed to shown of in a music fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
Only the RZ-1 showed up, and it is on sale as.
For the ZZ-1 it was not shown but some more data have been printed.
It can use four different sampling frequencies. At 40 kHz it can
sample 3 sec, 20 kHz is 6 sec, 10 kHz 24 sec and finally at 5 kHz
you can sample 24 seconds. It can store 8 sounds at one time, and
it also have 8 splits. After sampling you can edit start and stop
points, envelope, release (looping), vibrato, reverse playback.
It does not say how many bits the a/d converter is, could be 8 or
12 bits. Still no info on price or release date.
I will put in more if I find something.
Svein.
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| 258.3 | No, I don't want to buy one, I'm just curious! | AKOV75::EATOND | Finally, a piano. | Tue Sep 08 1987 16:22 | 5 |
| RE < Note 258.2 by BEAGLE::MULELID >
Has anyone heard any more about the ZZ-1 described earlier?
Dan
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