Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer Synth CZ 101

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Up for auction is a Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer. It's in good used condition.....some light wear and t, nothing major. Everything works great on it. Sounds fantastic for such a small synthesizer. Runs on 6 "D" Cell batteries (not included) or power adapter (also not included). Battery cover IS intact. See the technical details below:It's small, it's cheap, and it's good! This is the pea-size version ofthe CZ-1000 with a mini-keyboard. The CZ-101is a digital synth and although the programming is somewhat limited t are plenty of analog-like traits and sounds to interest most anybody. It has a good 8-stage envelope design and uses Phase Distortion (PD) synthesis which gives it some pretty great sounds. The sounds are very similar to the Yamaha DX synthesizers, and they're much more affordable. PD is Casio's own take on digital synthesis from the mid-eighties and is found in all of their CZ series. You basically modify digital waveforms (sine waves) to create various sounds. It can create wild new sounds, notably percussive sounds. But it's not too easy to program if you don't know much about waveform theory and design.Make no mistake, the CZ-101 is no toy although it can be considered very entry level. Three sets of 8-stage envelope sections are used to modulate your sounds extensively. The first is used to modify the DCO pitches over read more

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