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January 21, 2026January 21, 2026Music Production, Synthesizers

Casio CZ-1000 Phase Distortion Synthesizer

Equipment Information

As being one of the synthesizers in my collection, here follows some music production equipment information about the Casio CZ-1000 phase distortion synthesizer’s capabilities.

Overview

The Casio CZ-1000 is a 49-key digital synthesizer from 1984 using Phase Distortion (PD) synthesis, offering 8-voice polyphony (or 4 with dual oscillators), 16 preset and 16 internal/cartridge …

January 20, 2026January 21, 2026Music Production, Synthesizers

Casio VZ-1 Phase Distortion Synthesizer

Equipment Information

As being one of the synthesizers in my collection, here follows some music production equipment information about Casio VZ-1 phase distortion synthesizer’s capabilities.

Overview

The Casio VZ-1 (1988-1991) is a 61-key digital synthesizer using Interactive Phase Distortion (iPD) synthesis (similar to FM), offering 16-voice polyphony, 8 operator modules per voice, velocity/aftertouch sensitivity, and …